There's a lot of issues with it. It's de facto bribery to buy votes from labor unions. If a union can win the job in a free and open auction then so be it. But it shouldn't be awarded to them just because.
There's a reason we have transparency in the bidding process for government work. This is cronyism.
Nothing wrong with paying non-union livable wages, either. Except that they don't contribute politically, of course.
There is if they were selected for any reason other than offering the cheapest price.
sometimes there are other factors besides the price tag. not to defend the ridiculous amount being wasted on this.
There’s nothing wrong with a $1.70m toilet either.
Nothing wrong with lazy and unaccountable workers?