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To: LindyBill who wrote (68329)	9/9/2004 9:29:12 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793928

I will post this daily from now until the election. RealClearPolitics Poll Averages: 3-Way: Bush 49.8, Kerry 43.4, Nader 2.6 Head-to-Head: Bush 49.8, Kerry 44.5 Bush JA: 52.3 Approve/44.7 Disapprove Electoral Count: Bush 269 - Kerry 228 ---------------------------- Gallup: Bush 52, Kerry 45, Nader 1 Newsweek: Bush 52, Kerry 41, Nader 3 Time: Bush 52, Kerry 41, Nader 3 Zogby: Bush 46, Kerry 43, Nader 3 Rasmussen (9/8): Bush 48, Kerry 47 State Polls: OR: Bush 46, Kerry 45, Nader 1 AZ: Bush 54, Kerry 38 NJ: Kerry 50, Bush 46

To: LindyBill who wrote (68329)	9/9/2004 4:58:10 PM
From: Neil H	Respond to of 793928

Re Labor unions loss of power - They only have themselves to blame. My experiences in NYC on construction told the story - forced hiring people that werent needed on the contractor for peace; quotas (very low) on the number of masonry blocks laid in a day, two unions fighting over jurisdiction and putting a worker in the hospital because he belonged to another union that wasnt the one claiming the work. This doesnt even address corruption. The concept of unions is great and they would still be more powerful if they had not engaged in corruption and excess and had worked on being productive with business. Now, in the world economy they are competing with labor everywhere, not just US non union labor. The union is a dinosaur if they expect to compete the way they have. Of course they are losing jobs unless they regroup and really add value for the corps and members and not detract. Neil