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Union boss's reaction to Keystone job losses suggests political payoff

Posted on 2/10/21 at 10:28 am
Posted by WPBTiger
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Posted on 2/10/21 at 10:28 am
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's muted reaction to President Biden's decision to derail the Keystone XL pipeline project shows the divide between union leadership and union members, Heritage Foundation economics research fellow Rachel Greszler told Fox News.

"The fact that Trumka was relatively indifferent to Biden's move to kill thousands of union jobs is troubling and revealing," Greszler said. "It shows that unions don't actually represent workers' interests, but rather union leadership's quest for power."


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Labor groups have said Biden's Day One decision to nix the Keystone pipeline quickly eliminated 1,000 union jobs and could kill 10 times more in construction jobs that were expected to be created by the project.


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"It suggests that he's going to get something in return for sitting silent on a matter that is negatively impacting [workers]," Greszler said, referencing union-backed policies like a $15 federal minimum wage and the PRO Act.
Posted by ehidal1
Chief Boot Knocka
Member since Dec 2007
37141 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 10:31 am to
Unions are a microcosm of socialist government
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67524 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 10:31 am to
Somewhere Jimmy Hoffa is saying "well done Trumka my boy"

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It shows that unions don't actually represent workers' interests

no shite
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 2/10/21 at 10:33 am to
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"It suggests that he's going to get something in return for sitting silent on a matter that is negatively impacting [workers]," Greszler said, referencing union-backed policies like a $15 federal minimum wage and the PRO Act.


That's politics.

We'll give you A but you have to give us B so we can appease C.
Posted by TheRouxGuru
Member since Nov 2019
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Posted on 2/10/21 at 10:37 am to
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It shows that unions don't actually represent workers' interests, but rather union leadership's quest for power



America in a nutshell

One of the main reasons we are where we are right now. The chase of that almighty dollar
This post was edited on 2/10/21 at 10:38 am
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
18971 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 11:39 am to
A crooked union boss. The dickens you say.
Posted by winkchance
St. George, LA
Member since Jul 2016
4147 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 11:54 am to
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"It suggests that he's going to get something in return for sitting silent on a matter that is negatively impacting [workers]," Greszler said, referencing union-backed policies like a $15 federal minimum wage and the PRO Act.


$15 for the job you just lost making $60 dollars?
Posted by BiteMe2020
Texas
Member since Nov 2020
7284 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 11:56 am to
Do the Union Bosses still have jobs?

If "yes", then there's your answer.
Posted by Shorter Yards
Here and There
Member since Jun 2020
369 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 11:58 am to
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"It shows that unions don't actually represent workers' interests, but rather union leadership's quest for power."


And water is wet. Unions haven't been relevant for decades.
Posted by The Balinese Club
Coastal Bend Area of Texas
Member since Jul 2011
2797 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 12:05 pm to
When are these frick heads going to realize that the Democrats are not friendly to blue collar jobs?
Posted by ksayetiger
Centenary Gents
Member since Jul 2007
68472 posts
Posted on 2/10/21 at 12:16 pm to
yeah no shite

same reason schools aren't open yet
Posted by TS1926
Alabama
Member since Jan 2020
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Posted on 2/10/21 at 12:24 pm to
We should keep a running tab on how many of these threads are up without a single comment from a Biden supporter/voter.
Mention the stolen election and they show up like flies to dog shite. Threads on what the Biden administration is actually doing/not doing-----crickets.
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