Libertarian blogger Tim Nerenz had a couple of interesting posts on unions. The first deals with how unions are putting their own selfish needs above those of the country (again…) in the Gulf. Foreign oil-cleanup vessels have cleaned up massive spills like the one in the Gulf without any oil reaching shore using technology and equipment that is sitting around idle as we speak. The excuse being used is the Jones Act, protectionist legislation designed to prevent foreign competition in US waters. Unions engage in this kind of self-destructive behavior almost by reflex. As Tim says in another interesting post on the Employee Free Choice Act the best cannibal in the tribe is the last one to die of starvation. So be careful the next time a union organizer asks you to pass the plate…
Libertarian blogger Tim Nerenz had a couple of interesting posts on unions. The first deals with how unions are putting their own selfish needs above those of the country (again…) in the Gulf. Foreign oil-cleanup vessels have cleaned up massive spills like the one in the Gulf without any oil reaching shore using technology and equipment that is sitting around idle as we speak. The excuse being used is the Jones Act, protectionist legislation designed to prevent foreign competition in US waters. Unions engage in this kind of self-destructive behavior almost by reflex. As Tim says in another interesting post on the Employee Free Choice Act the best cannibal in the tribe is the last one to die of starvation. So be careful the next time a union organizer asks you to pass the plate…
