Transcript (en)

So, we're steamfitters, Local 638. We're doing the fire protection in this building. And what happened here was this building was renovated and they were going to add another 16 stories to it. But at that point you need to add more steel. And they obviously didn't add the right amount of steel. So the north side of that building is crumbling. The I-beams are bending like cigarettes in there, which is super dangerous. So I'm assuming they're going to evacuate everyone on the north side of 43rd Street. So, you know, we're a union, the scene fitters, the union iron workers went after this job, they lost it pretty much off profit is what they're looking to do, the contractor that's over here. So we're New York City, we build it right, we build it the first time, and they chose profit over safety and put my members and every construction worker over here in jeopardy. Cliff, can you walk us through what's it going to take to get this back up to code, get this back to you? If you're going to have engineers in here, like, you wouldn't believe, making sure that everything is supported. and I don't know what's gonna happen with the other side of the building now. Time will tell. How much did it sink How much more is it going to sink That the question So you had members up there at the time All the members right here They were up there What did they see Tracking windows bent beams floor concrete was falling from the roof below and they brought it up and they had to evacuate the job immediately. And here we are now. We know that's the situation now. What we want is responsible construction in New York City. That's all we want. We don't need you to put profits over and crunch wages down and pay people less just so you can make a couple more bucks while renting your apartment. That's what we want. And then look what happens. We hear reports of the building potentially leaning over. The walls that are currently being built in here, you have studs and you have sheetrock, they're bent in half right now. That's how much it's dropped on that side of the building. I have photos. I can send them to you guys. You can put them on whatever you want to do. So the crew has known about this for a little while? No, this just started happening today. and it happened fast, you know what I mean? Because they keep adding, and as you add, you put more weight, and when you put more weight, that's what's gonna happen when it's not engineered correctly, or installed incorrectly. Timeline-wise, can you walk us through how long you see this? I don't see anyone coming back into this job for a month, at least.