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Yes but those additions would’ve secured support for the deal to go through. That’s how it works: not a marshaling of principles but an exchange of met needs.
by kingkawn 8y ago
Yes but those additions would’ve secured support for the deal to go through. That’s how it works: not a marshaling of principles but an exchange of met needs.
Edit: also as New Yorkers seems to be aware DeBlasio is fairly powerless in relation to the governor.
- whatok 8y agoIt obviously could have gone either way but given how adamant politicians were on guaranteed union jobs and Amazon's refusal to entertain the idea, I don't know what they would have been able to meet in the middle on.
- kingkawn 8y agoI think Amazon would’ve been able to find a compromise, the unions in nyc are some of the most professionalized in the country. They’re not starry eyed leftists, just businessmen looking out for members of their labor conglomerate.