June 8, 2004
THE FEEL GOOD STORY OF THE SUMMER
Union protests lead to convention project delays (Jennifer Peter, AP, 6/8/04)
Union pickets prevented construction from getting started Tuesday at the site of next month's Democratic National Convention, as hundreds of union members surrounded the FleetCenter and North Station in a show of solidarity with the city's police union.As satisfying as this is, public employees should not be allowed to organize. Posted by David Cohen at June 8, 2004 1:36 PMFaced with crossing the picket line, many subcontractors who were scheduled to report to work for day one of the FleetCenter's $14 million pre-convention overhaul turned back instead, including a fleet of moving trucks driven by Teamsters.
A convention organizer told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that with seven weeks left before the convention's July 26 start, no work was taking place inside the FleetCenter.
So, which side of the picket lines will Sen. Kerry find himself? Oh, yeah: both.
Posted by: John Resnick at June 8, 2004 1:51 PMI'll bet the DNC wishes Calvin Coolidge had been a Democrat.
Posted by: jim hamlen at June 8, 2004 1:52 PMI feel like bursting into song: "Look for/the union label . . . "
Posted by: Mike Morley at June 8, 2004 2:06 PMIt would be fun if the Dem's have to call
out the Pinkerton's to break those lines!
Maybe the most underreported aspect of the Reagan presidency is how the firing of the PATCO guys worked in tandem with Volcker's rate hikes to permanently strangle inflation.
Posted by: oj at June 8, 2004 2:32 PMSince you're worried about deflation, maybe we should encourage unions to strike for higher wages.
Posted by: Michael Herdegen at June 8, 2004 3:50 PMEvidently the irony-workers weren't on strike.
Posted by: at June 8, 2004 7:25 PMThink Kerry will be photographed wearing a hardhat?
Posted by: ratbert at June 8, 2004 9:10 PM