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Old 04-25-2010, 04:25 PM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by Craig View Post
I agree that the regulations should be enforced, but I don't believe a third party (unions) are required to make that happen. My experience with another federal regulating agency is that they are more than willing and able to enforce regulations, impose civil penalties, shut down facilities, and (in rare cases) cause criminal charges to be brought against individuals. My experience is in an industry with very large owners and a very significant lobbying budget. This industry also has very strong whistleblower protections.

My point was that regulators can do their jobs without union involvement. I suspect that the mining industry has problems that are unrelated to labor unions.
Ironic that a Coloradan would be making this case:

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_14940770
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