Summary
Through their contributions and hiding behind the reputation of other unions they continue their vile ways with the strange support of elected officials, especially too many Black elected officials. Bring up an issue against construction unions and sooner than you can say "you punk" Black officials will get nervous, hide or even try to defend the discriminatory practices of construction unions.
If we are going to become a better nation then we must end the discrimination that goes on within the trades of construction unions. The Democratic Party has a lot to lose if tiiey continue this irony. Today, we do business and transfer information at the speed of thought. No more will smoke and mirrors and opinion molding be as effective as they were in the good old days. My mentor, Arthur A. Fletcher, termed it a "Silent Sell Out". I prefer to now to call it a "Screaming Sell Out".Our people have suffered too much and we can no longer allow discrimination for money's sake. It reminds me of when these same construction unions would not allow the NAACP to endorse Affirmative Action at its annual conventions until 1990 (22 years after Dr. Fletcher implemented it). Yes, in some matters we have yet to become "unbossed and unbought" The time for change is now. The change won't be easy. These construction union guys are real roughTimes are bad for them and they have doubled down with the Democratic Party in hopes of changing things around. [...] the Obama Administration is coming out with a large "menu" of wish list items representing union positions.See the full content of this document
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The Dems' Conundrum
To say that the Democratic Party is a strong partner with the labor unions would be quite an understatement It is more like the labor unions "own" the Democratic Party.
That is more so today than it has ever been. Labor unions have put o...See the full content of this document
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