[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Superman

I do not understand your question. Honestly.

I own the company, let's just say I'm doing electrical, and I need X licensed electricians, and Y journeymen at a lesser rate. Why can't I put an ad in the newspaper for these electricians, and hire them on as employees? As a large electrical contractor I will move on to the next project, and still use these employees? Why do I have to use union labor?

I should add, there's always a number of jobs in our newspaper for licensed whatever, along with journeymen. Maybe things are more socialist in WA.