Documents obtained through local government agencies proving Terry Nelsons claims that the IBEW is attempting to "legislate jurisdiction" are false.
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This new category contains copies of a massive advertising campaign meant to inform the public about the UBC's actions to undercut IBEW area wage standards in St Louis!
Letter from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship standards detailing the multiple problems with Nelson's 57 apprenticeship.
Documents detailing recent action by the Treasury Department due to CDC pension liabilities.
“This is a very, very important development,†said Herman Benson, long time executive director of the New York-based Association for Union Democracy. “Ever since the UBC left the AFL-CIO and joined the Change to Win coalition it was implicit that they had a long-term strategy of becoming a general construction union that would take on all the trades,†he said. “This is the first indication I’ve seen that they will take on the IBEW, which is probably one of the strongest of construction unions. One of the most sacred things for the IBEW is the hiring hall. In effect, the Carpenters are offering employers a sweetheart deal to break into the electrical field and offering non-union contractors a union contract to use as a barrier against the IBEW.† Carpenters Offer a Deal to Electrical Contractors St Louis Construction News and Real Estate Nov-Dec ‘07 |