Posted on 11/01/2012 10:30:28 PM PDT by KansasGirl
How desperate is hurricane-ravaged New Jersey? Not desperate enough to suspend a union monopoly that keeps the state in the bottom ten states for economic competitiveness (and #48 for business friendliness). Relief crews from Alabama who were specifically called to New Jersey found themselves diverted to Long Island, NY after they arrived because they use non-union labor. Alabama is a right to work state.
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WAFF-TV of Hunstville, AL reports:
Crews from Huntsville, as well as Decatur Utilities and Joe Wheeler out of Trinity headed up there this week, but Derrick Moore, one of the Decatur workers, said they were told by crews in New Jersey that they can't do any work there since they're not union employees....
Understandably, Moore said they're frustrated being told "thanks, but no thanks."
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On Wednesday, while visiting cleanup efforts in New Jersey in the company of Gov. Chris Christie, President Barack Obama vowed: "We are not going to tolerate red tape, we are not going to tolerate bureaucracy."
Unless, of course, that red tape is enforced by Obama's union cronies. Then stranded residents have to wait. Here is a photo of the devastation of the town the crews were to have assisted--Seaside Heights, NJ:
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Disgraceful.
Unions are scum—but thanks for the Hunstville, AL. crew heading for Long Island where I still have family that needs power restored to homes. We appreciate their help.
Then let Darwin take care of it.
This is beyond heartbreaking.
These victims will be scammed.
Jersey is getting what they deserve..
Unions are toxic and getting even more toxic..
FREEDOM can only be in a right to work, State..
Even right to work States can be freedom-LESS..
Much of America is committing economic suicide..
People are shivering in the dark tonight, all because of Democrat political correctness.
A certain Candidate should mention this in his speeches this weekend
I hear the Trinity crew just went home
How about NYC putting on a marathon when people in Nrw Jersey are in dire straights
good to know the RATs are not politicizing this tragedy...
good to know the RATs are not politicizing this tragedy...
If Gov. Kristi Kreme is in on this shenanigans with the Unions scum he needs to be excoriated. What’s he kissing Bams butt for anyway?
Any crews who are turned away in NJ, please come to WV. We will gladly accept your assistance.
Oh right, WV is snowed under.
Where is the MSM??
West Virginia GOP candidate killed in snow storm
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981735146
The liberal states and cities do this all the time with their local minimum wages and their prevailing wage laws- “prevailing wages” are just a statutory mirror image of union wages and rules.
Every day they are making wonderful government cost more and do less for the citizens. It’s just magnified in a crisis, but they will cover this up.
Pardon me if I am wrong or just speculating , but ? IS that the real reason Obama was there in New Jersey touring the hurricane damage to work out some kind of deal with the state of New Jersey and the Unions ?
I overheard my aunt and mom saying how Obama’s housing those affected by Sandy will help him...snort!
..not part of Gore-warmer agenda. We’ll skip it. - MSM
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