For months, local construction unions have been warning anyone who will listen about Rotschy Inc., a non-union Vancouver general contractor with a long record of safety incidents and violations. Now they’re getting louder.
Since June 18, led by Operating Engineers Local 701, officers and staff of as many as a dozen construction unions have kept an almost daily presence outside Rotchy’s headquarters and at Rotschy work sites. Their very-public vigil has gotten the attention of passersby, workers and project owners, and local news organizations.
By all appearances, Rotschy is booming, winning bids for construction work from local governments and the private sector. It reportedly employs as many as 500 workers…