{"id":268,"date":"2025-04-22T19:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.themeansar.com\/contentup\/lite\/?p=83"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:42:45","slug":"tower-contractor-united-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tower-life.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/tower-contractor-united-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Tower Contractor United For Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NATE Debuts &quot;Real Talk&quot; White Board Animation Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HfjknTLydkM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span>Its Time to Talk <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fair Pay &amp; 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