Regardless, if you disagree with Gov. Newsom’s 10% low-cost housing exemption for construction, it shouldn’t be used to attack the building trades unions.
In the past, the statewide housing shortage has sometimes been unfairly laid at the feet of construction union’s wages/benefits and is now being used as a political wedge in this pandemic. As Mr. Quadri has no doubt opined in his April 11 letter “Construction exemption” from his home as he sheltered in place, he may have forgotten about the acute shortage of housing for the masses. He also may be unaware, that union labor has continuing efforts to capture construction housing market share, but lags woefully behind lower paid/no benefit non-union counterparts.
Does Mr. Quadri know if these construction workers he witnessed were part of a union or did he see an opportunity to politicize this tragic pandemic?
Chris, Serra does not hire non union workers for phases one through 3 and four of construction on their campus going forward. Their teachers can join a Union if they wish. Father Zoph would have figured you knew this already
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Chris, Serra does not hire non union workers for phases one through 3 and four of construction on their campus going forward. Their teachers can join a Union if they wish. Father Zoph would have figured you knew this already
http://catholiclabor.org/catholic-employer-project/catholic-k-12-education/
The entomology of the word 'scab' is historically referred to as a a pejorative term for a person who works despite strike action or against the will of other employees.
Go Padres. PP PAD PAD RES RES ......... Padres!
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who cares if they are union or non-union? What does that have to do with anything?
It has to do with a lot. Non Union are Scabs.
Scabs? you are calling hard working people scabs? you sure you went to Serra, doesn't sound like it, Padres don't call people scabs.
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