Gubernatorial Nominee Sells Out Hardhats
To guarantee the huge union political machine’s backing for her gubernatorial campaign, Abigail Spanberger is pushing for union-only PLAs for taxpayer-funded construction.
Are They Serious?
Big labor threw the kitchen sink in the fight to prevent Republicans from gaining a majority in Congress but there are still two dozen Republican members who seem prepared to carry the water for the union bosses.
When freshman Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) offered an amendment to end anti-competitive Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal funded projects, 26 Republicans voted against his amendment. The list of opponents include the usual suspects like Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Rep. Don Young (R-AK) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) — long-time supporters of the big labor. But shockingly, others like Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) and Rep. Thad McCotter (R-MI) voted with the union bosses.
If Republicans are serious about ending deficits, shutting the spigot of taxpayer dollars to big labor would be a good place to start. Unfortunately, two dozen Republicans don’t seem to have the fortitude to get the job done
