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Originally Posted by legion
1) Try carrying more than a single bottle of water into McCormick Place. See what happens. There are big guys standing at every entrance, and they are not security guards.
2) Maybe Tim will chime in. He can tell stories...
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I don't even understand what that means. Bottles of water? What's the problem?
Our job is taking a few more twists. In the mean time, I have been allowed to have one worker there to work with an electrician getting things organized until we sort this out. He is not allowed to hold tools, but he can direct the electrician. For now that works because we're just hauling crates and cutting threaded rod - they are welcome to that. However, once the more technical stuff happens we'll probably have issues. I will not train them. They can do basic labor and clean up. If they want to cherry pick tasks they can go to hell.
I understand the issue. I used to be a union electrician - 15 years. Fortunately, I worked in jurisdictions that were a little more flexible. We didn't have these problems and we had good employability. Costs were kept to a minimum and the customers had us because they liked the work, not because they were extorted. I think Chicago wants to have an iron grip on the labor so they scare away potential competition. Imo, that's un American and is a slap in the face of free enterprise and democracy. Because of this type of behavior unions are a dying breed and the upper midwest is one of the last union strongholds. Within a decade I predict that will not be the case because of their mercenary behavior.
It's a shame really because unions were formed to protect the little guy and they did a lot of good for us all. Now they are self sustaining businesses unto their own, motivated by greed and fear and enforced by bullying practices. That can't last.