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Georgia power crew turned away from Sandy-stricken New York for refusing to join union | |
2012-11-03 | |
The revelation comes on the heels of similar stories TheDC has reported about power crews from Alabama and Florida who volunteered to fix downed power lines after Hurricane Sandy left millions in the Northeastern United States in the dark this week. "We're not a large utility, so we were only able to send up two or three crews," Glenn Cunningham, a business continuity coordinator with Diverse Power in LaGrange, Georgia, said in a phone interview. | |
Posted by:Fred |
#12 ...to his union FIFY. There are no deeper pockets than mandatory union dues [aka closed shop]. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-11-03 16:02 |
#11 John, as if a Democrat would do such a thing to his union buddies. |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-11-03 15:32 |
#10 Georgia is a right-to-work state. The above reminds me of the scorpion and frog story. There are many people who are not a member of some union in other states who could provide services to NYC but just about everything there is unionized. Time to consider the worth of unions and what they are really about. New York ought to consider Right-to-work legislation. Good for Christie. Do it. NY governor should do the same. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2012-11-03 14:24 |
#9 Kill the Unions! |
Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2012-11-03 14:19 |
#8 The union credo to "make the job last" does not bode well for the needy citizenry of NJ and NY. |
Posted by: regular joe 2012-11-03 12:09 |
#7 P2K ...BINGO! |
Posted by: Besoeker 2012-11-03 11:09 |
#6 ...yes, because they're on 1 1/2 to double overtime. The longer it takes the more money they pocket. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-11-03 11:01 |
#5 No different than corporate profiteering with military supplies during war, for which there is a long and sorry history. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2012-11-03 10:40 |
#4 "We're all in this together..." Bullshit |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2012-11-03 08:42 |
#3 Bully for him! |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-11-03 07:45 |
#2 Update Christie threatens ‘Disaster Control Act’ order to guarantee nonunion utility workers can help restore NJ power |
Posted by: tipper 2012-11-03 06:40 |
#1 Semmes didn't fare well at Gettysburg either. Best for Georgians to stay at home. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2012-11-03 02:26 |