I mean, this is why we need the PRO Act/union neutrality provisions on federally funded projects. Those wages will go up once you get mass unionization in those sectors.
Offshore wind is also going to be better compensated, so put a lot of money into that too.
But yeah. Some people are going to get paid less. The UMWA is never going to be happy with shutting down all the coal mines either. But we gotta make the "get inside the tent now or never" offer sweet enough.
Also, some of these unions may change their tune when they get an influx of new dues-paying members from the renewables sector.
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Someone please hit him for this bullshit when they're debating: "Andrew wants to give your tax dollars to rich people who live in Westchester instead of funding our schools."
This is a good idea in theory, which in substance consists of Yang yelling at private banks to accept NYCID as a form of ID.
Honestly, if the only thing you could do with it was enact really heavy fines for management (and only management) ULPs, that in and of itself would probably do a lot.
"back wages to employees, and twenty-times back wages as a punitive fine paid to the NLRB" would shut down smaller-scale union-busting right quick.
This is the fundamental issue, all their rhetoric about "protecting freelancers" aside. Folks want to protect their bread, and all power to them, but don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.
Anyway, this isn't to say that American politics isn't a hellscape, but so is European politics outside of like, Portugal and Ireland.
Also, gotta love Italian politics, where three of the top five parties are quite directly fascist and one is a fash-curious primal scream of populist rage.
Stewart-Cousins is extremely well-liked across her caucus, moderates, liberals and socialists. If she's coming out for this, I think this is happening. politico.com/states/new-yor…
Like, arguably a boycott call would be covered by DeBartolo's persuasive handbilling exception, but that was for explicitly consumer boycotts. If businesses get involved, I think there's at least arguably a secondary strike issue.
Anyway, that might explain why the union is making it really clear that they aren't involved.