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11-23-2009, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Thomps
Salting is extortion.
I've seen 3 or 4 salting drives, and non of them were intended as a means of organizing.
So you say.
They were just out to get the contractor to spend money defending against unfair labour practices.
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None of which occured... right? 
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11-23-2009, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by retired 7373
It would be interesting to see the tax forms on this shop while it was still non union and see the forms after the shop was made to go union.
Not talking about this one shop or any shop in particular. I believe most problems shops have is poor management, in which they always blame labor
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I believe you are correct. One problem is good businessmen generally know nothing about construction, it's management or labor... and darn good electricians who become contractors are usually equally inept at running a business.
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11-23-2009, 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by oldman
one of the largest problems is that the IBEW doesn't give a rats ass about the contractors - other than the favorite sons of the locals....
Sure they do. W/O the contractors there is no IBEW.
Of course, there are SOME contractors who despise the IBEW because the IBEW will not make special exceptions for them, or let them get away with violating the contract, or have 1000 apprentices and 4 journeymen, you know... won't suck c*^k.
their attitude is this one goes out of business, another one will take his place and sign my paycheck...doesn't matter...
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Yep - plenty of contractors go under, union or not, that typically deserve to. But the WORK will always be there with or without you.
Sorry Oldman - you just can't have 100% control. Boo fkn hoo.
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11-23-2009, 01:59 AM
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Originally Posted by user5941
Why are non union people always experts on the unions but the guys who are actually in the union no nothing about the unions?  |
FINALLY!!! Someone said it!
A LOT of what nonunion workers "know" about unions was told to them by their nonunion boss!
I salted a shop whose owner (suspecting an organizing drive, with a picket outside) told the crew that IF they joined the IBEW there's 20% unemployment (it was 2% at the time) they would be replaced by union members and they would "sit on the bench for at least 2 years!"
He told the crew this job was a placeholder and there was NO PROFIT to be made, one dime of cost overruns would RUIN him - so WE took the crew to see the boss's CIGARETTE BOAT, his House on the Nissequogue River, his OTHER house in the Hamptons, and his OTHER BOAT docked in Belle Terre.
He ended up paying me over 20 grand after that unlawful firing LOL!
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11-23-2009, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by brian john
What's the difference between a union electrician and an aspirin?
Aspirins work.
Just threw that in here as work is not a union word. 
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LOL! I heard a different version, involves a cotton ball...
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11-23-2009, 04:50 AM
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lawn boy, you are beginning to make rewire appear sober...
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11-23-2009, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by LawnGuyLandSparky
FINALLY!!! Someone said it!
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What was stopping you?
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A LOT of what nonunion workers "know" about unions was told to them by their nonunion boss!
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Really? and you know that?
Sorry bud just like I find your posts to be highly biased I would also find 'my bosses' view to be highly biased.
My views are my own and result from having to deal with POS salts, double gates, work stoppages, and general harassment.
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He ended up paying me over 20 grand after that unlawful firing LOL!
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You are such a sponge and proud of it.
Why not just go mug old ladies, you obviously already have no self respect.
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11-23-2009, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by LawnGuyLandSparky
None of which occured... right?
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so I say, yes. If you chose not believe me, that is your right and I have no problem with that. Please move on to your next issue and stop wasting your and my time.
No, in each of the situations, none of the charges that were laid against the contractor occured. That was why the charges were dropped before being heard by the labour board.
but the organizers involved were just as happy to see the contractors spend a few thousand dollars in lawyers fees.
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11-23-2009, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Badger
What was stopping you?
Really? and you know that?
Sorry bud just like I find your posts to be highly biased I would also find 'my bosses' view to be highly biased.
My views are my own and result from having to deal with POS salts, double gates, work stoppages, and general harassment.
You are such a sponge and proud of it.
Why not just go mug old ladies, you obviously already have no self respect. |
LOL!!
Get'em Bob!  
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