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Ultimately, democtionstr atey ter the m telecommunications ects already in progress,well ascertainty before the attacks m graph will prevailindusostasighticsand the intensive square mile in the world.schedulesforthereconstruction.not receive fundingnow as fundstrywillgrowandrecover,but Almost 40% of lower Manhattan Skilled labor may beto Neware redirected to the Pentagon andaviationconstructionwillsee 'sdrawn phone lines and 20%those usedYork from other parts ofcoun to NewC Thisre major changes. oftheYorkity.redi ction xchange by the New York Stock E try and Canada.will happenonthe city and state were in aheavily damagedlevel also.AsCongresslooks toC sion buildingoncluin the attack. The cables and fibersImmigrant LaborauthorizeanewtransportationThe dust continues to settle, litdamagedbythea ackswereTherehavebeennumerousspending bill in 2003,it casterally and figuratively, and gradutt might repairedin aof days, andinstances of harassment and vio an eye to the Pentagonmilitaryally we will truly kn the impacts matterandow asth bt the stockexchangewasbackinlence against anyone appearing totransportation spending,well asofese attacks. There is no douabicatesllars?conomy business by Monday. Skilled craftbe Ar and against Muslims. AnNew York, as it alloc do thee willrebound, workersunderstoodtheimpor Ohiomancrashed athroughOnce again, too soon to tell.although it will be aand carrough ride tance of their activities and accom the doors ofIslamic center in aAirportConstructionandindividualsectorswillseevastly an plished the r work in the faceCleveland suburb.Damage to theSpe EngineeringNe different results. Don't let the epairndingws curofnearlyinsurmountableodds.building was estimated$70,000Record d itsSeptember3rent crisis d r you. Let it galvaatevotedetevelsat ouToday, Americamar atandto $100,000.edition to airports. Capacityrnize you to improve your firm. Let on ti industryation airportsEven applaudsthe effortsofthe c The construc onneedsn 'swas strained.the actions of the Port Authority of structionindustry. Thisisnewsto be prepared for the possibility ofwith the best e orts to streamlineNew York and New Jersey be your ffanda storythatshouldbetold,this type of anti-foreigner aggres environm reviewsand placeinspiratio Forme he entaln.rlyadquaralthoughconstructionworkerssion flowing onto job sites nation high priority onrunway building,tered in the World T Center, it rade providing invaluable help during awide. Couple this aggression withdemand wasprojectedtoexceedhad1 employeesmissing the 50 crisisnew.activediscussionstolimitthecapacity for the coming decades.day after theblasts. YetthePort is nothing werestr ctionableations Therecon u tradesnumberofimmigrantvisasHowever,favor weatherthisAuthorityresumedoper the people working in the To gr ,the supply of labor ispast, ain busi day after the attac and continues wers whenanted andsummer reductionks they were attacked. Two hundredgoing to get tighter in awhennesstr andsomescheduleto plan for thewhile keeping timeavel,future members of IBEW local 3we didn't think it could get worse.modifications by the airlines qui aeye on current operations. were oncareful site. Fifteen re un PresidentBushandPre teted some of the calls for building.They intendbe better. You can mainedaccountedsiden to disfor onthe morning of SeptemberVicente Fox of Mexico recently These factors pale incomparisondo the same. 14. Their brethren will be there toc ways to s the visato the20% reduc inflightReprinted with permission from ussedtreamlinetions rebuild.andpermittingprocesstoallowoperations announced by the majorPunchlist e-newsletter, published more foreign workers inUnitedairlines in the wakethe attacks.byFM/Corporation,919/787-theof Impact on Craft Labor.,States;however,thisdiscussionThese schedule reductions are not8400.This article waswrittenin In the days following the attacks,was before Septembertempora they are being accom responsetotherecentnational 11.ry; numberlayoffsaof construction projectspanied by large-scale.tragedies and waspublished on in New York City were sh Federal FundingAdditionally,currentairportSeptember20,2001.MarkW ut down becausesomanycraft workersPresident Bush assured adesigns will be subject to intenseBridgers and Clark K.Ellis made blank werevolunteeringintheresc checkin supportofrescueandr Anyterminal nowun substantialcontributionstothis ue.eview.der After the cleanup is complete andreconstructionefforts.Congressconstru ion or in the final stagesarticle. cttheinevitablereconstructionhas supported thiswithof design may be held up as new assurance"