On the heals of last week's executive orders that began the process of turning the Department of Labor into an aggressive union organizing outfit, another Executive Order encourages federal agencies to discriminate against nonunion workers and employers by adopting so-called "Project Labor Agreements" on federal construction projects.
Vice President of the National Right to Work Foundation Stefan Gleason issued the following statement regarding the Executive Order:
"This executive order encouraging all federal agencies to adopt discriminatory, union-only project labor agreements is a shameless giveaway to Big Labor which spent over a billion dollars to get Obama and pro-forced-unionism Democrats elected last year.
"The order ensures that union bosses will collect a huge slice of federal spending in the form of forced union dues paid by workers on federal contracts. With nearly a trillion dollar "stimulus" spending planned, this action not only raises the costs shouldered by the American taxpayers, but it also discriminates against the 92.5 percent of private sector employees who have chosen not to unionize."
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rather than trying to
rather than trying to accomplish the impossible task of impeaching our sellout union bought president, lets all vow to throw out by elections the bums in congress who allow these silly bills to become law.
Why do we need another layer of cost in the United States economy?
As a classic example, look at how the unions have ruined the US auto industry across the board. Compare this to the japanese non-union car makers. Anyone want to comment?
Construction Costs will go through the roof
The othet part of the equation many are missing is that the manufacturers of equipment such as HVAC, doors, generators etc will have to unioninize as well. If they do not the union workers on teh job site can refuse to install the product. If a product ships to teh job site which is technologically advanced the union can refuse to install it and claim "work preservation rights" etc. This is the same business model the car industry was forced into - paying $60.00 and hour to an idiot with a High school education to screw in screws all day.....
There was a public works project in MASS where waterless urinals were installed. The pipefitters were paid to run water lines to these toilets and then cap them off for an additional $500K + in labor (LOL) - work preservation rights were claimed - what a fricken joke!!The employees don't work for the company they work for the union. High tech would never be innovative if it was unionized. BTW, it is illegal for the employees of congress to unionize as nothing could get done.
The way the union laws are written and all teh Green energy savings intiatives being proposed will not work as the more efficient products also cut down on installation labor of the products by various trades.
The only option a factory may have is to hire several union tradesmen to employee at the factory. these employees then only would work on their speciality - electician- electrical, plumber - plumbing etc. It is a joke!!
Wait unitl Wal mart, target and others become union and consumers pricing is increased by 300% or more -- This is all craziness!!!!!!!!!!!!!