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Heroes of New York 
Jeffrey Grabelsky 
Cornell University, jmg30@cornell.edu 
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Heroes of New York 
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construction, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, union 
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Grabelsky, J. (2002, January 23). Heroes of New York [Letter to the editor]. New York Times. Retrieved 
[insert date] from Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations site: 
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/articles/212/ 
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Originally published as Grabelsky, J. (2002, January 23). Heroes of New York [Letter to the editor]. New 
York Times, p. 18. 
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January 23, 2002 
Heroes of New York 
 
To the Editor: 
''Far From Business as Usual: A Quick Job at Ground Zero'' (front page, Jan. 21) 
describes the remarkable performance of the unionized construction industry in cleaning 
up the World Trade Center disaster. But the headline and tone of the article imply that the 
efficiency at ground zero is an exception that proves the rule of inefficiencies. 
While there may be problems in the unionized sector of the New York construction 
market, the heroic efforts of the workers and contractors at the World Trade Center site 
reveal the industry's true character and quality.  
 
JEFFREY GRABELSKY  
Director, Construction Industry  
Program, Cornell University  
New York, Jan. 21, 2002  
 


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