Suspension of Davis-Bacon only the beginning of new attack on labor

[Rose Siding]

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Bush waived Davis-Bacon for storm-affected areas in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana as well as the two southernmost counties of Florida, one day after receiving a letter from Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and 34 other House Republicans urging him to do so. While hundreds of thousands of Gulf homes were destroyed, local reports estimated that Katrina leveled about 350 houses in South Florida.

Norquist, for his part, was far from cowed by the possibility of political counterattack by the AFL-CIO or Change to Win.

“Oh, gee, maybe they’ll try to oppose the president the next time he runs for office,” Norquist cracked. He added that the temporary Davis-Bacon suspension “certainly strengthens the case” for an eventual full repeal. “It will make it obvious to people what the dead-weight costs of Davis-Bacon will be.”

On the heels of Davis-Bacon will come a likely easing of the Service Contract Act, mandating a prevailing wage for service workers on federal contracts......

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/091505/labor.html

[FloridaPat]

1. The beginning of the attack on labor was the Dept of Homeland

Security.

[mmonk]

2. Yes

that and the court takeover which will rule against labor.

[atommom]

3. It's a very serious story, and certainly isn't getting the attention it

deserves.