prevailing wage

[oldhardhead]

HOW is this possible? Sweeney, Ironworkers union president, introduces a bill into the Senate Labor Committee. How can he be on the Senate Labor Committee without a conflict of interest?

OK. Steve introduces a bill to the labor committee.

This bill passed the Committee.

Committee Voting:
SLA 2/9/2009 - r/favorably - Yes {4} No {0} Not Voting {0} Abstains {0} - Roll Call Madden, Fred H., Jr. (C) - Yes Cunningham, Sandra B. (V) - Yes Kean, Sean T. - Yes Sarlo, Paul A. - Yes


What is the bill? It's another so-called "prevailing wage" law to pay any BPU contractors much more money than would otherwise be required.


It's Senate bill S2340 and also called Assembly Bill A3372.

From what I recall, NJ roads cost more per mile than any other state in the union. Thank the Prevailiing Wage executive order.

I'll betcha they expect some stimulus money to go toward union "construction" projects associated with the BPU ("energy", "green jobs", etc.) Here is the payoff to the unions.

AS IF we have all this extra money lying around to pay taxes for them to spend.

No competition to hold costs down.

Help me understand how on earth this is not corruption!

Socialism. Taxpayer funded. No competition, no "lowest bidder" - it's rigged because the wages are dictated.

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Here is what the "labor committee" has been up to (2/9/09):

Senate wrapup, 2/9/09 | Capitol Quickies

Senate Labor Committee, committee room 10

• — S1982: Establishes an Ombudsman for Injured Workers in, but not of, DOLWD. HELD.
• — S2340: Concerns prevailing wage in construction projects connected with Board of Public Utilities financial assistance. PASSED.
• — S2450: Creates “New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force.” AMENDED & PASSED. Kean/Allen release.
• — S2497: Expands the definition of “custom fabrication” subject to prevailing wage requirements. HELD.
• — S2498: Concerns stop-work orders and certain violations of workers’ compensation requirements. AMENDED & PASSED.

In case you want to look them up:

New Jersey Legislature - Bills

Find you legislators:

New Jersey Legislature - Districts by Number

Fred Madden "represents" my district. Sweeney is also GlouCo Freeholder Director.

The bill is attached.

OH! HEY!

— S2497: Expands the definition of “custom fabrication” subject to prevailing wage requirements.
That's a doosey too!

40 (12) "Custom fabrication" means the fabrication of structures,
41 systems, components, materials or assemblies produced for use in a
42 particular construction project, including, but not limited to, any
43 millwork fabrication, and any fabrication of plumbing, heating,
44 cooling, ventilation or exhaust duct systems, and mechanical

45 insulation.


Alright, now who's business do they have in mind? "fabrication of structures" and so forth...

Looks like it applies to more union members if passed.

[Pineygirl]

Maybe I should change my signature to "You...asked for him, you got him, Steve Sweeney."

[Sassygrl]

Every building is a custom fabrication by that definition.

[SAdams]

This is for the Unions, plain and simple. No surprise here.

Remember, new school buildings,

Remember, building with solar panels, making things "green".

Remember, all the low income housing, COAH.

Come on guys, shouldn't be surprised by this.

And the funny part about it, none of these "duppas" are even held accountable for what they have proposed.

Steve Sweeney, the Big Union Boss, NEVER said a word about those e-mails and how negotiations of union contracts took place behind closed doors without audience. I guess this is the pay off.

This is just going to save all the union contracts and protect all the union workers so everyone can have a Happy Girl Scout Troup.

This is just another way of the Government bowing to the low numbers of registered union workers. These numbers are falling off constantly. People are just finally realizing that what they pay in monthly screws, I mean dues, just isn't worth it. Even the union members are now realizing how severe the financial situation really is. And just wait until they get the illegals in the union. That's what this is all about. Then what will they do?

Complete corruption. I always get a kick when I see one of those Girl Scout Troup signs near a construction sight that says "Union Works". Yea, the work isn't alway right, it's not always precise, it's placement is questionable, it's qualifications are even more questionable, and it always cost the taxpayers 10 times the bid, if there is a bid. HAHAHA!

Just think of all the money allocated to the State Construction Corp

$9 Billion - and what did we get... One and 1/2 school buildings. And one had to be torn down due to being built on contaminated land brought from a player at an outragous amount of money.

So how much roads, building, etc. will we get with this Stimulus agenda?

Any guesses? I say maybe 8 miles of road, a couple buildings, and development. Maybe they will get Collingswood Circle correct this time. It's only been 4 years of bandaids and they still don't have it right.

No surprise here. New Jersey and the Union Girl Scout Troups - Perfect together, driving innocent people out of state and killing Small Business and Private Industry.

Oh Gee, what fun, as we travel down the road to Socialism. Is this what you people want? Looks like it to me.

[SAdams]

See, Sweeney keeps his campaign promises.

But what about the seniors Best4GT? Oh that's right, they don't matter in Sweeney's world. Just like the children.

Keep Union working right?