Hager confirmed that the trades council is in conversations with the general contractor and project owner about a CBA, adding that such an agreement would provide a clearer pathway for workers to recoup lost funds if they do not receive the prevailing wages. Without one, he said, workers’ best recourse would be to go to court if the contractor or CRRA reneged on their commitments.
“We’ve had some conversations, but nothing that’s really materialized,” he said, though he emphasized budgeting has begun for planning the phases of the project. The Columbus Building Trades Council represents workers from 22 local unions in the region.
