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Atuk-77 t1_iymvob1 wrote

Reply to comment by VroomRutabaga in 55 Union St - lights by effort268

That’s a stretch with many factory jobs shutting down, the community have found jobs with higher wages in construction and driving industries. However, the main reason for this building is to attract young professionals.

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Echos_myron123 t1_iyquosd wrote

What are you talking about? There haven't been factories in the Ironbound for decades and no, deindustrialization did not lead to better wages in other industries for the majority of the working class.

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sutisuc t1_iyyzqry wrote

Which factories are you referring to?

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