Union Trust Had Priority Over Secured Lenders

Unpaid laborers, and their union, had priority over a subcontractor’s secured creditors in a dispute over an arbitration award the sub received from the prime contractor. The specific identity of the laborers’ employer did not affect their priority status.

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