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Updated: Pickets Return to Inn Construction

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Updated: Pickets Return to Inn Construction

Chanting, "No justice. No peace." and "There's a rat in the building. Rat go home." pickets returned to the sidewalk in front of the Colgate Inn today protesting what they claim is the general contractor's use of non-union carpenters.

The members of the Empire State Regional Council of Carpenters claiming the general contractor -- Hayner Hoyt -- hired Lemoyne Interiors, which they say uses non-union labor and does not pay union standard wages for the area.

Both companies are from Syracuse.

Work on the $7.7 million face-lift continued.

Colgate, which owns the Inn, has no preference when it comes to union or non-union companies.

According to Paul Fick, associate vice president for facilities,"It is Colgate's practice to select construction firms on their proven ability to deliver quality project work. Colgate has a long and successful history of working with both union and open shop contractors."

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