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House plan would penalize 87.3% of construction workers in America Agenda discriminates against laborers employed by non-union companies
wnd.com ^ | 12/24/2021 | Bob Brubeck

Posted on 12/26/2021 6:33:26 AM PST by rktman

As Democrats in the U.S. Senate attempt to save the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), passed by the House on Nov. 19, taxpayers, small business champions and climate change advocates should pressure the Senate to permanently eliminate controversial policies that will needlessly increase costs, reduce competition and undermine America’s swift transition to clean energy.

Tucked in the House’s tax-and-spending package is language that forces private developers of solar, wind, hydrogen, carbon sequestration, electric vehicle charging stations and other clean energy projects to either hire union-signatory contractors and unionized construction workers or lose critical tax incentives that help grow America’s clean energy marketplace.

While not an explicit mandate to use unionized firms and labor, in practice this policy is a brazen attempt to leverage federal tax policy to boost union membership while penalizing the 87.3% of the U.S. construction workforce who have chosen to work for a nonunion contractor and not to join a union.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: unionbusters
Hmmm! Probably no quid pro quo in this porktacular POS!
1 posted on 12/26/2021 6:33:26 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

In which case, the illegals would be out of work.


2 posted on 12/26/2021 6:39:32 AM PST by Fai Mao (I don't think we have enough telephone poles., )
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To: Fai Mao

As would all non union trades members in right to work states, and they’re not all illegals.


3 posted on 12/26/2021 6:46:30 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: rktman

Government interference in the private sector which would only increase inflation even more.


4 posted on 12/26/2021 6:53:16 AM PST by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
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To: rktman

My thought, too.


5 posted on 12/26/2021 7:14:49 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: rktman

Ya, they don’t care if they’re in the country illegally, as long as they join the union....


6 posted on 12/26/2021 7:19:55 AM PST by G Larry (The "Racism" charge is code for "No Intelligent Argument")
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To: usconservative

Plenty of illegals in Unions.


7 posted on 12/26/2021 8:26:55 AM PST by ar10
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To: rktman

Scalia and co were just about to rule on unions when he died. Coincidence.


8 posted on 12/26/2021 8:33:20 AM PST by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: Fai Mao

BINGO that’s what it’s all about and nothing else next act will be lay offs and rehire of cheap illegals labor force quality gets flushed.


9 posted on 12/26/2021 8:44:42 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: rktman

This ought to make Hispanics real happy (/S)


10 posted on 12/26/2021 9:14:51 AM PST by 11th_VA (Stolen elections have consequences.)
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To: jdsteel

Laws passed providing all Americans with rights and protections sought by unions had made most union membership irrelevant (and contributed to their demise).


11 posted on 12/26/2021 11:57:46 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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