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Construction agreement at UMass Boston draws ethic complaint

Aug. 10, 2010
Nonunion contractors allege that pact favored by organized labor is a conflict of interest

From The Boston Globe: A group of nonunion contractors has filed a complaint with the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission alleging that a $750 million construction agreement at the University of Massachusetts Boston favored by organized labor violated the state’s conflict of interest law when it was approved by a board that includes two union leaders.

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