On 4/19/14, 10:10 AM, Tim wrote:
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...
I certainly did admire the the good old days of labor union
organizers/negotiators, where the guys did whatever was necessary to get
workers a decent contract. Compared to today's corporate felons, the
good old boys were creampuffs.