Posted on 02/06/2009 3:13:38 PM PST by yoe
In his latest labor-friendly move, President Obama signed an executive order this afternoon encouraging the use of union workers for big federal construction projects.
The order instructs federal agencies to have construction contractors make agreements that require contractors to negotiate with unions, recognize union wages and benefits, and follow collective bargaining agreements.
Obama's order restores a Clinton administration rule that was rescinded by President George W. Bush, the Associated Press reports.
In response, Stephen Sandherr, chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, issued a statement:
"Today's executive order has the unfortunate potential to limit contractors' ability to compete for projects at a time when the government is reporting that over one million construction workers have lost their jobs. Given that federal agencies have no demonstrated expertise in writing contracts that cover contractors and their employees, we strongly encourage officials to exercise the discretion this order provides and avoid government-mandated labor agreements," he said.
The full text of the order is below:
EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - USE OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and in order to promote the efficient administration and completion of Federal construction projects, it is hereby ordered that:
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
MAJOR vote-buying move. Ala Saul Alinsky ideology as well.
Project Labor Agreement: If you hire union workers, union workers won’t commit acts of vandalism, sabotage and assault which would slow down the progress of the job.
Project Labor Agreement: If you hire union workers, union workers won’t commit acts of vandalism, sabotage and assault which would slow down the progress of the job.
I hot ‘post’ just once... I swear!
obama.exe - that file's a trojan, b!tch!
This will make all federal projects cost more as all contractors must use “prevailing wages” (ie union wages) for workers.
No longer can a non-union company have an advantage over a unionized company when bidding on a federal project.
What then, is the force or effect of the Davis-Bacon Act?
Now we can have Big Digs all over the country. Add in the cost overruns, and a $Trillion looks like chicken feed.
Federal projects (and most public projects of any kind - state, city, county etc.) already require that prevailing wages be paid - that is the primary point of the Davis Bacon Act - and hence leads to my question...
What is the force of such a law when the President can sign an xord that says they have to use Union Labor anyway, even if the non-union contractor pays DB Wages?
I urge ALL to frequently check the “Presidential Actions” section of the now totally pukey monsterHouse website. Explore around the site for more coming misery and radical decisions that will be couched in spin and ooze in the pressers.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing_room/PresidentialActions/
Anyone who was so vengeful, BDS-consumed, petty, selfish or stupid as to sit out or vote 3rd party in this election should be tarring, feathering, cursing, mutilating and punishing themselves for the next 8 years.
Anyone who fantasized that 0 wouldn’t be that different from Pres. Bush needs to be institutionalized and permanently removed from sane society.
From here on in, Obama gives and he will control with that giving. You want it, play by his rules. Hitler would be proud.
From the xord:
Construction employers typically do not have a permanent workforce, which makes it difficult for them to predict labor costs when bidding on contracts and to ensure a steady supply of labor on contracts being performed.
False.
Challenges also arise due to the fact that construction projects typically involve multiple employers at a single location.
Misleading - while there may be multiple employers there should be a single GC responsible for the contract and therefore for all of their sub-contractors. Additionally, there should be a CM from the agency overseeing the project.
And the crux of the matter is identified in Section 3(c):
contain guarantees against strikes, lockouts, and similar job disruptions;
The Unions have spoken - within 6 months large scale projects will be rolling across the country - the Democrat in the WH got word that his work projects were going to come to a grinding halt unless he guaranteed organized labor, wich spent MILLIONS on his election, their 'fair' share.
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If I were a millionaire (which I clearly am not) I would file suit today in federal claiming a conflict of interest - asking as relief either recension of this order or that he be required to return all of the contributions made by or bundled through labor organizations.
Good post.
My God, get rid of this monster before he takes us past the point of no return. IMPEACH
Obama is the labor unions’ bitch.
On the bright side, this will eliminate jobs for illegals.
And then of course we will all have to prove our good standing in the party to get jobs.
We’ll also have the privilege of giving half of our checks to Michelle’s charitable foundations.
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