{"id":1770,"date":"2020-03-19T09:24:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T13:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/newsroom_details_pag\/coronavirus-in-nyc-construction-workers-keep-building-even-if-sick\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T05:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:27:47","slug":"coronavirus-in-nyc-construction-workers-keep-building-even-if-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/reports\/coronavirus-in-nyc-construction-workers-keep-building-even-if-sick\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus in NYC: Construction workers keep building, even if sick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Coronavirus in NYC: Construction workers keep building, even if sick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/coronavirus-construction-workers-1-1.webp\" alt=\"Construction workers wearing masks\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Big Apple\u2019s construction trades workers are still showing up for work \u2014 sometimes even while sick \u2014 putting new pressure on City Hall to close down job sites as it battles <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/03\/17\/nyc-coronavirus-cases-increase-by-more-than-100-in-just-one-day\/\">the spread of coronavirus<\/a>, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The developments come as construction union officials and sources told the paper that de Blasio is eyeing a shutdown of the industry, like <a href=\"https:\/\/whdh.com\/news\/boston-mayor-walsh-suspends-all-construction-projects-announces-library-closures\/\">what happened in Boston<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we knew that, they\u2019d be escorted off the site if they were not going voluntarily,\u201d said city Building Trades Employers Association president Lou Coletti, which represents 1,200 unionized contractors across the five boroughs.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized such action could only apply to union jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a bad fever the other day. I\u2019m fine now, but I still gotta come to work,\u201d a 45-year-old superintendent told a Post reporter while working a construction site of a high-rise near Union Square.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have extra wash stations, we\u2019re taking precautions, but we can\u2019t stop [working] unless the city stops us,\u201d the person added. \u201cThere are contracts and unions; there\u2019s a lot of things involved, but we all wish someone would make that decision already.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Across the five boroughs, construction workers kept going about their business as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to take care of what we gotta take care of,\u201d quipped Mario Morales, 33, who was working another job site in Manhattan. \u201cWe gotta work. We have our masks; we\u2019re washing our hands, and taking the precautions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some lawmakers \u2014 including Brooklyn Councilmen Brad Lander and Carlos Menchaca \u2014 are calling for the city to halt construction projects in response to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if the Mayor Bill de Blasio supports a construction moratorium, his spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein said in an email, \u201cthis is one of the many things we\u2019re discussing. We\u2019ll let you know as soon as we have update.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coletti said the industry has asked city and state officials to give 28 to 48 hours notice before any shutdown so they could be better prepared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now our contractors and union officials are tremendously conflicted,\u201d Coletti said. \u201cOur first priority is health and welfare of our project management staff and the building trade union workers, but in addition to that, there are concerns about the economic impact if job sites were to be shut down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The union bigwig said he was part of a conference call Tuesday that included Deputy Mayor Vicki Been and other city officials, state officials, other union officials and top developers to discuss the industry\u2019s immediate future.<\/p>\n<p>Carlo Scissura, president of the New York Building Congress, which set up the call, said it\u2019s \u201ceasy to say let\u2019s shut down nonessential construction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople need homes, and we are still going to need school seats in a few months,\u201d he said. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/03\/17\/new-york-has-thrown-away-20000-hospital-beds-complicating-coronavirus-fight\/\">\u201cWe clearly need extensions and buildings<\/a> of medical centers and hospital. We still need track work and maintenance to continue on the subway system.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronavirus in NYC: Construction workers keep building, even if sick The Big Apple\u2019s construction trades workers are still showing up for work \u2014 sometimes even while sick \u2014 putting new pressure on City Hall to close down job sites as it battles the spread of coronavirus, The Post has learned. 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