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Old 06-16-2015, 06:36 PM
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Nah. The construction industry in only ~13% organized. Do you seriously think think that the other 87% is going to let construction be done by imported slave labor? Also, the Fair Labor Standards Act would prevent what you describe anyway.
TPP could make the Fair Labor Standards Act an illegal restraint of trade.
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Old 06-16-2015, 06:50 PM
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TPP could make the Fair Labor Standards Act an illegal restraint of trade.
Show me.
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Show me.
Difficult to show you since the whole freakin' thing is secret but look thjis over:

https://www.google.com/search?q=tpp+...utf-8&oe=utf-8
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Difficult to show you since the whole freakin' thing is secret but look thjis over:

https://www.google.com/search?q=tpp+...utf-8&oe=utf-8
It says nothing of compelling us to shit-can the Fair Labor Standards Act or suffer some sort of penalty for restraint of trade. I ain't buying it. The Davis-Bacon Act is an anachronism.
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