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Non-Union Workers Not Wanted?

2,671 views · Published 5 November 2012 · 2:26 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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by Mikaya Thurmond Imagine traveling from Alabama to New Jersey to help with Hurricane Sandy relief... Only to learn you're not welcome, simply because you're a non-union worker.Well that's exactly what a group from Huntsville claims happened to it this week. With millions struggling to get power in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, non-union work crews have been turned away by New Jersey. The reason? Their non-union status     When Decatur Utilities arrived in the Garden State, they were told that their services would not be needed.. Because they didn't comply with rules that are accepted statewide..       On Friday, Decatur Utilities e-mailed us the agreement between the northeastern line constructors chapter and the international brotherhood of electrical workers.. In it it states: "the subletting, assigning or transfer ... of any work ... to any person, firm or corporation... Not recognizing the IBEW will be deemed a material breach of this agreement."In plain English.. If the utility's not a union.. They can't work in New Jersey. Some crew members returned home. While others found a warm welcome in Long Island.Union officials, a New Jersey utility company and the governor say Decatur Utilities were mistaken about the claim.A spokesman for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers said he doesn't know what papers the crew was given, but union and non-union crews are working in New Jersey. He calls it a misunderstanding.

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