http://www.redstate.com/201...icane-sandy-cleanup/

quote Profiting on Disaster: NJ Senate Votes To Exclude Non-Union Construction Workers For Hurricane Sandy Work A bill that was authored by an Ironworkers’ union organizer to expand union-only Project Labor Agreements–to include Hurricane Sandy cleanup and reconstruction–passed the New Jersey Senate on Monday along party lines 23-13. The Ironworkers’ union organizer who drafted the pro-union bill, Steven Sweeney, also happens to be the president of the New Jersey Senate and recently accused New Jersey Governor Chris Christie of “praying” for Hurricane Sandy to hit New Jersey.A Project Labor Agreement, according to the bill, “means a form of pre-hire collective bargaining agreement covering terms and conditions of a specific project.” In other words, non-union construction workers are not welcome. According to New Jersey State Senator Tom Kean, Jr. (R), a study conducted during Democrat Governor John Corzine’s reign showed that the costs of union-only PLAs increase the costs on a project from 18-24 percent. According to Patrick Stewart, the president of New Jersey’s Associated Builders & Contractors–a trade organization comprised of primarily merit shop construction businesses opposed to the legislation, the bill now heads to the New Jersey assembly and, if it passes there, it may or may not be signed into law (or amended) by Governor Chris Christie. Governor Christie, facing re-election next year has not said whether he will sign or veto the legislation if it reaches his desk. However, the bill’s passage in the New Jersey Senate may just be a political move by the Ironworkers’ Sweeney to draw Christie out and pull union support away from the popular governor, more so since the Laborers union endorsed him in December.

http://www.njleg.state.nj.u...ls/S2500/2425_I1.HTM

I opened my browser and this just came up.

When you can't win in a competitive bid, get the government to ban your competitor.

That's called a Monopoly!

quote Originally posted by Formula88: http://www.redstate.com/201...icane-sandy-cleanup/ http://www.njleg.state.nj.u...ls/S2500/2425_I1.HTM I opened my browser and this just came up.

Chris Christie should listen to Capitan Picard and sign the bill.

South Florida signed a contract a couple of years ago with Dragados which is a non-union construction company from Mexico. They undercut the union construction firm by almsot 30%, the workers are making MORE than they would under the union construction firm, AND... if they finish ahead of time, they get a bonus. There are a few bonuses along the way when they complete milestones. The unions were furious... but that's what they get in a right to work state. FWIW, the construction workers for Dragados are still union workers, but it's a trade-union, not a full-blown union run construction firm.

This is the 595 highway project I'm talking about. I was there a few months ago, and they've really done a TON of work in the past year that they've been in the project.