A dispute between the contractor of a building project at an East Brainerd church and a labor union council has gotten personal.
A white banner outside Christ United Methodist Church, at the corner of East Brainerd and Morris Hill roads, says in red letters, “Shame on You, Minister Mark Flynn.” In smaller letters are the words “Labor Dispute.”
Flynn is the senior minister of the nearly 3,800-member church, which is in the midst of a 30,000-square-foot building project, but the congregation’s director of ministries said the pastor makes no decisions on what workers are used on the project.
“Once we hire the general contractor we’re only the owner,” said Becky Hall. “They deal with all the [subcontractors], all the labor.”
Helton Construction is the contractor for the project, which is expected to be completed in April.