posted on Sep, 26 2010 @ 06:41 PM
I see the need for a governmental unions so that ALL employees are treated equally, otherwise, chaos would reign and the good ol' boy system would be
worse than it is. It is so much easier to bargain wages and benefits for thousands at one one time instead of one at a time, several thousand times.
Yes, it would happen if you give the brain dead politicians at State and local level a chance to screw the employee. I don't see the need for the
outlandish wages paid to these union leaders as they are already on the clock with their employer. It's complicated about being a union leader, but
hey, no one chose you until you chose yourself to get involved.
As for trade and craft unions, once again the ease of negotiation with a group instead of individuals. I just pass costs on with my jobs. I have to
bid against rat companies at times.
GAOTU789, the box issue you brought up is funny to someone who doesn't understand jurisdiction. You may have talked to a lead janitor, and it could
be the job of a laborer to move those boxes. You see this all the time within a construction site as some trades do specific things that appear to be
the work of other trades. Plumbers and pipe fitters can have an issue over something as simple as the material the pipe is made of. Ductile iron pipe
is plumbers, cast iron can be plumbers or pipe fitters, black iron pipe is pipe fitters. Wire is electricians, unless it is less than 100 V then it
can be control wiring open to plumbers, pipe fitters, or electricians; depending on the system. Anything with the fire suppression system goes with
the sprinkler fitters. Concrete work, call in the carpenters.
The key to a union setting is to get along with everyone. You can cause them trouble, they can file a complaint. Your new, they're off probation.