Union used the term to indicate ` ` the broader objective of halting the construction jobs '' The true number of laid - off workers is probably one - third of that number , expert says . A DOT media advisory blurred the picture stating flatly `` 70,000 construction workers and workers in related fields have been laid off . '' Professor , the government should be able to release the actual number .
Union used the term to indicate ` ` the broader objective of halting the construction jobs '' The true number of laid - off workers is probably one - third of that number , expert says . Professor , the government should be able to release the actual number .