FIF - The Painters and Allied Trades LMCI Finishing Industries Forum - Day One

The Painters and Allied Trades LMCI opened its 6th annual Finishing Industries Forum yesterday. See some highlights of how the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, the LMCI and the Finishing Contractors Association are meeting to get North America working again.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• IUPAT
• Painters
• Union
• Building Trades
• BCTD
• Williams
• McGarvey
• Abrashoff
• Allied Trades
• workers
• Vegas

[glazierEd]

From the left that "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

20 years of N.A.F.T.A. has brought us nothing but unemployment. Lets persuade our friends to end this miserable trade agreement, and end all illegal immigration, and for that matter all legal immigration for a five year period, so we can get our house back in order.

This was my personal rant, , I ment no dis respect, Joining the I.U.P.A.T. was one of my best choices Ive made in my life, Happy Holidays, Ed

[glazierEd]

As you are reading my rant rite now, the democrats are fighting the good fight for the middle class and unemployed in Washington, It appears that the republicans have shut down congress until they get tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, all while us long term unemployed suffer through the holiday season without any form of income. Senator Chuck Schummer from N.Y. has been our greatest Allie.

If we want to take back what was robbed from us, We need to remind our Friends (continue)

[glazierEd]

Mr. McGarvy Says "We will get back to the point where theres a man power shortage"?

No disrespect, but not as long as we have our Friends in the democrat party lobbying to make our competition (Who are here illegally) American citizens. Helmets to hard hats is a great program, Ive had a couple apprentices under me, there hard workers and learn the trade quickly, but we have an unemployment rate of 50% in the trade unions at this time, and we need to get our journeymen working also. (Continue)

[glazierEd]

Go IUPAT,

The American consumer wants their products and services at a rock bottom price. The residential contractors have found a reliable source of workers, who are willing to do the job for next to nothing, their willing to work from dawn to dusk, without a break, with out safety measures, without health benefits, with out deductions for social security and with out complaining do to fear of job loss. (Continued)