Posted on 01/25/2021 10:12:41 AM PST by Hojczyk
Neal Crabtree, a welding foreman who began working on pipeline construction as an apprentice in 1997, was dismayed when he heard the news.
"This is not a time to be making political statements. We need to be finding ways to put more Americans back to work, not the other way around," he said in an interview with Fox News.
When asked about the thousands of lost union jobs last week, Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg claimed the decision was part of a broader plan that would end up being a net positive for employment.
"We are very eager to see those workers continue to be employed in good-paying union jobs, even if they might be different ones," Buttigieg said.
"I don't consider this a job, I consider it a career," said Crabtree in response to the statement. "You spend a lifetime fine-tuning your skills and if you go start another job you're starting at the bottom. I doubt that these politicians would like it if someone told them to go start over and find a different job."
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Who did your union endorse, Neal?
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He got it right..
I doubt that these politicians would like it if someone told them to go start over and find a different job.”
If only your union had seen this coming?
Sorry dude, learn to code.
Gee, Crabtree, ya think???
Learn to code, Neal Crabtree.
Exactly! Vote for Biden, you suffer. No pity.
These union heads support the democrats..but most members do not vote that way..
Only in leftist la-la land could a person say with a straight face that getting rid of good paying blue-collar jobs in rural areas is an economic net positive.
I wish someone would ask Pete what magic those jobs would be replaced with or how shipping thousands of trains of oil cars is better for the environment than a pipeline.
If that’s true then why does the rank and file keep electing leaders who endorse Dems?
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I’m going to take a little bet...and say that Biden says he is unable to break the contracts and the pipe line will go on. Don’t want to say Unions have a lot of votes...but Unions have a lot of votes.
I suspect a lot of them did not vote for Biden.
Just to be fair.
I’m going to take a little bet...and say that Biden says he is unable to break the contracts
Unions rig elections. They are probably the best window into where the democrats want to take the entire country.
How is this possible? There’s some FReepers that say these are just “BS executive orders”(quote from one).
This welder needs to get back to work!
> These union heads support the democrats..but most members do not vote that way. <
Correct. I have mentioned this before: I was a union member for decades. And I never once was allowed to vote for the politicians my union would endorse. All endorsements were done by “political action committees”. Committee members were appointed by the union president. No membership vote there, either.
It’s a fair question to ask how these ultra-liberal union bosses are able to keep there positions while the membership is more moderate. Well, I could tell you stories that would make Stalin blush.
Tough shit. We let this fraud win. We get to suffer the consequences.
Probably the workers, but the boss’ I’m sure did.
Take a picture of your gas price, then in a year or so, ram that picture down the throats of every whining family or frien who voted for a DummycRAT.
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