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 ...
Needs to be front page news
[ How about NYC putting on a marathon when people in Nrw Jersey are in dire straights ]
It’s sickening.
Heartwarming story bump!
It certainly renews my faith in monopolistic unions and what they contribute to America..
I can’t stand Chris Christie.
The non-union workers best get back to their home states and vote against the Forced unionization party!
Jcpl is denying this. I even spoke with a guy from alabama at quick-check
Who’s up here. He’ mostly doing tree &
Pole stuff. Some tree people can’t go
By power lines and some can depending
On your experience .
There are other power companies in area like pseg. He couldn’t say anything about them either way.
These relatives watch MSNBC so they are not informed.
Yes, Bayshore on the Southshore.
I’m a Hicksville High graduate wa a a a y back!
Brooklyn born.
As is my husband. Also a Pratt grad while living in Queens Village. Worked at Grumman most of his career.
Calif was our ‘last stop’ for Grumman, on the
F-14, before retirement in 1996.
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