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AMD-Labor Deal
Editorial Complements Of www.timesunion.com
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Sen. Roy McDonald, R-Wilton, is introducing a pro-labor resolution for passage today. It calls for GlobalFoundries, the partnership that includes Advanced Micro Devices and Abu Dhabi investors, to enter into an agreement to help local construction unions to get a piece of the $4.2 billion Malta project to create a computer chip factory. McDonald said because $1.2 billion in public funds — plus resources of local communities — are supporting the foundry, it is a "public works project," meaning prevailing wages (union labor) are necessary. A spokesman for the private company said talks with unions are commencing. McDonald and other legislators have been advocating for unions on the project, as is U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Labor and legislative officials say Bruno — who championed the project for his former district — Gov. George Pataki and company officials assured labor several years ago that a deal would be worked out. But "People at the table then are no longer around," said Ed Malloy, of the New York State Building & Construction Council.
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9 comments:
Lets hope Weir or Blacklock are not involved in the discussions. These ass clowns give way the store and you end up with a PLA like you have on your job which SCREWS the members. Rumor has it that the company you work for is still laughing over what these asswipes gave away.
In regards to Malta. What do you mean "Unions are to get a piece of the project"??? The object was to guarantee prevailing wage and benefits being paid to all workers on the project and that LOCAL workers are to be hired. The object is not to give the appearance that the Unions are extorting the project as this editorial does but are championing prevailing wage which would make skilled trained labor form the Unions a viable option. I guess the Unions are so used to extorting its members(at least the UBC)that they are blatant in their extortion of jobs approach in securing work. This editorial says that the Foundry and anti Union detractors is correct in its assessment of the Unions strong arming a project to get its piece of the pie instead of the persona of protecting the workers and local work force. Thank god we have such champions of Union Labor as this editorial. Thank god we have such ignorant idiots running the Union .We should be out of business in no time.
By the way.When will the idiots like Walton at the SEDC stop kissing the Foundry and AMDs ass and stop giving away millions in taxpayer dollars while these lowlifes string them along like children. Its time to line up the state and county lawyers and put a stop to the Foundry and AMD playing tough guy in regards to labor and anymore financial concessions. Either they move forward with the project or piss off back to Dubai with a lawsuit up their ass for backing out of the project because the taxpayers of NY are going to tell the Foundry how it is going to spend taxpayers dollars.
We should seize the personal assets of the SEDC members and other state assclowns like Bruno who have put us in this mess and wasted away taxpayer dollars kissing AMD and the Foundry's ass. We have a multimillion dollar bypass to no where. We have crop circles that obviously designed by the retarded and have destroyed any chance Malta had to maintain its vision of a family Town. We have County SEDC morons who have given away a load of taxpayer dollars and we are just now fighting for prevailing wage and local labor. By the way this issue of paying prevailing wages should be a fight between the Taxpayers and the Foundry.Not a negotiation between the Foundry and any Union. I thought only the mob extorted a project for their "Piece of the Action"The Unions should be involved in an interested party capacity only.Its time to put a stop to the Foundry and AMD ass kissing. Either they play ball or piss of back to Dubai where they extort and imprison their workers. They deport any foreign worker who speaks out and worse to Dubai nationlas. Unions are illegal. Workers make an average of $175 per month for 12 hour days.They hire illegal aliens and take their passports at hiring so they cannot escape what is nothing more than slave labor and indentured servitude.Workers have a high death and injury rate due to being forced to work in unsafe working conditions. No I am not talking about the UBC. I am talking about Dubai it just sounds like the UBC. So I guess one has to ask the relevant question. Did Bruno and the Saratoga County assholes ever check these people out before they put the American Taxpayers in bed with them. Time to force them to put up AND shut up or sue the piss out of them while holding their assets in the US to recoup or losses
Is this what the Foundry wants for American Workers??
UAE: Draft Labor Law Violates International Standards
the UAE’s draft labor law violates international standards – and how it needs to be revised. The law fails to address a series of abuses against workers that Human Rights Watch has documented in two reports published within the past year. Migrant workers, who comprise 95 percent of the country’s workforce, are particularly at risk of abuse.
In blatant contravention of international standards, the proposed law contains no provisions on workers’ rights to organize and to bargain collectively and explicitly punishes striking workers
In a report released in November, “Building Towers, Cheating Workers,” Human Rights Watch documented the government’s refusal to allow construction workers to organize trade unions and to bargain collectively, and the recent passage of a resolution banning striking workers from employment for at least one year.
“The UAE must amend its draft law to respect workers’ rights to organize, bargain collectively and strike,” said Whitson. “In the past year, the authorities have put down attempted strikes with violence rather than addressing the poor working conditions that fuel labor unrest.”
domestic workers in the UAE have few remedies in cases of abuse. Domestic workers often report exploitative working conditions, including forced confinement, nonpayment of wages, denial of food, and excessive working hours with no rest days.
In addition, the draft law includes a number of provisions that discriminate against women workers. In violation of international human rights norms banning discrimination on the basis of sex, the proposed law limits women’s access to nighttime employment and “heavy” work. By sanctioning punishment for male guardians who violate the laws applicable to women, the law treats women workers as dependents rather than as competent adults with full and independent legal capacity.
“It’s an open secret that employers in the UAE often confiscate the passports of their employees,” Whitson said. “Yet the government chooses to ignore this widespread and illegal practice and refuses to punish the offending employers.”
more to be found here:http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2007/03/24/uae-draft-labor-law-violates-international-standards
Richard
"Dizzle In The Hizzle"
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You Made Some Awefully Great Point Tonight, And You Even Kept It Some What Clean, I Love The Link You Attached Regarding International Standards, A Very Intresting Senerio... We Are Looking At Crazy Turn Of Events Here...
Your Right, When You Think Of It!
This Could Get Quite Nasty With International $$$$$ Involvement.
I Never Gave That a Second Thought!
As Far As Infrastructure, Fat Cat Spending Of Bypasses And Crop Circles... You Have to Admit...
They Do Look Good !
Thanks For The Comments !
"meaning prevailing wages (union labor) are necessary"
I'm curious as to why the timesunion.com is not aware that there are plenty of contrctors who abide by the prevailing wage schedule while on jobs deemed public work, contribute other mooney to benefits and then make annualization payments to field employees if their benefit contributions are still short. I agree with Richard, unions should not be at the forefront oF these negoations. You look like thugs. If the object is to pay prevailing wages and use local workers, it seems the union should be developing a new business model and thinking of ways to get local workers jobs that pay prevailing wages, no matter if the job is done by union contractors or open shops.
Well Chris, Here's How It Went Down As Far As I Can Remember. Back In 04 thru 07 There Were Plenty Of Multi Trade Organizations (Unions)Working to Make A Union Presence On This Project. There Were Plenty Of Politicians In The Area, Also Working to Make Sure Their Presence Known. POLITICALLY(Campaigning, Campaigns and More Campaigning) This Thing Has Been Going On For Some Time Now...
I Remember Meeting After Meeting And Not Much Was Said Of Prevailing Wages ! Why, Because When Things Were Hot and Heavy, And Every One Thought This Job Was Going to Be A GO! The Promise Was Already Made to (Seeking) a PLA !
You Have to Remeber This, We Had a Lot Of The Players That Had The Power to Make This Happen, And Believe Me They Made Headway.
As Mr. Malloy Has Said...
"People At The Table Then, Are No Longer Around,"
So What Does That Say to The Trades That Worked So Hard In Trying to Make This Project Go Forward. It Was'nt Until Abu Dhabi And Their BIG $$$$$ Investors Stepped Into The Picture, We Started Hearing More About Prevailing Wages.
Go Back to The Articles Starting In Around 2004 thru 2007
Then You Will Understand The Whole Situation Of What Is Going On To This Day !
Thanks For Vlogging & Blogging !
I know I think I am fairly intelligent at most times but I am serious when I ask this question.
What is the goal of the Union pressure and outcry.Is it one:that they want to force all Employers from the Foundry to the Landscapers to pay prevailing wage,benefits and implement a safe work environment. Or is it 2: That they want the employers to sign Project Labor Agreements that lock out all other workers except Union workers???
While I am pro Union,a 20 year Union member and I want to see my Union Brothers employed I thought the mission of Unions was to see that all workers were paid prevailing wage and benefits on all jobs especially public works jobs funded with taxpayer dollars. By establishing prevailing wages it was the Unions goal to make hiring skilled Union Labor a viable choice. The purpose of prevailing wage in regards to non Union was to only deny employment on the project to the scum bags contractors who want to line their pockets while they give their employees garbage wages and no benefits. The Unions cause was to champion the wages and benefits for all workers on a project.In that respect will the Union (and I speak of the Carpenters Union)see to it that its signed contractors abide by the rules in the negotiated contract they have in place or will those Union contractors be exempt as it appears they are now because they are a Local or Council Officers buddy?. We have signed Union Contractors who 1099 their employees,pay cash and force workers to play ball and work Saturdays and Sundays for straight time.The Union does nothing to these employers on other UNION jobs. Will they be allowed to do it on the Foundry job just because they are Union or will they be barred form this project.
Will you accept this job if a signed agreement between the Foundry and the State of New York is reached whereas every employee for every employer is to be paid prevailing wage, all benefits,overtime as dictated by the existing Union Contract, a safe work environment and all avenues to hire Local workers have been exhausted before any out of state workers can be put on the job??Will that satisfy you?? What is it you demand in a PLA. An agreement that forces workers to be in a Union or an agreement that forces employers to be signed with a Union and hire only Union members on a job site. Do you advocate forcing employers to give the Unions their cut of the pie??
The Carpenters have proven they dont give a rats ass about their members. The Council and Local Officers line their pockets while members cannot even work enough hours to afford health care. The NYCDCC is extorting its members by withholding their vacation money because they refuse to sign a blue authorization card that allows the Carpenters to steal more money from their pay check. They talk about a project labor agreement on this job yet the Local 370 Officers do nothing to enforce the contract they have now with Union Contractors on existing jobs. The Union environment has been reduced to such a degree that the only people the Union can have any power over is its members which it extorts on a regular basis while the contractors basically do as they please. Especially the one that have close contacts with certain Union Officers.Yet the Union wants to impose an agreement that forces somebody to let these corrupt low lifes onto a particular job site.
When this Union PLA is written will it include language that states, as a worker on this site any negotiated raise you have will be taken by the Empire Council of douche bags with no say from the worker, you will not be able to work enough hours to get benefits without giving them cash out of your pocket,you will get no support from the Union for any job site violations, the shop steward on the job will not be trained but will be a Union Officers buddy,your benefits will be controlled by Council douche bags who lost part of your benefits in the Madoff scandal and then will hold 15% of YOUR money to pay for their mistakes,the non Union Contractor will possibly be replaced by Union Contractors who are bigger scum than the non Union, by contributing to the Union Cash Cow you are giving massive raises as well as paid holidays and trips to Vegas to Union Officers while you the worker cant pay your bills. You will be financing trips to the track,meetings at Ballys in Atlantic City and Vegsas, paid golf days and double and triple pensions to Union Fat Cats that have lost entire Pension Funds that were members futures.Is this what you want a PLA to force onto this project.
Not all Unions are this corrupt or are they controlled by such greedy arrogant assholes but the Carpenters Union is. We have Union Carpenters picketing their own Union Halls due to corruption. The UBC extorts its members on a regular basis. The Local 370 membership have lost over 400 members in the last 3 years. Why. The new 370 Organizing motto is "Join the Union.We will screw you to" Your not really advocating forcing these thieves onto any project. What we should be figuring out is how to get the 370 member onto the job and employed while keeping the scum at the Empire Councils fingers out of the pie. How about if the members are allowed to sit in on the negotiations and we only agree to a PLA that guarantees Union workers if the all the wages and benefits are put directly into the workers pay check and by passes the Empire Council scum bags to check the rape of the UBC workers and see to it the not a penny of the taxpayers dollars is paid into this corruption.
"There Were Plenty Of Multi Trade Organizations (Unions)Working to Make A Union Presence On This Project."
Shouldn't you have stated that there where plenty of Multi Trade Organizations working to see that all workers were paid prevailing wage,benefits and a safe work environment or are you confirming the Unions are truly trying to extort a piece of the pie by forcing a Union only project. Are you confirming that Joe Bruno and the Wright investors scenario as well as Bruno being the Guest Speaker at Kevin Hicks retirement party is the way to get Union workers on a project. Did Kevin Hicks who decided which companies like Wright got Carpenters Union Business in Region 3 make deals so this could be used to leverage politicians into seeing that PLAs were promised. Is this how Unions should do business. Do Union Contractors donate scissors lifts for Union Officers pet projects to get that Union Officer to turn his back while they pay their UNION employees cash or 1099s.Is that how the Unions should do business.Are you willing to give up all your morality if it gets you on a project. How much better would we all feel if they washed the trash out of the Carpenters Union so we would not feel like such hypocrites when we Champion workers wages and rights.
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