Jimmie Sharp
San Diego
Regarding “Deadlock over resort spurs rally by officials” (Our Region, July 4):
It was entertaining but disgusting to see a cohort of mayors and other public trough officials condemning labor unions for fighting for decent wages and working conditions for the people who would build the bayfront resort complex in Chula Vista. Chula Vista firefighter representative Steve Miller had the gall to yell invectives at an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers representative for attempting to get a fair deal from Gaylord, a notoriously anti-union corporation. Miller describes himself as a “union leader” but he's really just another Chula Vista city employee – just like Mayor Cheryl Cox.
If Gaylord backs out of the deal, so what? Gaylord was getting a sweetheart of a deal from Chula Vista. If Gaylord wasn't satisfied with the millions of dollars in profit it stood to make from the development, even with union workers, then good riddance, we don't need anymore union busting in San Diego. Our unions are the only force striving to maintain a decent standard of living for working people.
