Thanks a lot and here’s to labor solidarity:

As fans and foes of Walmart geared up for a City Council hearing Thursday, the retail giant cut a deal with the powerful construction unions to build its city stores.

The agreement with the Building and Construction Trades Council to use union labor gives Walmart a boost as it campaigns for its first city store – facing off against other unions representing retail workers.

   If the labor movement is buried in New York City, I guess Gary La Barbera, the head of the Construction Trades Council, will be  holding the shovel that tosses on the last bit of dirt. A real shame.