anti-Federal Realty leaflets around Davis Square

[ron_newman]

Someone's been putting these on cars near me, as well as in my apartment building lobby. Anyone know more about the issues involved here? I'm guessing this has something to do with last week's fatal construction accident at Assembly Row.

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Profits Over People?
Income Inequality?
Somerville Deserves Better!

Federal Realty Investment Trust
has decided to
UNDERMINE SOMERVILLE'S COMMUNITY STANDARDS
on wages and benefits

ASSEMBLY ROW SOMERVILLE
Please call Don Briggs @ (617) 684-1500
And let him know our Community will not stand for
Federal Realty Investment Trust
To Choose Profits over People in Somerville!

Building and Construction Trades Council
of the Metropolitan District
#goodJOBsomerville #incomeINEQUALITY

Comments

[irilyth]

Ah, could be. I didn't recognize the name, and assumed they were in the Big Evil Developer TM category (in people's minds anyway) or something.

"Sloppy work on the part of the leaflet people" seems like a pretty likely explanation too.

[ron_newman]

They are the company who have built (and are continuing to build) Assembly Row. Some people may see them as inherently evil, but I don't.

Last week's construction accident is genuinely disturbing, but the leaflet doesn't even mention it.

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

Some people may see them as inherently evil

Unionization is only stable if there is some way to keep non-union workers out. Hence unions, their members, and companies that are already unionized consider anyone hiring non-union workers to be inherently evil.

The whole purpose of unions is to raise wages above the supply-and-demand equilibrium. Hence, it only works if you can somehow restrict who is permitted to provide the supply of labor.