Last week, local lawmakers and construction workers rallied outside a Long Island City building site in protest of the Durst Organization’s decision to hire nonunionized workers through a concrete contractor. Multiple unions were represented at the rally outside of the Queens Plaza Park construction site after Durst announced they had hired RNC Industries for the project. The protesters have garnered an online following of union supporters with the hashtag #CountMeln. A day after the Queens Plaza Park protest, union members staged a second rally at six am to protest against Related Companies for hiring nonunion labor for the second phase of their Hudson Yards project. Councilman Fransico Moya of Queens’ 21st Council District joined the union workers at the protests.
See "Union workers and elected officials hold protest in Long Island City after developer hires nonunion labor", Jenna Bagcal, QNS, June 18, 2018