Continuing our look at "Gulf Coast slaves", this time that part dealing with contract transparency:
…James Hale, a vice president of the Laborers' International Union of North America [says] "To my knowledge, not one member of Congress has been able to get their hands on a copy of a contract that was handed out to Halliburton […]
From Governor faults White House over rebuilding:
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, flanked by veteran Democratic activists and a union leader, criticized the Bush administration on Saturday for allowing hurricane rebuilding contracts to go to out-of-state firms and low-wage workers.
Speaking to a rally of about 1,000 union members and activists from the steps of the state Capitol, […]
From the AFL-CIO comes AFL-CIO News: Workers Win Fair Wages as Bush Backs off Davis-Bacon Suspension:
In response to working families and their unions, as well as community and religious groups and some members of Congress, President George W. Bush on Oct. 26 rescinded his executive order that allowed contractors to pay substandard wages to construction […]
It's here, but their site appears to be down currently. When it comes back, could someone ask if they intend to work to stop unions from their recent support for massive illegal immigration? Because, their campaign and petition wouldn't be necessary if there weren't people willing to undercut American workers. Thanks.
