The United Auto Workers has announced that it will join a coalition of unions called the BlueGreen Alliance in an effort to push "green jobs." Posted on 08/26/2010 8:54:54 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
The United Auto Workers has announced that it will join a coalition of unions called the BlueGreen Alliance in an effort to push "green jobs."
I was amused by what BlueGreen Alliance founder Leo Gerard said of this addition to the group.
"The American auto industry is poised to lead the world in the production of cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars and advanced vehicle technologies," said Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers, a founder of the BlueGreen Alliance. "The members of UAW, working people who make America's vehicles, are a welcome addition to our effort to create millions of good jobs while protecting the environment for future generations."Notice how he lumps his union pals in with those creating those new "advanced vehicle technologies." The unions don't have as much to do with creating that new technology as it does in merely building them after they've been designed. He takes a bit more credit than he deserves.
Still, the main problem with this alliance isn't that they are taking too much credit for other people's work, it’s that the idea of "green jobs" is a farce in the first place...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
Ping.
A “green” job should be defined as one that produces cash profits for everyone concerned.
The Unions wouldn’t like that very much though, would they.
>> A “green” job should be defined as one that produces cash profits for everyone concerned.
See my tag line for a somewhat different definition. :-)
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