Re: [DMCForum] unions and abestos

[Bob Brandys <BobB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andy,

I totally agree with you that greed is the reason jobs are leaving the 
US.  When you compare labor rates, Germany, Japan and 3 other countries 
have HIGHER labor rates than the US. (SEE WSJ article from last week.)  
THerefore, there is no evidence that US unions are making US labor rates 
too expensive.  It is just simple greed. When Maytag closed their 
manufacturing facility in Illinois last year and moved to Mexico, they 
said is was labor costs.  THEY PRICE OF MAYTAG Washer and Driers has not 
dropped THEY ACTUALLY INCREASED,  I just saw them last week at SEARS. 
 $1300 each compared to $300 for the house brand.  What a rip.!

I also agree with you that boiler makers have died from asbestos related 
disease.  AS I SAID, insulation workers (aka boiler makers)  had very 
high long term exposures and did develop asbestos related disease.  

My discussion  deals with school children and the dis information that 
asbestos exposure  in grades K-12 ever  caused any asbestos disease  in 
childern attending schools.  There is simple no evidence any where in 
the world to support the schools asbestos regulations. AHERA and ASHERA

Please don't think I am not concerned about boiler makers, insulation 
workers ( We train Local 17 on asbestos and I have known 3 pipe fitters 
who have died from asbestos.)

Just like the rest of the world, there are Occupational Safety and 
Health regulations that  protect these workers if t h ey are followed  

IT IS THE AHERA and ASHERA regulations that are not based in science 
that I have a problem with because they waste billions of dollars..


More on this tomorrow.

BOB

Yahoo! Groups Sponsor

ADVERTISEMENT

---

Yahoo! Groups Links

• To visit your group on the web, go to:
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/
   
• To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
  DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   
• Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.