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View Poll Results: Union or Non union
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03-27-2009, 07:15 PM
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Unlimited Lic.Electrician
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Union or Non union
Just wandering who works on what side of the fence? Union or Non union I've worked both.
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03-27-2009, 07:17 PM
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Unlimited Lic.Electrician
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Lets keep it calm on this thread please.
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03-27-2009, 07:17 PM
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Burger Flipper
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this wont turn out well...
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03-27-2009, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by TOOL_5150
this wont turn out well...
~Matt
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I hope it will I'm just curious who works where.
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03-27-2009, 07:27 PM
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Well we have been union and non union were non union now . I go were the money is who pays more and who has the work . we only do commercial or heavy industrial work best to yas
Last edited by nick; 03-27-2009 at 07:29 PM.
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03-27-2009, 07:31 PM
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I always worked nonunion, but now run a union shop.  Kind of backwards as I know a lot of contractors that came up union and run nonunion shops. Good points and bad from both sides in my opinion.
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03-27-2009, 07:35 PM
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el abogado del diablo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgs
I always worked nonunion, but now run a union shop. Kind of backwards as I know a lot of contractors that came up union and run nonunion shops. Good points and bad from both sides in my opinion. |
how's it working out for you? you've been at it for a few months now, any opinions?
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03-27-2009, 07:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgs
I always worked nonunion, but now run a union shop. Kind of backwards as I know a lot of contractors that came up union and run nonunion shops. Good points and bad from both sides in my opinion. |
I hope you suceed at it. Do you get any trouble out of anybody because you didn't come up union?
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03-27-2009, 07:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgs
I know a lot of contractors that came up union and run nonunion shops.
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Yes and I never understood that.
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03-27-2009, 07:43 PM
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el abogado del diablo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brian john
Yes and I never understood that.
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selfishness is a big part of it....
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03-27-2009, 07:44 PM
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Seen your member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brian john
Yes and I never understood that.
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Because the unions are geared to the worker, not the owner.
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03-27-2009, 07:50 PM
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I started out non union then joined the union and was union for our first year but trying to compete against all the non union shops became impossible financially so we went non union. I enjoy being a merit shop and treat my guys well.
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03-27-2009, 07:57 PM
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Around here,
Nobody gives anybody any grief about being union or not.
We all compete for the same work and some we get and some we don't.
We do not look for plan and spec work very much.
Too many wanna be shops here do not know their costs and go broke screwing up the market and going broke.
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03-27-2009, 08:11 PM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldman
how's it working out for you? you've been at it for a few months now, any opinions?
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It is going well. So far everyone is getting along OK. The call for man power has helped us a lot, and I am not afraid to take on to much work now. Still have a few guys who have not joined yet. I am sure this will turn into a problem.
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03-27-2009, 08:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by william1978
I hope you suceed at it. Do you get any trouble out of anybody because you didn't come up union?
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NO, havn't had any problems like that. All the men we have hired seem to respect me as I do them. They are glad to have another contractor on board, means more work for the hall. About 50% of the local has worked non union anyways. Their own organizer came up non union.
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03-27-2009, 08:18 PM
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Unlimited Lic.Electrician
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgs
NO, havn't had any problems like that. All the men we have hired seem to respect me as I do them. They are glad to have another contractor on board, means more work for the hall. About 50% of the local has worked non union anyways. Their own organizer came up non union.
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Thats great to hear, keep up the good work. 
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03-27-2009, 08:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brian john
Yes and I never understood that.
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They get a taste of that green and don't want to part with any of it. The money is a big part of it for me also, but Im not greedy, I cant make the money without good help and I think they deserve the pay and benefits they get.
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03-27-2009, 08:23 PM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rewire
I started out non union then joined the union and was union for our first year but trying to compete against all the non union shops became impossible financially so we went non union. I enjoy being a merit shop and treat my guys well.
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I compete mainly industrial so its not such a problem for me.
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03-27-2009, 08:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by william1978
Lets keep it calm on this thread please.
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It had better be.
There are already way too many threads with this union/non-union argument. At this point this thread is pointless and redundant.
The second it gets out of hand I (or someone else) am pulling the plug.
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03-27-2009, 08:45 PM
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Senior Member
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Hey I just made senior member 
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