New Jersey is turning away Non-Union crews that want to give help for free to help the victims of Sandy...what say you?

by Space Invader Posted 2012/11/02 15:55:23

Related Topics: Bloomberg, Obama, God, Free, Unions, Food, Devastation, Eating, Begging, Union, New Jersey, Relief

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	Disgusting..it is a terrible thing	23 votes	26%
	screw the Unions; let them in!!!!	35 votes	40%
	And you want 4 more years of this non-caring administration?	15 votes	17%
	Undecided	4 votes	5%
	None of the above	11 votes	13%

now NJ is turning away NON UNION crews that drove all the way from Alabama and other states to help with the relief efforts

and clean up and all the states have crews coming there way..so NJ and NY and you other states that let the unions run your lives; You deserve your misery; you want to see a slow recovery and your lives in chaos for months and years; then you got it....we had a major storm here last summer;tornadoes came through and killed so many and the devastation was in the billions..other states sent people to help and we welcomed them with open arms and we are now fully recovered...so see the difference between unions and free people? It is a disgrace..I see people with no power and food and heat..others want to help; but since you only accept the help you WANT the way you WANT it? then the word is out; and that screeching you hear is the tires turning on all the vehicles that COULD have helped you all; and going back home..let Obama fix your mess; oh did you all see; he left..he's out flying on AF 1; with a full belly; and he has power; and you all have Bloomberg;Christie and the Unions....you can't see the difference now; you all never will..

you have people begging for help' for God's sake they're eating out of dumpsters!!

there is rampant looting; burglaries and violence are up; let people come in there and HELP!!!

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Simi Dave 2012/11/02 16:32:58

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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Proof of how screwed up unions are.
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glen 2012/11/06 12:41:31

Disgusting..it is a terrible thing

Let them rot on the Jersey Shore if that's the way they want to play it ouy !

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rknothead 2012/11/03 10:13:07

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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Sure sounds like a lot of the red tape Obama said he'd cut through. Oh I forgot he exempted his Union Cronies from that along with ObamaCare.

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redhorse29 2012/11/03 06:05:07

And you want 4 more years of this non-caring administration?

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Where is Obama and his administration? If the union wants to hurt the people, business and government then someone needs to stand in and put an end to it. The question facing us is will OBAMA stand up to the union?

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mac9 2012/11/03 05:09:18

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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Lawnmowerman~PWCM~JLA 2012/11/03 03:54:32 (edited)

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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A bunch of greedy thugs who have existed way past their usefulness. Our guys just went to help and come home. We can't survive in that cesspool for long, even under normal conditions, that's why we live down here.

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Flamingo Flame Gem *AFCL* 2012/11/03 03:32:37

Undecided

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All of the above.....Screw the unions and those a** jerks that run them. When we had the Northridge earthquake which was devastating, the public safety, people, and the Nat'l guards stepped in to help.
Water companies like Arrowhead, Sparkletts delivered water, food banks brought food, churches brought blankets and other necessary items.
Californian people know that gov't doesn't respond to aid right away. Funny that even though i live in a State dominated by liberals, somehow we all manage to come together. Those states hit by storm disasters need to take a lesson on how we here in California band together.
Yes we've also have had our share of storm disasters, fire disasters as well, but we still band together in time of need.

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Ozzyboy 2012/11/03 02:54:53

Disgusting..it is a terrible thing

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Unions are nothing but bullies these days. If I was without electricity and these guys were told not to help get it back, there would be hell to pay. There is too much devastation to the people of NJ to be arguing over nonunion issues. The people of NJ need to demand accountability from whomever is making these rotten decisions.

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Maltilda 2012/11/03 02:31:13

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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Yeah. All of a sudden, Unions don't matter. Clean water, plumbing, electricity, shelter, food, gas and so on seems way more important then their Union crap.

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Space I... to Maltilda 2012/11/03 02:34:33

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and its worse; Texas;Ga. and Fla. power crews were turned away because they wouldn't join the IBEW.....

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Maltilda to Space I... 2012/11/03 02:38:03

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Yep. Alabama Power - snubbed by snotty selfish unions in New Jersey.

http://www.nj.com/news/index....

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marcuss LIBERALS ARE IDIOTS 2012/11/03 00:41:48

And you want 4 more years of this non-caring administration?

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They offered to help but the greedy unions want to make every penny they can no matter how long it takes. When the weather turns colder next week and millions still don't have power many will suffer because of union greed.

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gimini210 2012/11/03 00:18:00

And you want 4 more years of this non-caring administration?

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Our county got fined for using the wrong union to put electric poles up after a tornado. The first responders Obama sent were inspectors and they said the men from the phone company could not help put the poles up and the electric union workers from other states would do the job for us. Well they weren't here and we didn't care and we did it ourselves and paid the fines.

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beachbum 2012/11/02 23:48:22

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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Let the union families sit in the cold and dark, but those who need the help don't deserve this entitlement mentality of the union leaders who decided that the union is more important than providing relief for those who need it.

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Space I... to beachbum 2012/11/03 02:42:47

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do you really think they are suffering???

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beachbum to Space I... 2012/11/03 02:52:04

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They are if they have no power (electrical, that is).

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Azrael-In GOD we trust 2012/11/02 23:42:18

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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I heard this crap today on Hannity while in town and could not believe that people who needed the help were actually that ignorant.
I also belong to a union. When the tornado/storm tore up this part of WV in June, we did not mind if others from other states came in to help get our power up and running.
There were wonderful people who came here from Texas and I'm not sure what all states, but they came and helped our people. There were strangers all over our roads and backroads fixing power lines, even up to dark every nite. Many were pulling 16+ hour days I heard.
Our community appreciated everyone who came and helped get our lives back to normal.
I would like to thank all of them.

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Space I... to Azrael-... 2012/11/05 18:36:29

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we are Americans first..we help nations acquire freedom; yet our Unions refuse to let Americans help each other....

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Azrael-... to Space I... 2012/11/05 23:55:42

That's exactly right and many forget "we are Americans first" and think the political end is where they need to stand above all else. They're very wrong.

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woodstock 2012/11/02 23:15:52 (edited)
Mark P. 2012/11/02 22:56:34

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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Party above the people. Too bad they aren't a right to work state. That would not have happened.

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santa6642 2012/11/02 22:46:32

And you want 4 more years of this non-caring administration?

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Nobama or unions.

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jerry 2012/11/02 22:12:26

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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proof positive that the unions are cancer

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Carl 2012/11/02 21:39:37

Disgusting..it is a terrible thing

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I hope the NJ Justice Department files criminal charges against the IBEW.

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marcuss... to Carl 2012/11/03 00:46:22

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IBEW, I Barely Ever Work.

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Picasso's Cat 2012/11/02 21:24:09 (edited)

None of the above

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Same thing happened after Katrina and 9/11 as firefighters and police demanded their union get first dibs on all jobs that needed their help, and NOT hire private non union workers or volunteers that would work for "Free".

The events were tragic and so were the loss of lives, but now were talking about "MONEY" so all compassion is aside!!!!!

More that logic, and more than compassion for fellow humans...................greed is what we humans feel most in times of making more money that has to be spent to repair societies.

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gumybare69 2012/11/02 21:23:16

None of the above

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You should work for Fox News.. If you read the article and see the video the problem was a logistical matter and they thought it would take too long to resolve so they had the crew turn back.

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Space I... to gumybare69 2012/11/03 02:45:09

never saw this on Fox News; saw this in Decatur ; and now FLA;GA. and Texas are turned away; spin it anyway you'd like..its the truth

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gumybare69 to Space I... 2012/11/05 18:07:43

The truth of this article is in the video, it's plain and simple. Even the guy that's getting grilled says it has nothing to do with union or non-unions, it was simply a misunderstanding, You can spin that anyway you want.

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Space I... to gumybare69 2012/11/05 18:37:32

brother we got it on tape where they blocked them; and them cursing and threatening them..do your work; I make sure I do the best

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gumybare69 to Space I... 2012/11/05 18:58:01

It didn't mention that in the video above. in fact that crew never even got to where they were going because they were turned around when they couldn't figure out what to do about the paperwork. They never even talked to anyone from NJ or NY.

This was purely a logistical blunder.

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Space I... to gumybare69 2012/11/05 19:01:09

no; it is not in the video; it was released later on a recording made by a Georgia Crew trying to get to help..threatening them; cursing them; calling them scabs and much worse...
Better be careful what you say and do; those little phones are everywhere!!

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gumybare69 to Space I... 2012/11/05 19:07:33

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Haha.. well I hope they report that then because the Governor is accepting any help. If there are rogue crews out there doing this then they need to lose their jobs and all of NY and NJ should know about it.

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Dave 2012/11/02 21:01:15

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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As a retired NJ teacher, I can tell you that Chris Christie is extremely anti-union, so do not blame him for this. His plate is pretty full right now, but I know he would not tolerate this.

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woodstock to Dave 2012/11/03 00:09:07

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Please your man Christie is a sell out. He has no value left. What is he getting for his thirty pieces of silver. A dinner at Ruth Crist. Obama still has Christie lip prints on his ass. Replublican "Christie " go F yourself.

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Dave to woodstock 2012/11/04 16:49:07

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Are you kidding ? Do you honestly think you can feed Christie for only 30 pieces of silver ?? I don't blame Christie for accepting federal help, but he could have done it without kissing Obama's ass.

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SneakyPete 2012/11/02 21:00:17

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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Any and ALL help offered should be allowed in and support given.

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heirsoftheking 2012/11/02 20:40:14

And you want 4 more years of this non-caring administration?

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The unions are Obama's buddies. If Obama really cared about the people of NJ, he'd let as much help come to NJ as possible, to get the clean-up job done quicker. But if it's union only, that won't happen, and hopefully it'll cost Obama his job, too.

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Mike Smith 2012/11/02 19:56:23

Disgusting..it is a terrible thing

It is beyond time to end the duopoly of the two party system. That's what I say.
(Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 2012)

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Dave to Mike Smith 2012/11/02 21:02:10

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A vote for Johnson is a vote for Obama. If that's what you want four more years of, then so be it.

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lcky9 2012/11/02 19:44:10

screw the Unions; let them in!!!!

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this is something the PEOPLE of NJ better decide NOW.. or next time they WILL be on their own,,

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