NJ Senate Votes To Exclude Non-Union Workers

A bill that was authored by an Ironworkers’ union organizer to expand union-only Project Labor Agreements–to include Hurricane Sandy cleanup and reconstruction–passed the New Jersey Senate on Monday along party lines 23-13.

The Ironworkers’ union organizer who drafted the pro-union bill, Steven Sweeney, also happens to be the president of the New Jersey Senate and recently accused New Jersey Governor Chris Christie of “praying” for Hurricane Sandy to hit New Jersey.

Read more: http://www.redstate.com/2013/01/14/profiting-on-disaster-new-jersey-senate-votes-to-exclude-non-union-construction-workers-for-hurricane-sandy-cleanup/

Enough to overturn a Christie veto?

From the same source:

"Governor Christie, facing re-election next year has not said whether he will sign or veto the legislation if it reaches his desk."

Does Christie have enough integrity to stand up to the Unions, Organized Crime, and the NJ state Legislature (are those three organizations one in the same?)? Time will tell but I have a suspicion that Christie will find a politically correct way to sign the bill "in the best interests of the people of New Jersey."

otisptoadwater wrote: From the same source:

"Governor Christie, facing re-election next year has not said whether he will sign or veto the legislation if it reaches his desk."

Does Christie have enough integrity to stand up to the Unions, Organized Crime, and the NJ state Legislature (are those three organizations one in the same?)? Time will tell but I have a suspicion that Christie will find a politically correct way to sign the bill "in the best interests of the people of New Jersey."

Having spent 10 years in New Jersey, playing in a bar band I put together and dealing with the various night clubs that we gigged in, I can tell you from some of the conversations I heard from the nice organized crime folks that owned many of these clubs, you're correct. New Jersey politics is ripe with connections to organized crime... has been for many, many years.

That's why I wouldn't trust Christie anymore than any other politician in New Jersey. I don't care if he joined the Tea Party. You can't be involved in politics in New Jersey without being dirty.

I can't imagine he'll cave to the unions on this but if he does, he's done. The guy became popular because he "had" a spine... lets see is he still does.