What is happening to the construction industry and our country? |
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A Crandall in Brooksville, Florida 10 months ago |
From the late 1890's thru 1960's this country did just that. We UNIONIZED this great land and doing so created a middle class. A land where the people had value and their labors were rewarded in the building of our society. In the early 1970's the world started to change and the wealthy realized it. A global market developed and goods of quality started to be produced in other nations. The wealthy in this nation knew they wanted to keep thier share of the pie. It started with the OIL Companies and refineries. Oil field workers had not been brought into the fold of UNIONIZATION properly. They for the most part, a work force forgotten by the middle class. But , their skills were diverse and just what the construction industry leaders and wealthy manufacturers needed to compete on the GLOBAL market financialy. So the assault on UNIONS began. Systematicaly DEUNIONIZING our land to meet the wealthy's pocket book has been done in several ways. Deregulation of standards and practices thru the Legistative branch of our Government. Lobbiest and bribery and campain contributions alike have contibuted to this result.Also the OFFSHORING of our manufaturing base by the same wealthy owners and investment firms. It was easy to mask their full intention thru the coruption expossed and demonization of UNIONS with it's connection to organized crime. The MOB has it's hands in the destruction of the UNIONS also thru backdoor deals cutting workers pay just to get their cut of the pie. The ression of the early 1970's was the key to this intial step to DEUNIONIZE. UNIONS took dramatic cuts in wages and workforce numbers. The foot hold by the wealthy owners was set. Next step was to tell the people of the world America cannot compete on our own land so Corporations are coming to YOU. Oil industry took care of the Construction UNIONS, OFFSHORING took care of the Manufacturing UNIONS, Insurance Co(wealthy investors) has crippled the Medical UNIONS, and the final DEUNIONIZING faction, the |
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