Omaha Steve's Labor Group

intheflow

(28,479 posts) Wed Dec 10, 2014, 10:45 AM Dec 2014

It just became a really bad Christmas season for about 1000 workers.

THE major construction job in the Denver area, the new VA hospital, just got shut down. The contractor walked away last night saying the government has not provided them adequate funding or plans to finish the building. The lockdown came after the day shift went home. Tinners, electricians and plumbers are now unable to get their own tools from the site and thus, can't find another job without tools. This article only talks about the contractor and a VA, but my SO is in one of the unions affected and people are freaking out.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27103393/contractor-kiewit-walking-away-from-va-hospital-aurora

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It just became a really bad Christmas season for about 1000 workers. (Original Post) intheflow Dec 2014 OP

That's terrible. LiberalEsto Dec 2014 #1

When elephants wrestle only the ants get hurt..... marble falls Dec 2014 #2

I don't know that it will be cleared up in a week or two. intheflow Dec 2014 #4

I had many a bad Christmas Lifelong Protester Dec 2014 #3

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

1. That's terrible.

Reply to intheflow (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 10:51 AM

Dec 2014

I know someone who works as a contractor for the VA in DC who says the entire agency is a disaster and should be shut down and rebuilt from the bottom up. I'm so sorry these folks lost their jobs.

marble falls

(57,114 posts)

2. When elephants wrestle only the ants get hurt.....

Reply to intheflow (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 01:08 PM

Dec 2014

this'll be cleared up in a week or two. The question is: will the GC pay for the time lost when they get more cash.

intheflow

(28,479 posts)

4. I don't know that it will be cleared up in a week or two.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 03:29 PM

Dec 2014

The plans the contractor has is for a $1B facility, but the VA only funded $600M. The contractor has already been paying out of pocket to the tune of $100M. The appeals court found the VA in breach of contract. The VA needs to cough up a LOT more money that they don't appear to have.

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)

3. I had many a bad Christmas

Reply to intheflow (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 02:11 PM

Dec 2014

as my labor union carpenter dad was laid off many times before the end of the year. Hope they are back to work soon.

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