Labor chiefs shake heads at Gulf jobs

Nonunion workers shrug off suspension of pay law, pack bags

By Sasha Talcott

Globe Staff / October 4, 2005

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With billions of public, private, and insurance dollars pouring into the Gulf Coast, the massive rebuilding effort is expected to attract scores of contractors, carpenters, and electricians from around the country, all eager to find work. But in New England, a key decision by President Bush early in the rebuilding efforts has opened up a sharp division between union and ... (Full article: 982 words)