Trouble appears to be over between Navillus, one of New York City’s biggest contractors, and five building trades unions.
Navillus sought bankruptcy protection 14 months ago after a federal judge ordered it to pay $76 million to union pension and benefit funds. The unions, with which the contractor had agreements, successfully sued the company in 2014. They claimed Navillus violated federal pension law, collective bargaining agreements and commitment to work union through two separate nonunion companies, one of which, Advanced Contracting Solutions (ACS), had ties to Navillus’ owner and president, Donal O’Sullivan.