Government oversight of carpenters' union extended

According to today's New York Times, a federal judge has ordered a one-year extension of government oversight of the New York City carpenters’ union. Citing widespread off-the-books work, the judge stated that officials of the New York City District Council of Carpenters “played vital roles in facilitating, enabling or abetting the employers’ fraud” by failing to supervise job sites or keep track of hours worked. The union has been under government oversight for the past fourteen years.