There was a peaceful protest outside of an Oskaloosa business Thursday (8/22). The Tri-State Workers Coalition is unhappy with the safety practices and record of Bridge City Construction of Ottumwa, a contractor that has been hired by Musco Lighting to work on its building at 11th Avenue West in Oskaloosa. Clark Palmer with the Tri-State Workers Coalition explains his group’s gripe with the subcontractor—.
“Bridge City has unpaid medical bills for a few of the workers. Training is a huge issue for the workers, still. Just having the basic OSHA 10 for all the workers, I think, is super important.”
You might remember a Bridge City employee was killed in a construction accident in Marshalltown in December 2018. Iowa OSHA fined Bridge City nearly $3900 for not adequately training the worker. When asked for comment, a representative from Musco Lighting told the No Coast Network the protestors aren’t protesting Musco itself, but a company that is doing work for Musco as a subcontractor.
