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The Liberals GOP Twin wrote: Bottom line... non-union workers who came to the state to help people get their electricity and utilities back on were denied working in that state by union workers... if you want to call that a conspiracy... fine... I call it facts.
Representatives with Huntsville Utilities and Joe Wheeler Cooperative , two area utilities mentioned in media reports claiming their crews were not allowed to help with storm aid in New Jersey because they were non-union, said this morning the story is untrue.
DU General Manager Ray Harbin spoke about the matter at a news conference Friday afternoon. Some reports had circulated, claiming our local utility crews were turned away. The IBEW, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers denies that. Harbin also confirmed his crews were not turned away.
Harbin said his office received a 31-page document which implied a requirement of his employees to agree to union affiliation while working in New York and New Jersey. Earlier, it was thought that document came from IBEW. IBEW denied that, and Friday afternoon, Harbin clarified the paperwork came from Electric Cities of Alabama.
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