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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Romney promises anti-union construction business lobby he'll make their dreams come true
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/24/1067984/-Mitt-Romney-promises-anti-union-construction-business-lobby-he-ll-make-their-dreams-come-true?via=blog_799859
Fri Feb 24, 2012 at 12:31 PM PST
(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Mitt Romney once again laid into unions on Thursday as he accepted the endorsement of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a staunchly anti-union industry group:
Thursdays crowd was particularly receptive as Mr. Romney said he would pursue right-to-work laws and forbid unions from collecting dues that could be used for political purposes.
If I become president of the United States, I will curb the practice we have in this country of giving union bosses an unfair advantage in contracting, Mr. Romney said. One of the first things that I will do actually on Day One- is I will end the governments favoritism towards unions in contracting on federal projects. The audience responded with a standing ovation.
Romney was referring there to Project Labor Agreements, agreements that set uniform standards for all workers, union and non-union and from different trades, on a large construction project. They promote efficiency on projects involving multiple contractors and avert strikes and other labor disputes; additionally, they can contain provisions calling for jobs to be filled by local workers or, as in a recent Los Angeles PLA, people from economically disadvantaged communities.
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Mitt Romney promises anti-union construction business lobby he'll make their dreams come true (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Feb 2012
OP
Reagan fired eleven thousand striking air traffic controllers in 1981 and was reelected
NNN0LHI
Feb 2012
#7
And let the banks foreclose on homeowners so the markets can do their thing
aint_no_life_nowhere
Feb 2012
#6
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. Mr. Sleazy Rich Guy
JNathanK
(185 posts)2. Nobody could have gotten elected saying this stuff 20 years ago or so.
I think people are getting dumber.
spanone
(135,776 posts)4. don't worry, he won't get elected
NNN0LHI
(67,190 posts)7. Reagan fired eleven thousand striking air traffic controllers in 1981 and was reelected
Lot of people have been pretty dumb for a long time.
Don
ProSense
(116,464 posts)3. Fits with
his campaign slogan
http://letromneygobankrupt.com/
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)6. And let the banks foreclose on homeowners so the markets can do their thing
no matter what that does to real people.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)5. Romney promises horse shit will stink!
Has anyone informed Mitt that unions can't collect dues that are used for political purposes now? Even if a union pays a lobbyist to lobby the local legislature for laws that guarantee better and safer working conditions, "fair share" union members don't have to pay for that professional advocacy on their behalf. They are entitled to an annual refund of any money the union spends on practically anything not related to collective bargaining.
Romney is promising (and prepared to take credit for) something that's already happened.