If growers need to attract more workers they ought to stop whining for government relief and try raising wages. There are plenty of resident workers who are willing to work for decent wages. Their interests must be balanced by the need for a living wage for local agricultural workers. The first batch of signatures will be presented to Rep. Hasting's office at Thursday's demonstration. The board said that there was insufficient evidence to conclude that Carey approved or knew about the scheme, but the board chastised him for failing to ferret out or inquire further about fraudulent activity that was going on right in front of him.
Federal law bars union officials from using union money for their campaigns.
A fair inference to be drawn from all the facts is that Carey closed his eyes because he knew or suspected that those contributions were to generate a personal benefit for him, i.e., benefits to his campaign. Carey's lawyer, Reid Weingarten, insisted that the decision was wrong, and vowed to appeal. Under this reasoning, every bank president who has been unable to stop a teller from embezzling money can be tossed out of his job and industry. Before the board's decision takes effect, it must be confirmed by Judge David Edelstein of U.S. District Court in New York, who has been highly critical of Carey in the past. In November another monitor, Kenneth Conboy, barred Carey from running for re-election, and days later, Carey took a leave of absence.