| Feeling the Heat
A recent issue of
ENR contained an article, “Robot Arm Points to Steel
Fabrication Future,” about robot arms being used for
structural steel fabrication (ENR 9/27 p. 17). The senior
welding engineer, Brad Shaw, said, “the idea is to make
[fabrication of] steel structures more competitive.”
I don't know where Mr. Shaw practices
steel fabrication but, in the markets in which I practice
as a steel detailer, if it gets any more competitive, I’ll
have to pay the client to work for him.
Political Puzzle
I never cease to
be amazed at the continued support labor unions provide to
the Democratic party. The Democrats claim to look out for
you, but in reality, their tax policies and economic practices
result in a slower economy and fewer dollars spent on construction. The
result: Fewer union jobs, paying less money.
Why do they get this blind support?
Because they claim to protect your job and back minimum wage
increases? These won’t mean much when you don’t
have a job to go to. Unions thrive under Republican administrations,
and then they vote for Democrats. I don’t get it.
Back Off
In our Manhattan
office library we keep yearly bound copies of ENR dating back
to 1919 for reference and history. For more than 50 years
I have been a reader of ENR, the best construction industry
magazine of its type, anywhere.
However, in your Oct. 25 issue,
you inserted a misleading political advertisement, “2004
Voter Guide,” paid for by Associated Builders & Contractors.
When one reads it, it is not a guide but a pure partisan political
advertisement providing erroneous information.
I have searched many ENR issues
in my office published during previous presidential campaigns
going back to Warren Harding and have never found any partisan
advertisements such as this. The ad is not worthy of inclusion
in ENR.
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