The state legislators have finally hit on the biggest issue here — hiring outside firms to do the DNC work rather than Charlotte firms when perfectly capable companies exist here.
The resolution asks the DNC to refrain from hiring workers and companies from outside North Carolina when qualified businesses or workers are available within the state.
It’s almost a bigger deal than any preference for unionized labor. Almost every firm hired so far has been from out of town with a local company partner for cover doing minor work. This is not the local economic boom we were promised in return for putting up with the inconvenience of the DNC.
