Posted on 02/07/2009 1:23:58 PM PST by LoneStarC
Edited on 02/07/2009 3:56:27 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele today released the following statement concerning the executive order quietly signed by President Barack Obama on Friday ordering the use of union labor for federal construction projects:
“President Obama’s executive order will drive up the cost of government at a time when we should be doing everything possible to save taxpayer dollars. Federal contracts should go to the businesses that can offer taxpayers the best value – not just the unions who supported the Democrats’ campaigns last year. Quietly signing executive orders to payback campaign backers undermines Obama promise to change Washington. It is a disappointment for Americans hoping for more transparency and less politics as usual in Washington.”
You came out swinging at fellow FReepers with disingenuos information.
HA!
I was just at the White House web site and was poking around a little and found this:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/ethics/
ETHICS
The ethics section is currently being revised to reflect President Obama’s Executive Order concerning Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel, issued on January 21, 2009. Please check back soon.
What a joke our nation has become!
So it's alright?
It stinks. Gov unions stink. I was in a union once, it stunk.
It is like kissing autonomy goodbye
can’t say that I have, SIR
Well, Obama has already been dancing over Lincoln’s coffin, while the media has been claiming he is the resurrected Lincoln.
Which begs the question: Where in the constitution is this power granted to the executive? Sign a paper and voila! law of the land!...until the next president takes office. What BS.
The movie "The Ten Commandments" comes to mind as the the pharoh (played brilliantly by Yule Brenner) would intone: "Let it be written! Let it be done!
No press conference about this order? No MSM coverage? You don’t think they are trying to hide this do you?
Mmmmm, I do remember that Beyonce once danced on the tomb of Ulysses S. Grant.
I wonder what they’ll do to Washington and Adams.
I think Big “O” has made things perfectly clear. Unless you are either union, or black (or probably BOTH)....
don’t expect to be gainfully employed in this, his “new AmeriKa”.
Thanks
This is the Bush Executive Order that Obama will be considering reversing next:
http://www.ebiinc.com/blog.aspx?id=2188&blogid=210
>> the vast majority of american workers will have to submit to joining a union
Unions don’t want the vast American work force - that would certainly break that unions like filling a balloon with a fire hose.
Listen, the Republican headline on this needs to be:
See? That's not so hard.
I am not a lawyer but section 5 states that this only a suggestion.
Sec. 5. This order does not require an executive agency to use a project labor agreement on any construction project, nor does it preclude the use of a project labor agreement in circumstances not covered by this order, including leasehold arrangements and projects receiving Federal financial assistance. This order also does not require contractors or subcontractors to enter into a project labor agreement with any particular labor organization.
Saturday, February 07, 2009 1:50:41 PM · 35 of 56
jessduntno to jessduntno
The first order repeals Executive Order 13201, or Beck Order, that required contractors to inform employees of their rights in refusing to pay union dues earmarked for non-collective bargaining activities, including politics and lobbying. In addition, the new order mandates that most federal contractors and subcontractors post and comply with a notice informing employees of their rights under federal labor laws or face consequences that could include losing the contract and being blacklisted from future projects. This order is effective immediately, although the Secretary of Labor has 120 days to initiate a process to determine the form and content of the rule.
The president also issued an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from being reimbursed for costs associated with educating employees about joining a union, including preparing and distributing materials; hiring or consulting legal counsel; holding meetings; and activities planned or conducted by managers, supervisors or union representatives during work hours. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must enact this rule within 150 days.
The third executive order mandates that service contracts covered by the Service Contract Act include a clause requiring contractors to offer workers employed under a previous contract the right of first refusal for non-managerial and non-supervisory positions they are qualified for. Penalties for not complying with this order include paying back wages and the possibility of a three-year debarment from federal contracts. The Secretary of Labor must issue regulations within 180 days.
Although the executive orders raise a number of concerns for ABC and its members, the extent of their impact on ABC members will be unclear until the regulations implementing the orders are proposed. ABC will participate in the rulemaking processes for each order, and will provide timely updates on these and other executive orders issued by the Obama administration.
Executive Order 13495: Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws
Executive Order 13496: Economy in Government Contracting
Executive Order 13497: Nondispacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
I have a question. Are the unions going to open their ranks to illegal aliens since we are always told they are the only ones who will do the work.
His true colors are coming through loud and clear (although most of us had him pegged from day one). I've noticed a lot of buyers remorse out there. He's overstepping and backlash from the American people has already started.
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