Projections estimated that 1500 Gateway would have created more than 2,800 union construction jobs, generating over $190 million in wages.
The building trades are actively pushing for a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) to cover all remaining phases of the rebuild.
For building trades leadership, participating in tech industry events is not optional — it is key to ensuring union labor remains the standard for next-generation construction.
Workers claim they were asked to work overtime and were never paid an overtime premium – in addition to experiencing long delays in getting paid at all.
Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters’ Representative John Barber was sworn in as chair of the Baltimore City Wage Commission in early August.
The settlement, reached after mediation in June 2026, resolves a federal lawsuit alleging that the workers were systematically underpaid during a $66 million school renovation project.
