It seems like most of the New York media failed to see the humor and irony in the collapse of the UFT’s plan to create affordable housing in the city for New York Teachers. The idea was quietly killed when the developers and the city refused to use only union construction workers. The obvious question the whole thing raises is the role of union labor in driving up the cost of construction in the city beyond a level that average consumers can pay for. One question that comes up is why the union’s pension fund doesn’t take a hit to fund the higher construction costs. It’s likely a lot of city labor leaders want to bury the whole issue before people start thinking about it.

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