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Working Harder
for Less
In the past year, Union Members of every of every breed
and political persuasion joined together flooding Congress with forests
of Faxes and phone calls attempting to stop the new overtime rules.
George Bush performed an “End Run” past three congressional
efforts to stop this massive pay cut, ignoring the millions of voices
that opposed it and forced this ruling on America's working families.
The net effect shocked Labor groups and working Americans across the
Nation leaving Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards in a CNN interview
to state: “Why would anyone want to take overtime pay away from
as many as six million Americans at a time when they need that money
the most?" LU 1853 President Rick Martinez, shares Brother Casteel’s above stated concern “We think that we are protected because we have a Union Contract that guards our negotiated rights on overtime. We are competing against un-organized companies like Nissan where the workers don’t have a contract to protect them and the net result will hand those companies a cost advantage on labor. They will use that cost advantage to become more competitive and gain more market share. Do not think that we are protected. It won’t be long before overtime is on the negotiating table and our members will be working harder for fewer dollars.” "The fight is not over yet," said Republican
Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania,** an opponent of the changes who
is facing a tough re-election bid in November. “There is a slight chance that these Executive Ordered Administrative Changes can be rescinded when Congress reconvenes on September 7th,” proclaimed Tennessee State CAP Chairman Guy Z. Derryberry. “But don’t hold your breath; these changes were made arbitrarily by Bush without the consent of Congress. In one executive order, Bush has taken the American Labor Movement back fifty years. The only way to guarantee that this ruling is rescinded is to change the administration in Washington, much like when Bush wiped out the Ergonomic Standards passed by the Clinton Administration in his first few days in office... I hope that our Members will remember that when they go to the polls in November.” Derryberry concluded. **Associated Press, Mon, Aug 23, 2004 |
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