One Hanson Place Goes Non-Union
Brooklyn’s tallest building (it’s still is the tallest, isn’t it?) will be using non-union doormen, porters and other workers in its new incarnation, as One Hanson Place. The NY Daily News reports that ten of their workers will have to pay $300 a month for health insurance for each family member (their own health insurance…
Brooklyn’s tallest building (it’s still is the tallest, isn’t it?) will be using non-union doormen, porters and other workers in its new incarnation, as One Hanson Place. The NY Daily News reports that ten of their workers will have to pay $300 a month for health insurance for each family member (their own health insurance will be covered) because the developers, one of whom is Magic Johnson, didn’t use local 32BJ folks, as 90 percent of luxury projects have. Developers say when the condo board takes over next year, they can switch to unionized workers if they want. The condos are more than 50 percent sold out. One unit still on the market is listed at $3.2 million.
Union Fury Over Magic Johnson’s Luxury Tower in Bklyn [NY Daily News]
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Biff…I’m very fickle. I’m sure it’s because I’ll be making less money next year than in eash of the last 5 years during the Mutant Asshat Asset Bubble.!! That said I’m still a social liberal. And I’m not actually registered as anything.
I’m officially announcing my candidacy here on brownstoner. I have yet to select my running mate so all recommendations are welcome. I’m leaning towards PropJoe, Polemicist, and a few other. wasder will be Sec’y. of the Interior after that pic yesterday and the What will replace Paulson.
No town in America without a gay bar will recieive any financial aid whatsoever from the federal governmant and any religious leader that speaks on politics will lose his tax free status.
There will be universal healthcare. northsloperenter makes the best points regarding the long term benefits of universal healthcare.
I once dated someone in Chicago who was a card-carrying teamster. Seemed the teamsters had organized the University of Chicago Library staff!!!!!!
DIBS, I think you’re the true maverick Republican. Is it too late to get you on the ballot by November 4?
I think we should collect taxes and not spend it on anything, Damn that healthcare and education, who needs it? Healthcare? You can always have your water break on the plane back to Alaska and have the flight attendants take care of you. Education? videos of McCain rallies prove that education is overrated, you just end up pallin around with radicals at those elite schools.
Magic Johnson is a union member.
Sorry… I just re-read my last comment… and I stand by it, but it does make me a very bad union member! They might take my card away. 🙂
Pete…there’s a huge difference between cutting union benefits, universal healthcare and the repressive societies where basic freeedoms are banned. I think you’ve got some of your continents mixed up too!!
Northsloperenter… I couldn’t agree with you more!!
The real issue is the Healthcare System, not union/non-union. The fact that healthcare is still such a major part of unionism is simply because there’s no other choice… they have to negotiate and lobby for these benefits. It would be a HUGE benefit to all business and the society as a whole if we can (as a society) move into a more rational way of caring for out health.
The U.S. spends almost DOUBLE (per capita) of any other country… the gov’t spending in the U.S. on healthcare is about the SAME as places like the German, UK and Japan… and almost FIVE TIMES as much in private sector spending. What do we have to show for it?! Millions of uninsured and millions more under-insured and thousands of doctors that are being shortchanged by the insurance companies making it difficult to provide adequate care.
Here’s an article from the Economist last week…
http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12432416&CFID=27609973&CFTOKEN=99781687
But to get back on topic… Bringing up healthcare/insurance as a point of “outrage” for the unions is ridiculous, ESPECIALLY when the non-union doormen being hired are PROVIDED insurance!! Or is there some other horrible working conditions that the doormen are “suffering” because they are not paying a union a portion of their paycheck?
Well billy, not so. As long as it stops with healthcare and doesn’t also include education!!! But after healthcare & education, staunch republican that I am; I have to draw the line!!!
We just need to pay for it all by not spending money in Iraq. Cut bait.
Sweden has some of the highest tax rates in the world: federal, payroll, VAT & GST.