Electrifying Protest Against New Restaurant
Union members criticize "sweetheart deal" made by Habco Partnership Inc. Electric and Local No. 57.
A line of people outside a new restaurant could signal a culinary coup, or not. For Florissant's 54th Street Grill & Bar, the crowd signifies union protestors angry about what they call unfair labor practices. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 1 have been protesting outside the 54th Street Grill & Bar since its grand opening on Aug. 23. Located near Lindbergh and New Halls Ferry, the restaurant has come under fire from the IBEW for hiring Habco Partnership Inc. to do the building's electrical work. Formerly a non-union electrical workers' organization, Habco signed what IBEW Business Manager Steve Schoemehl calls a "sweetheart deal" with local carpenters to join their union, paying approximately 25 …
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Rahib
11:04 am on Friday, March 23, 2012
If the IBEW doesn't get ALL the work, they protest. How about cutting your costs so you can provide a competitive bid? more ›