Don’t count on it - there’s stirrings already across some of these Unions from the members - there are many who say they WILL go against the leadership on this, period. I’m talking locals 1,200 miles away from NYC.
This is where the members do have an advantage.
Not naivety at all, my husband has been IBEW for 15 years.
I know what you’re saying, but I also know how union ‘bosses’ work. I’ll be interested to see how this all plays out -— and I’m still banking on full 100% union participation in the end, for “whatever reason”.
Even better would be for the unions to start work real real slowly. Make the project cost 4x budget. Squander the money contributed to the Muslims to make sure the money’s not available to build the mosque elsewhere. Then go on strike when it’s about 60% complete and unusable. Make sure it’s never finished. The American people would have their own victory monument.