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Originally Posted by lendaddy
If you owned a business would you want to negotiate with those thugs all the time?
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Update #3 - We're out. They had a change of heart and have decided that no one but their people can do the work. The vendor can suppy "advisors" to direct (train) the union folks. Understandably, the vendor does not want to pay us to stand around. That's about $50 k worth of work gone. Fortunately, we are able to pick up other work in more friendly locals.
To answer your question, which I'm sure was rhetorical, "I would not". I am a (small) business owner and furtheremore, I will not. I won't schedule work in Chicago anymore. Not because I'm upset - I am - but because I can't afford to. I was very lucky to fill my schedule. That doesn't always happen and I will not lose out on opportunities elsewhere.
Now untrained people will be installing sophisticated equipment at triple the price. I would not be surprised if the vendor I contract for rethinks doing business in the area. They will certainly see an actually financial loss on this one. Nice going Chicago union Bros! You win - we (all) lose.
