Read more about how union carpenters and contractors are building our city and creating good-paying jobs so that working people can afford to live in the city they built.
As a union worker, I also know that I will receive a good wage for 100 percent of the time I work. My hours are very reasonable, so I get to spend time doing things I love and enjoying quality time with my family. I feel at ease knowing that I’ll be set with a pension and an annuity when I retire. I’ve built financial stability and great healthcare for myself and my family, and I am proud that I will have something to pass along to my children when they grow up.
I am grateful to have a career that allows me to build a life for my family in a city that is becoming increasingly unaffordable. Last year, real wages in New York City were down. That means rent growth outpaced wage growth by 23%, the widest that gap has been since the 2008 financial crash. Now more than ever, New Yorkers need more good union jobs. Union carpenters and contractors are hard at work creating good-paying jobs to make New York more affordable for all.
Those who construct our skyline deserve to be able to live in its buildings. Union carpenters and contractors are committed to that vision and to keeping New York City affordable for working people. Building more housing is one part of the equation to make New York more affordable, but another important part is paying workers enough to be able to live in that housing. Union carpenters and contractors are working hard to make both happen.
As I continue my journey in unionized construction, I want to pay it forward to the people who will come after me. Union carpenters and contractors are a diverse brotherhood and sisterhood creating stable futures for New Yorkers – it’s a place that I would encourage anyone who’s looking for a good career to join. I am proud to be part of a community of union carpenters and contractors that are building a stronger, more affordable New York City for working people.
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