pstokely
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Tue Nov-18-03 03:55 PM
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how many union jobs would Anwr drilling bring to Alaska? |
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today, some Oxyrush caller who's UAW member claimed Chimpy came in second in his union's poll of support for the presidency
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el_gato
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Tue Nov-18-03 04:01 PM
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there is not even big support for anwr drilling among the multinationals
it's just a political football
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La_Serpiente
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Tue Nov-18-03 04:02 PM
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unions and the environmentalists split on this issue. So what happened? The unions went and supported the Bush on opening ANWR.
The Unions want the place opened up.
However, if the Energy Bill passes, there will be an 18 billion dollar subsidy to build a natural gas pipeline from Alaska to Chicago. It is said that it will create a couple hundred thousand jobs.
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Tue Nov-18-03 04:04 PM
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4. Two hundred thousand jobs? |
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Edited on Tue Nov-18-03 04:13 PM by Bandit
That is one third the entire population of alaska. I don't think there will be more than a few thousand jobs created at most. As far as "The Unions" wanting this. I believe it is only the Teamsters and the Local Teamsters in Alaska just threw out their president who changed his party to Republican. I think things are a little different here than in the National Teamsters with Hoffa as Leader.
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Tue Nov-18-03 04:16 PM
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5. Those jobs will be more scarce than WMDs in Iraq |
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Jobs are the lure that the Repugs tied onto their fishing lines.
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Tue Nov-18-03 04:03 PM
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3. Second in his union's poll? Boo-yah! |
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There are nine Dems in the race, and only one Repuke.
Naturally Bush* is going to finish fairly high, especially when you consider that at least two of the Dems (Kucinich and Gephardt) are longstanding labor allies, while a third (Dean) has recently made inroads among white-collar unions.
Apparently there aren't enough lock-'n'-load, kill-'em'-all'-let-God-sort-'em'-out diehards among the UAW even to give Bush* a plurality when the Dem vote is split nine ways.
There. That's my spin on it.
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Tue Nov-18-03 04:20 PM
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6. funny you should mention this now |
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The Anchorage Daily News has as its headline today: Murkowski <aka MurTAXski> pushs for local hire.
Sort of dove tails. Beat down the incredibly HOT devisive issue of hiring local to get this through. I doubt that it will happen. I doubt that it will create very many jobs here. They always bring in Texans, Louisianans, etc. We always get screwed.
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izzie
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Tue Nov-18-03 04:26 PM
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7. Opening up the first pipe line had alot to do with union power. |
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Go back to 70's and look at the tex. rep. union distrist and how the vote went.Most people who came to Alaska and worked pipe line were from that union in Tex.
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