Wow these people have some set of balls. They need so much help up their and this is the thank you that is given to outside help.



In a two-page Oct. 29 contract, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) local 1049 demanded union dues, pay hikes and benefit contributions from Florida electric utilities before its workers would be permitted to help reconnect power to Long Island communities. The demand came as Hurricane Sandy was bearing down on the Northeastern United States, stranding tens of millions without electricity.

The "Letter of Assent," which The Daily Caller obtained from the Florida Municipal Electric Association, demanded 11 separate financial commitments from municipal power companies and electrical cooperatives in the Sunshine State. The agreement, for any utility that decided to sign it, would have been in force from Oct. 29 to Nov. 29.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/03/amid-sandys-devastation-long-island-union-sent-written-demand-to-florida-utilities-pay-dues-or-stay-home/#ixzz2BGJSpS97

Read the "Letter of Assent" here

Letter of Assent E No Car GENERIC

Extortion at it's finest!

You can't help anyone unless you pay up?

Unions, like all Communist/Liberals are just stupid. They have no idea how this will play out to the vast majority of Americans.  This arrogance is what did them in and galvanized support for Scott Walker.   We have a Republican Governor, but he's nothing like Scott Walker.