Posted by
NAWER on Monday, March 05, 2007 4:12:34 PM
Democrats and Unions threaten National Security again
Say no to collective bargaining for TSA Screeners
Call Now
Democrats and Unions are at it again:
Threaten National Security in union payback:
It all began in the last Congress when pro-union Democrats stripped
out the Demint amendment which was but then Homeland Security
instituted its own reforms right after...
A link to the DHS story-->
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241239,00.html?sPage=fnc.specialsect...
That Port Security Bill (H.R. 4954) contained a provision written by
Senator DeMint that would ban workers who have been convicted of a
felony from working at United States seaports.
Under current law workers need a Transportation Worker, ID
Credential to work at seaports. Under the DeMint Amendment workers
convicted of a felony , such as, treason, murder or espionage would
automatically be denied TWIC cards. Workers convicted of felonies like
bribery, extortion, unlawlful possession and distribution of a firearm
would have to wait five years for a TWIC card.
Unions objected to the DeMint amendment choosing rather to have
felons make us safer at our seaports. In typical fashion they say union
longshoreman are under attack rather than the American people because
as Larry Willis, Counsel in the Transportation Trades Department,
AFL-CIO said of the DeMint Amendment that it is too "broad". Too broad?
then who is the Terrorist, Mr.Willis? Longshoreman Communication
Director Steve Stallone backs up Mr. Willis point that his Longshoreman
are the real victims. Too broad or too narrow, In fighting the DeMint
amendment the unions did not care to distinguish between terrorists and
the true victims, us.
In fact the real question was who was the felon? The real concern of
the unions is the thorough and very fair background checks longshoreman
would go through revealing possible felons in their ranks. The unions
continued to miss the point that the screening process also unmasks the
terrorists in the process. Without such a through screening suitcase
bombs and other biological weapons could invade our neighborhoods but
for the unions this but all falls on deaf ears.
Now after loosing the fight on Port Security in the last congress.
Unions are again weakening National Security by demanding collective
Bargaining rights for 48,000 TSA screeners.
Why you should call your Senator to oppose the Lieberman amendment:
1) It is a demand not made by the 9/11 commission
2) It Weakens the hand of the President should their be a national
crsises and he has to follow a bargaining contract instead of the
immediate threat
3) It Bloats Government with huge salaried contracts and hours
4) How will you the American People like it when your TSA screener
is on his fifth coffee break or on vacation precisely when a terrorist
from abroad sneaks through with his bomb? Well that could be what the
TSA screener contract would look like if he had collective bargaining
rights.
The President had threatened to Veto the 9/11 Bill because this amendment is in it...
Your Congressman can do two things:
Call and ask him or her to support the Demint amendment to the 9/11
Bill that will bar collective bargaining rights for TSA screeners
before the Senate right now. Tell your Congressman to vote against the
Lieberman amendment as well.
Use this link and call now..
http://capwiz.com/freeworkplace/callalert/index.tt?alertid=9435771