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new third Chicago area airport With the new agreement, however, both airport Airports plans will apparently go forward. “I believe this is one of the most significant CHICAGO MAYOR, ILLINOIS GOVERNOR agreements ever reached between a Chicago mayor and an Illinois gover­ nor,” Daley said Dec. 5. AGREE TO AVIATION EXPANSION PLAN Daley and Ryan will seek federal funds to build the Peotone airport, while PLANS FOR BOTH A $6-BILLION -r O’Hare plans will now in­ expansion of Chicago’s \ 1 clude an additional $450 mil- O’Hare International Airport U- lion for soundproofing homes and a possible new subur- -i and schools near the giant air­ ban airport in Peotone, Ill., ' / W port The expansion plan will will go forward following an -» i ■■■ also involve acquiring more agreement by Illinois Gov. p'' ’E I than 400 acres. George Ryan (R) and Chica- _ U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin go Mayor Richard M. Daley / / M ~ (D) is looking for a vehicle (D) early this month. jiL =?=- bill in which to insert the Last June, Daley had un- >. ‘fc’ y agreement for legislation so it veiled the O'Hare expansion /. ? ' can be approved by Congress. plan, which includes a new —/ —' f •. ifl| He tried with a Dec. 7 defense 7,500-ft runway. (ENR 7/9 2^^ lb jH HI appropriations bill but had to p. 14). Three runways would __ withdraw it. be relocated, with the longest “Chicago’s needed those lengthened up to 10,800 ft. new runways for a long time,” Two existing runways would HUHWAY BEM, Mayor Daley shows S6-bllllon plan for O’Hare. says Evan Futterman, vice pres­ be lengthened up to 11,500 ft ident for aviation at HNTB, . and 13,000 ft. Together the runways ern terminal and rail extensions. Kansas City, which does consulting work would increase O’Hare’s capacity for But it faced opposition from the gov- for O’Hare. He notes that the agree- takeoffs and landings to 1.6 million a ernor and his suburban supporters over ment will generate work for aviation year from its current rate of 930,000. noise and environmental issues, as well industry firms, which have experienced The Daley plan also includes a new west- as from those who favor building the a slowdown since Sept 11. □

many other European countries the con­ Industry Image struction work force is aging and retire­ ments are not being offset by new re­ REPORT: LABOR IS LOSING GROUND cruits,” the report says. In the U.S., bet­ ter than average pay, which previously maintained construction recruitment, CONSTRUCTION’S DETERIORATING ments, employers and unions must help has eroded over 20 years, leading to image is hurting recruitment, but dete- cure the industry’s image of being “bad- shortages, it says. riorating pay and working conditions in ly paid, difficult, dirty and dangerous,” Construction’s image seems poor in many countries show that the im^e is to says Marion F. Hellmann, Industrial Rela- developing countries, too. Only 3.8 % of a large extent deserved. tions Secretary at the International Fed- Indians surveyed in Delhi saw construc- That was the message that emerged eration of Budding and Wood Workers, tion as suitable for their children. The from a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva. industry scored no better in China, starting Dec. 10 of government agencies. Employers say the ILO’s report is where it ranked lowest out of 69 occupa- unions and employers called by the Unit- wrong because it lumps together coun- tions in a poll of young people. Kenyans ed Nations’ labor agency. The Swiss- tries that need to be considered sepa- enter construction “as a last resort,” sug- based International Labour Organisa- rately. And that led it to make exaggera- gests ILO. tion (ILO) says that increased casual em- tions, says the Paris-based Confederation Short-term employment tended to ployment and subcontracting have led of International Contractors’ Associa- raise pay differentials between core and to erosion of working conditions, includ- tions. “There is a big difference between casual workers in many countries. ' I ing safety practices. developing and developed countries,” Long working hours have become ! i “In developed countries, many gains says Director General Claude Revel. “Con- endemic, even in developed countries, we have made in the past for construe- tractors make a lot of effort to improve such as the U.K., where “a 10- to 12-hour I tion workers have been eroded,” says Jill conditions of workers and do training,” day, for six days per week, is the norm.” Wells, ILO’s construction specialist, who she adds. And temporary workers tend not to ben- wrote the report. “In developing coun- ILO’s 70-page report is built around efit from employers’ social security con- tries, the problem is one of a race to the the premise that “construction is regard- tributions. With spreading subcontract- | bottom in terms oflabor standards,” she ed almost everywhere as a low-status ing and piecework, health and safety | adds. job." A good example is Spain, where practices are deteriorating, says ILO. For | For European craft unions, ILO’s grit- unemployment is about 12%. Neverthe- example, accident rates in Spain are up | . ty depiction of construction is accurate, less, contractors must recruit from North 50% in the seven years to 1999. □ p A “social dialogue” between govern- Africa and further afield, says ILO. “In By Peter Reina |

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