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Purdue loss over non union bid costs university events
Plumbers union planned seminars at Purdue Stewart Center May 14 19 but cancelled after the university awarded a $57 200 pipe contract to non union Weitzel Construction Co of Indianapolis Union officials cited principles and vowed to stop spending at a university hiring non union labor The loss to Purdue is estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars including $35 000 to $40 000 for Stewart Center room charges and related costs ERL Grace Co a union shop bid $68 500 but was not selected The incident highlights tensions between state law requiring lowest responsible bid and union alignment with labor standards
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Plumbers
West Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters
Purdue
Stewart Center
United States
Canada
Weitzel Constration Co
Indianapolis
Grover Osborn
ED Grace CO
Lafayette
Frederick R. Ford
FORD
Arthur G. Hansen
Harley Griffith
Purdue Union Club