PARSIPPANY — Picketing by Local Union 254 members at the site of Waterview Marketplace started on Tuesday, November 27. The members want to ensure the workers at the site are qualified, employ the correct contractors and get a decent living wage.
Carpenters Local 254 was very instrumental during the hearings held at Parsippany Hills High School, to make sure local skilled people would be employed at the project. During those meeting RD Realty implied they would be using local union employees.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiner of America Local Union 254 is one of New Jersey’s largest building-trades unions with 4000 members standing together to improve the lives and livelihoods of workers, families, and communities.
Waterview Marketplace is located in Morris County at Route 46 and Waterview Boulevard in Parsippany. The site is situated in a high density, high income trade area with numerous office parks surrounding it.
The shopping center consists of 150,150 square feet, with a parking lot for 679 cars. Average daily traffic count on Route 46 is 26,941.
| Site Location | Proposed Tenant | Square Footage |
| Anchor Store | Whole Foods | 47,558 |
| Building B – 1 | Homesense | 28,100 |
| Building B – 2 | The Paper Store | 10,230 |
| Building C – 1 | Ultra Beauty | 10,500 |
| Building C – 2 | DSW | 19,232 |
| Building D – 1 | Orangetheory Fitness | 3,300 |
| Building D – 2 | Available | 16,218 |
| Building D – 3 | B. Good | 3,000 |
| Building D – 4 | Available | 4,272 |
| Pad Site | Shake Shack | 3,500 |
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated on December 20, 2018 to avoid any confusion. Westwood Construction of NJ, LLC is not part of this labor action. We apologize for any inconvenience or misunderstanding this may have caused.
