With construction going on around the city and building projects on the rise, six of the city's building trade unions settled contracts Thursday designed to make them more marketable in the suburbs. "We are trying collectively to become more competitive in the counties," said Emily Bittenbender, chief executive of Bittenbender Construction LP and chairwoman of the General Building Contractors Association (GBCA). Although there are exceptions, most Center City projects are built by contractors using union labor, but union construction projects aren't as prevalent in the suburbs. The three-year contract between the six trades and the GBCA includes a lower hourly rate for projects in...
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