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doxydad

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Tue Jun 24, 2014, 06:19 AM Jun 2014

IGNORANCE ON PARADE: South Carolina governor says Ford, GM, Chrysler union jobs not welcome in state

South Carolina is glad to have nonunion jobs from BMW, Michelin and Boeing, but don’t expect any factories from Ford, General Motors, Chrysler or other companies with unionized workforces.

According to Gov. Nikki Haley, they’re not welcome.

“It’s not something we want to see happen,” she told the Greenville News following an appearance at an automotive conference in downtown Greenville.

“We discourage any companies that have unions from wanting to come to South Carolina because we don’t want to taint the water.”

State Sen. Vincent Sheheen, Haley’s Democratic opponent in this year’s gubernatorial race, said he thinks South Carolina should remain a right-to-work state where workers are free to decide whether to join unions or not.

“But I also think that if Ford Motor Co. wanted to bring 10,000 jobs to South Carolina, we would welcome them with open arms,” Sheheen said.Haley said Wednesday that she discourages companies from building new facilities in South Carolina if they are planning to bring a union with them.

http://www.freep.com/article/20140220/BUSINESS01/302200065/South-Carolina-non-union-jobs-Ford-General-Motors-Chrysler

OP NOTE: Yeah...You sure wouldn't want to 'taint the water' with a good paying jobs, benefits, and more money to spend in your sad little State....goddamnit, Haley, you're a true idiot. I can speak on this at length, being a 30 year UAW retiree and shop steward.

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IGNORANCE ON PARADE: South Carolina governor says Ford, GM, Chrysler union jobs not welcome in state (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP
And the voter will continue to vote for the overlords who protect them from better wages liberal N proud Jun 2014 #1
Exactly right newfie11 Jun 2014 #2

liberal N proud

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1. And the voter will continue to vote for the overlords who protect them from better wages
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 06:41 AM
Jun 2014

That is the real story!

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