Carpenters picket KU nonunion workers
A group of union carpenters stood on the corner of 15th and Iowa streets Tuesday and Wednesday, protesting the use of a nonunion contractor at Kansas University.
The carpenters allege KU is “desecrating the American way of life” by using a contractor, Hi Tech Interiors, that does not pay area standard wages and benefits. Hi Tech Interiors is working on the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.
The university contracts only with the general contractor, not any subcontractor, including Hi Tech Interiors, KU spokesman Todd Cohen said.
Because the contractor’s dispute is with the general contractor, Cohen said, KU should not be involved.
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