by ianmackenzie » November 14, 2010, 9:51 pm
Regarding the recent union issue at the former Republic docks, I’m a little confused.
Exactly what out-of-state non-union labor was being protested? The tug crews, the dock workers, crane operator, the out of state (and allegedly non-union) workers who made the parts, all of these reasons or just some of these? And if these parts are ultimately headed to Michigan, how is this then a New York State project, as Halligan implied?
Couldn’t this local union issue have been avoided entirely if these Canadian made parts were just trucked to Pt. Colbourne and loaded onto a barge or ship there?
Is it safe to assume these protests will continue each time windmill parts are delivered upriver?
Regarding the recent union issue at the former Republic docks, I’m a little confused.
Exactly what out-of-state non-union labor was being protested? The tug crews, the dock workers, crane operator, the out of state (and allegedly non-union) workers who made the parts, all of these reasons or just some of these? And if these parts are ultimately headed to Michigan, how is this then a New York State project, as Halligan implied?
Couldn’t this local union issue have been avoided entirely if these Canadian made parts were just trucked to Pt. Colbourne and loaded onto a barge or ship there?
Is it safe to assume these protests will continue each time windmill parts are delivered upriver?