http://www.buffalonews.com/city/police- … 563253.ece
Between this bullshit and the Boeing fiasco where the government forced Boeing to construct 787s in Washington instead of South Carolina, I cannot see why we still have these legalized crime syndicates.
They're charged with pouring sand into the engines of construction vehicles and stabbing a company executive in the neck.
They're also accused of tossing hot coffee at non-union workers and threatening to sexually assault the wife of a company representative.
But in the eyes of organized labor -- and maybe the U.S. Supreme Court, as well -- the alleged violence, threats and intimidation by leaders of Local 17, Operating Engineers, in Buffalo may be permissible under federal law.
And that's why the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor organization, sought to intervene in the federal court case against the local.
"We're not condoning the allegations or arguing that union officials are completely immune from prosecution," said Jonathan D. Newman, a lawyer for the AFL-CIO. "Instead, we simply want to make sure that the [federal law] is not interpreted in a way that could have a chilling effect on legitimate union activity."
Between this bullshit and the Boeing fiasco where the government forced Boeing to construct 787s in Washington instead of South Carolina, I cannot see why we still have these legalized crime syndicates.
