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Report: Non-Union Alabama Utility Workers Turned Away From New Jersey
MJ01.5 ^ | 11/2/2012 | Dan Alexander

Posted on 11/02/2012 5:03:20 AM PDT by autumnraine

Utility workers from Alabama, touted by Governor Christie as coming a great distance to help restore power, were reportedly turned away from New Jersey because they did not belong to a union. Alabama utility crew in New JerseyAlabama utility crew in New Jersey (WAFF TV)

Huntsville Utilities, Decatur Utilities and Trinity Electric workers were sent to Long Island instead according to Huntsville, Alabama TV station WAFF because “they were told by crews in Seaside Heights that they can’t do any work there since they’re not union employees” according to one of the employees.

Some of the crews wound up in Roanoke, Virginia while others headed home.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
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To: pdunkin
402 maybe !

LOL

21 posted on 11/02/2012 5:24:20 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: autumnraine

I predicted this on Tuesday in an e-mail to Hugh Hewitt:

Hugh,

Nice idea, that NJ and Gov. Christie would invite out of state contractors to help.....

But the Mob would be quite upset, missing their cut of the Union Dues and contract graft.


22 posted on 11/02/2012 5:25:10 AM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: autumnraine

similar thing happened in N. Minneapolis after the tornado a few years ago.


23 posted on 11/02/2012 5:26:09 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: mware

What’s really sad is that between stories like this and Bloomberg diverting critical resources to the city’s Fun Run, a lot of people who would otherwise have donated or volunteered simply will not.


24 posted on 11/02/2012 5:27:16 AM PDT by Nickname
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To: autumnraine

Let’s see how big The Man really is when confronting the usual thugery of the unions in NJ. Politicians who are running for office within a year tend to be pussy cats. He’d better retain his governor’s job, because he will never be the GOP presidential nominee in ‘16 after his performance this week.


25 posted on 11/02/2012 5:28:10 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: mware
Speaking as a person from NJ I want to offer my personal apology to those who came to my state hoping to help those in need.

No need to apologize. As I posted on one of the NYC marathon threads earlier today, good people like you have to endure almost unendurable jackasses in positions of power, and then you get a storm like Sandy on top of it to multiply the misery.

Mr. niteowl77

26 posted on 11/02/2012 5:28:22 AM PDT by niteowl77 (Getting stuck with other peoples' just desserts good and hard for over 50 years.)
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To: autumnraine

OK Big Fella, here’s your chance to lead.....


27 posted on 11/02/2012 5:29:01 AM PDT by GotMojo
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To: tomkat

I came along late to that thread and saw all of the deleted posts. I thought that it have been one heck of a flame war to have so many deleted. Turns out it was him.
You wouldn’t have a link to that thread or any potential keywords, would you?
p


28 posted on 11/02/2012 5:30:43 AM PDT by pdunkin
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To: pdunkin

Yup, had to make an image of it for times like this ;-)


29 posted on 11/02/2012 5:31:15 AM PDT by Bobalu (It is not obama we are fighting, it is the media.)
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To: autumnraine

This is about Unions doing what Unions do best. Milking the job.


30 posted on 11/02/2012 5:39:14 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (No matter who you elect,the government eventually gets in.)
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To: pdunkin
Sorry, but I've no idea what the thread title was to even attempt a search for it.

Oh wait !
Smartass that I can occasionally be, I just now remember adding 7of10 as a keyword .. but just now tried a search on same and came up empty.

Given the miserable state of FR lately, that doesn't surprise me, sadly.

31 posted on 11/02/2012 5:40:00 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: ncalburt
I will say one thing for Christoe, I bet he has Matthews in a tizzy thinging that he has taken his place in front of obama on his knees.

Christoe has taken Matthews stance that as long as he[Christoe ] has a face, obama has a place to sit and as long as he [Christoe]has a mouth obams has a place to put hie wennie.

32 posted on 11/02/2012 5:43:39 AM PDT by sport
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To: autumnraine

Bump


33 posted on 11/02/2012 5:44:44 AM PDT by lowbridge (Joe Biden: "Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy.")
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To: mware

Be glad that you are not on a ‘hot’ roof top in Benghazi.


34 posted on 11/02/2012 5:51:38 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (The best is the enemy of the good!)
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To: ncalburt
Spectacular quintuple post there...nice play!
35 posted on 11/02/2012 5:52:08 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (PITCH BLACK is the new "transparent")
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To: autumnraine
WAKE UP AMERICA! Union tactics fly in the face of reason.
36 posted on 11/02/2012 5:53:53 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (PITCH BLACK is the new "transparent")
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To: Bobalu; pdunkin; tomkat

I simply MUST see this thread that you speak of.


37 posted on 11/02/2012 5:58:19 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (PITCH BLACK is the new "transparent")
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To: ncalburt
What will that fat traitor Christoe say now?

"Are these Twinkies made by union food workers?"

38 posted on 11/02/2012 6:10:39 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds.)
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To: pdunkin
I came along late to that thread and saw all of the deleted posts. I thought that it have been one heck of a flame war to have so many deleted.

I also got to that thread late and thought the same thing. I was upset I had missed the fun until the truth came out.

39 posted on 11/02/2012 6:13:39 AM PDT by OldMissileer
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