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Show Construction TJnions Labor in the building field is highly high-ly organized, and because of the seasonal nature of the industry with consequent periods of inactivity, inactiv-ity, wage scales have been set up at high levels. Labor costs between individual jobs in the building industry in-dustry may vary greatly because most construction is custom built. In addition, unions reflect the desire for greater job security in this field by restrictions which limit the number of bricks a bricklayer may ; lay in a day, or the -width of paintbrushes paint-brushes which may be used by j painters or which serve to limit the number of apprentices. j |