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In a report conducted by the independent international construction project engineering and research firm Independent Project Analysis (IPA), union labor was found to be 14% more productive than non-union contractors with a more than 40% reduction in risks of cost and schedule overruns compared to non-union contractors. A crucial finding of the study, which was based on an analysis of 1,550 capital projects on industrial facilities across the United States over the past 20 years, was that the total cost of union projects was 4% less than non-union. Simply put, this study found that union contractors complete projects on-time and under budget at much higher rates than non-union contractors. Click here for a final copy of the report.
In a report conducted by the independent international construction project engineering and research firm Independent Project Analysis (IPA), union labor was found to be 14% more productive than non-union contractors with a more than 40% reduction in risks of cost and schedule overruns compared to non-union contractors.
A crucial finding of the study, which was based on an analysis of 1,550 capital projects on industrial facilities across the United States over the past 20 years, was that the total cost of union projects was 4% less than non-union. Simply put, this study found that union contractors complete projects on-time and under budget at much higher rates than non-union contractors.
Click here for a final copy of the report.