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Union Skeptical of Commuter Rail Deal

November 30th, 2009 by flanews

The governor and state lawmakers are on the verge of calling a special session to vote on commuter rail in central and southeast Florida, but the AFL-CIO union is objecting to the current plan. The union says legislation to move the SunRail and TriRail projects forward would block railroad workers from unionizing. AFL-CIO President Mike Williams say if the legislation passes hundreds of workers will be shortchanged.

“You bet I want jobs. Are you asking me I want the type of jobs that are going to cause a man and woman to struggle week to week to put food on the table? The answer is no,” said Mike Williams.

Lawmakers are expected to hold session later this week, but with a meeting cost of 40-thousand dollars, legislative leaders want to be close to a deal before calling people back to Tallahassee.

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