On Saturday, April 19, 2014 7:04:06 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/19/14, 9:58 AM, Tim wrote:

On Saturday, April 19, 2014 6:47:31 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 4/19/14, 9:40 AM, wrote:



On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:14:55 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"



wrote:







the majority of remaining union jobs are also



federal jobs.







Why is that?















The Davis Bacon Act







There are also the state/local government employees who are sucking



the fiscal life out of our cities.



They get to "negotiate" from both sides of the bargaining table so



their deals are budget busters.



















And once again, you display your lack of knowledge.







Jobs covered under Davis Bacon are, for the most part, *not* federal



jobs. They are construction worker jobs for workers employed by private



contactors.







It's astonishing to me that so many of your righties here are so damned



opposed to hard-working men and women earning incomes that just reach



the bottom of the rung of the middle class. Yes, of course there are



exceptions, but the majority of these workers aren't big earners.







And, of course, you never bitch about the huge salaries the corporate



suits make. *That's* okay, because pushing paper or keyboard keys is



white man's work, eh?



Does Dave Bacon threaten to blow peoples brains out if thy dont' sign contracts in two minutes?







No. Do you think that would be a good idea? Do you think there should be

criminal penalties for corporate executives whose poor management skills

result in serious injuries or death to workers, or horrific explosions,

or nasty pollution that makes people sick?

No, but you said you admire people like that...