Building Trades in NY Cuts Everyone Else's Throats

[marmar]

from the Working Life blog:




Building Trades in NY Cuts Everyone Else's Throats

by Jonathan Tasini
Thursday 03 of February, 2011


Thanks a lot and here's to labor solidarity:

As fans and foes of Walmart geared up for a City Council hearing Thursday, the retail giant cut a deal with the powerful construction unions to build its city stores.

The agreement with the Building and Construction Trades Council to use union labor gives Walmart a boost as it campaigns for its first city store - facing off against other unions representing retail workers.

If the labor movement is buried in New York City, I guess Gary La Barbera, the head of the Construction Trades Council, will be holding the shovel that tosses on the last bit of dirt. A real shame.


http://www.workinglife.org/blogs/view_post.php?content_id=15096

[Jakes Progress]

1. Solidarity Never

Or "Me First - Screw You" seem to be their motto. With "leaders" like this, we would still be working 7 day weeks and begging for gruel.

[fairfaxvadem]

2. this is too bad

I know that unemployment in the construction trades unions is between 20-30% and has been for a good 2 years, so obviously, they're coming at this from a "we gotta get our guys back to work" angle - but still, Wal-Mart...not exactly the employer unions want to be squabbling over, but I'm sure the screaming matches will be furious.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. This may be the tipping point to get Walmart in there