U.S. Department of Labor Sets out to win votes not save lives

Well it appears the alcohol drinkers in America are out to target the known vote getters rather than focuss on saving lives inthere latest campaign of a drug free work week

Quote "The U.S. Department of Labor is promoting Drug-Free Work Week through a collaborative effort with the 13 members of its Drug-Free Workplace Alliance"

Now this alliance claims it is making America a healthier place with this campaign by the 'Drug Free Workplace Alliance'!

Pffffffffftttttttttt, they are contributing enormously to the drug problem in America with this sort of campaign! In fact these industries in the Alliance and I will list them becuase combined they would be the greatest detriment to the countries health with this discrimanatory campaign against those that are most likely the poorest and most helpless in society.

# American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
# Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
# International Association of Bridge, Structural Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers (IABSORIW)
# International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers (IAHFIAW)
# International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB)
# International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
# International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)
# Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
# National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
# NEA – The Association of Union Constructors (NEA)
# Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC & RA)
# United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UAJAPPFI)
# United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA)

There are a number of problems I see with this program. First is the drug testing and screening before employment. And they don't make this obvious.

Those that may be using drugs recreationally, especially our young and those with illness or dissabilities are screened out of the job in the first place.

This leaves these people with little hope and they turn to drugs to cover their hoplessness.

And hence these industries have created a whole new generation of people dependant on drugs with no hope.

Now if they didn't approach it in this fashion, then we would have young people that are in party mode and use recreationally, employment. And in the process given more responsibility and hope for the future.

Guess what, even if they still use drugs occasionally or recreationally to wind down, the majority won't feel the need to use them as they will have a distraction in work, they will have hope in working and providing for their lives, they will have friends that act as peers and role models to show them they don't need drugs and most of them will not become addicted.

And a healthier America with less drug addiction.

But then that won't win votes in the short term, it will just save lives. And I do not believe people should be off their face in the workplace and that assessment should be based on the person's competence doing the job at the time, not on some drug test that looks at their private lives.

Regards
Daniel