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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
I've just never understood why these skilled union guys can't go to work on their own, or for someone else? Other than extorting inflated rates and strong-arming others, what purpose do unions serve? Things get built just fine elsewhere without using a union. God knows skilled workers are in demand, what is the point?
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I'm happy to answer these questions, but I'm just sad to waste the time with folks whose minds are made up emotionally and aren't listening as a consequence.
Union workers don't work for the union. They work for the contractors. One of the main functions of a union hiring hall is to match workers and construction contractors. It is a centralized place where workers can go, and a centralized place where contractors can go. Contractors explain the specific tasks to be performed and the skills needed, and the dispatcher finds workers to fill those specific needs.
Houses get built elsewhere without unions, but five story parking garages that cover nine football fields (that is our next project) don't. I'm very serious here and, frankly, testing folks' ignorance. Try building a $230 million rental car facility while also trying to avoid the union hall. The unions aren't going to come out and make trouble for your project. If you try to build it without them, you'll have all the trouble you need....of your own making.