union prevents crews from restoring power in seaside hieghts

[rdking647]

http://www.waff.com/story/19981857/some-nonunion-ala-crews-turned-away-from-sandy-recovery

if this is true i think the union made a fatal error.

[Le Taz Hot]

1. Also from the article:

"Huntsville Utilities said they were not turned away and are up in storm ravaged areas working. "

[rdking647]

2. but the article says decatur utilities were turned away

i dont know if its true or not but if it is the union made a huge mistake

[onethatcares]

3. what a bullshit article.

"a worker said" that "some crews told them".

I would like to see an in depth report that states, "The head of blahblahblah georgia utilities was told by the head of yadayadaunion that they cannot work in New Jersey".

Seriously folks, I'm a carpenter in Florida and if I were to go to New Jersey they'd kick my ass in jail and fine me for not being licenced there.

[FSogol]

4. Unrec. My neighbors's sister's brother-in-law said....

[sadbear]

5. Disaster capitalism.

I stand with unions even if this is true.

[Raine1967]

6. They are sending Crews elsewhere to areas that also need help

hurricane-ravaged east coast has been receiving north Alabama help, but crews learned they'll be doing work in Long Island, New York instead of in New Jersey.

Long Island has been hit VERY hard by the storm. This article is full of fail, imo.

[Horse with no Name]

7. This really isn't anything to be concerned about

There are ALWAYS staging areas in these disasters that out of town nurses, workers, etc go to and the crews are informed to find these areas and report and be prepared to be dispatched to where they are needed. They do NOT just find a crew and say "I'm here"...that just isn't done.

It would be chaos.

[rdking647]

8. it looks like the utility has formally debunked the story

good. I had hoped it was bullshit,I dont believe any union would be hat stupid in a disater

[lpbk2713]

9. Rethugs will jump on this story with both feet.

They will make it look like this was the norm all over the area while we know otherwise.

[Raine1967]

10. It's NOT TRUE.

Tucker Carlson's news website gets busted creating anti-Union story

We've seen a number of news reports about electric line crews that are being turned away in the state of New Jersey, on the grounds that the crews are non-union.

Rest assured, our Alabama Power crews have not been turned away from anywhere. Our employees are proudly representing us in several states that have been affected, and have received a warm reception everywhere they've been.

Source

NOT TRUE.