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(711) Organized labour & the sprawl

February 1, 2015 subu7023

 

Playing in the sandA fresh angle on the effect of built form on workers in this essay from Shelterforce.

Sprawl vs. unions. The three very different stories of the building trades in Atlanta, Denver, and Portland, Ore., show just how much urban development patterns affect workers

Sprawl is the most inconspicuous adversary of labor unions
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