Altemose wanted to employ at least a portion of trade employees as non-union. Altemose won an $18-million construction contract in 1972 for a 24-acre hotel, office and retail complex to be built in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
Dispute over construction of Valley Forge Plaza Īltemose owned a construction company he started in 1961 and believed that employees should have the right to choose if they wanted to belong to a trade union. Altemose is known for disputes over his use of non-union employees on a construction project to build Valley Forge Plaza, which eventually became part of the Valley Forge Convention Center. James Leon Altemose (Aug– April 11, 2008) was an American developer and contractor, active in the Valley Forge, Pennsylvania area in the late 20th century.
