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Well here I go. I have worked since I was old enough to push a broom at a construction site. I have been in several unions. I don't believe they (unions) are helping the WORKING man anymore. I believe the working man wants a job wants to work and wants a fair wage. I was in management for over 30 years (after being in the unions) neither side is better than the other Greed drives most. The unions protect the ones that should have there a__ kicked to get them started. and thats wrong but because they pay dues they get a check and the others do the work. As far a wages go its a dog chasing its tail Rasie the price of goods, then you get a raise to buy the goods. You get a raise then the company raises the price to pay you more wage. I can't see how the pres. or anyone else is going to level any thing that greed drives. When you have people in power that put them selves above (way above) the people they serve thats wrong.. When I owned my bus. I worked right along side my crew most of the time harder than them, plus I had to go out and get the jobs. Dealing with anyone when it comes to them spending THERE money you got to do it right or there won't be a next job. Bet your all tired of reading this... I am. Have a good day guys I'm heading back to my shop.

Originally Posted by cffisher

Well here I go. I have worked since I was old enough to push a broom at a construction site. I have been in several unions. I don't believe they (unions) are helping the WORKING man anymore. I believe the working man wants a job wants to work and wants a fair wage. I was in management for over 30 years (after being in the unions) neither side is better than the other Greed drives most. The unions protect the ones that should have there a__ kicked to get them started. and thats wrong but because they pay dues they get a check and the others do the work. As far a wages go its a dog chasing its tail Rasie the price of goods, then you get a raise to buy the goods. You get a raise then the company raises the price to pay you more wage. I can't see how the pres. or anyone else is going to level any thing that greed drives. When you have people in power that put them selves above (way above) the people they serve thats wrong.. When I owned my bus. I worked right along side my crew most of the time harder than them, plus I had to go out and get the jobs. Dealing with anyone when it comes to them spending THERE money you got to do it right or there won't be a next job. Bet your all tired of reading this... I am. Have a good day guys I'm heading back to my shop.

And still just another case of being trample on.How can any member be allowed to be disrespected like this??.

Originally Posted by cffisher

When I owned my bus. I worked right along side my crew most of the time harder than them, plus I had to go out and get the jobs. Dealing with anyone when it comes to them spending THERE money you got to do it right or there won't be a next job. Bet your all tired of reading this... I am. Have a good day guys I'm heading back to my shop.

Clearly you were (are) not alone, as the owner of a customer driven business with just 4 employees these days and myself, it's the very same. Unless we do a quality job for our customers, they will never come back, nor will they use the positive word of mouth that drives 40% of my business to my shop. Whenever I have someone walk in asking if I'm a union shop, I ask them "why, does it matter?" If they respond yes, then I explain the size of my shop, all of a sudden, they no longer see it as "big business", just a "local owner trying to keep his head above water". If they leave because I am not a union shop, it's their loss as non of my competitors (within a 40+ mile radius) are union controlled shops either. Some come back after driving around for hours with a preconceive "chip on their shoulder", others never do, most likely embarrassed to do so........Now, granted, while I am not a union business (nor is my industry likely to unionize any time soon), I am not anti union either, having family and friends who are long time members of their respective unions. Where I do get angry is when I hear someone in a union complaining that they are going to have to pay $10 a week instead of $5.00 a week for their healthcare benefits......Why do I get angry, simple, because I pay (and this is just for basic Blue Cross/Blue Shield for my family) over $1,200 a month for mine.......Same goes for those in the union complaining because they are "only" getting 6 weeks of vacation a year.........Heck, I'd like to be able to take more than 2 days off in a row (I am open 6 days a week)........Sometimes a union is a good thing, other times it is not, you have to really see it from the other side of the equation to fully understand each sides viewpoint.


Bill S.