Nope. Most everyone I work with is conservative and thinks dei is absolute bs. Put more bluntly…most union guys have values that align most closely with republicans, but just wish republicans wouldn’t have such a boner for hating unions. The people running these companies have had, for the most part, life on a platter. Fast track to the top based on family connections, bonuses that are several times their annual salary. Yet somehow the low hanging fruit worth posting about on a hunting forum are the guys making a decent living to feed their families. Honestly I couldn’t give two shits if dock workers strike. If your Amazon shipment costs a few extra dollars blame the cheapskate making a multimillion dollar bonus who doesn’t take care of his employees.
Not necessarily depending upon his experience with construction workers. I've seen it both ways, on both sides. Depending on the trade and area there is some validity to his statement but it is not a blanket statement. I've had to finish up jobs that were billed as finished by both sectors but I've seen more jobs that were just trash by non union companies.
It’s all great until it isn’t. Not saying it’s good or bad, but efficiency and thin profit margins are also killing the smaller family farmer when they are trying to compete with much larger corporate operations.
Pretty much.
IUOE members can be let go anytime the foreman says he or she can’t do the job productively.
Well said!
Exactly. I’m done with this thread. Yall are acting like I’m the one that organized this MF lol.
I know from first hand experience a lot of non-union companies have ex union workers on their payrolls. The workers left the union for what ever reason. The problem the Co. have is if they bid and get a bigger job they don't have the skilled labor pool to draw from as do union shops. I don't know where the ports get extra help when they need it, or do they just have workers on lots of overtime. Is there a union hall with idle works waiting for a call?
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My old man was union. Sister was union. Both retired w pensions. Grew up w respect for unions.
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Then you understand collective bargaining - which is basically a dare to fire everyone and start over.
No part of this seems like collective bargaining. Daring them to fire everyone and start over is nothing more than legal extortion.
Infer what you want from it I guess. If I were building a commercial building where I live I would choose union labor based on the quality and production rates I've seen from both in my area.
