If the president wins re-election, his climate team is likely to try to cut greenhouse gases from steel, cement and other hard-to-clean-up manufacturing.
“If you are seen as imposing debilitating regulations on heavy industry that employs large numbers of people, you’re not only going to get a backlash from manufacturing, but labor as well,” said David Axelrod, the Democratic strategist who ran former President Barack Obama’s campaigns. “How to do that without looking like you are stabbing these industries in the back, or in the front for that matter, is a real political challenge.”
Godbless him he’s trying, but no… it’s not actually hard to get labor on board with this.
Step 1: Consult labor leaders and make labor standards and union requirements for government contracts a part of the regulatory requirements.
Step 2: Place barriers on outsourcing.
That’s kind of it. You say, “We’re going to place new burdens on this industry!” and the executives say, “We’ll hold jobs hostage!” and you say “No… if you want to deal in US dollars, you’ll make it here, you’ll employ unionized workers, and you’ll smile and thank us for all the fucking money you’re making.”
Godbless him he’s trying, but no… it’s not actually hard to get labor on board with this.
Step 1: Consult labor leaders and make labor standards and union requirements for government contracts a part of the regulatory requirements.
Step 2: Place barriers on outsourcing.
That’s kind of it. You say, “We’re going to place new burdens on this industry!” and the executives say, “We’ll hold jobs hostage!” and you say “No… if you want to deal in US dollars, you’ll make it here, you’ll employ unionized workers, and you’ll smile and thank us for all the fucking money you’re making.”