On Thursday, Mr Feiner’s exclusive, if not discriminatory*, pet project witnessed union protesters picketing the construction site. From across the street, you can view the skeleton of the new facility. We witnessed about 30 or 40 carpenter union protesters marching and decided to have a look and find out more.
When we asked one of the protesters why they were picketing and was it related to Brightview facility under construction, we were told to go speak to one of the leaders at their sign-in location at Dunnings Drive. This facility is located at the intersection of Rt 119 and Benedict Avenue.
When we arrived at the sign-in area, we asked one of the gentlemen signing up protesters if he would explain why they were protesting. He said the contractor is not paying fair wages or using union workers. We asked if fair wages was a euphemism for union wages? He told me to contact the union at their headquarters but refused to supply that information, stating he was busy. We asked if the other trades at the site were union workers or not? He stated again to contact the union at their headquarters. He had sign-in cards that the picketers were filling out. Asked if we could take one to scan the logo and have the address, he told us no and that it was private property.
Since he was unwilling to answer a few basic questions, we were unable to pursue the rest of this story.
* Greenburgh residents on Medicaid (or low/no income) without assets or funds to sign over to the facility and rely solely on Medicare for housing cannot reside here. Mr Feiner and the Town Board ignored this point when it was repeatedly brought up during the public hearings.
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