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Originally Posted by Tervuren
Reading the article, its not super clear, maybe there was already enough help from union crews?
But anyway, this does match my experience in dealing with unions when I do trade shows. Unions frustrate the heck out of me with their red tape, and high costs. Especially when you're in an industry, that the people you bring to the trade show to work your booth, do the same things the union guys do.(Electricians, riggers, etc)
I'm not going into my frustrations here, as there may be more to this story than is written.
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I was thinking that too, not many details in that story.
I've had my problems with unions at trade shows too. Once I had to bring a crew to unload my truck because the union didn't unload exhibitor's trucks, and then send them home because exhibitor's employees aren't allowed to move anything inside the exhibit hall. One year we unloaded my truck and some union guy started stacking it on a fork lift. I told him to leave it the hell alone I was going to move it all myself. He got his supervisor and we had a pow wow. Turns out an exhibitor can't HIRE anyone to move his stuff, but there is no prohibition against him moving it himself. So I blocked up a dock for about an hour, moving my stuff one piece at a time, while the union guys watched. People who needed the dock fumed and complained about the union guys sitting on their butts while "that guy" tried to get the dock clear for them. Finally somebody pressured the union guys into "helping" someone else while my helpers and I got my stuff out of the way.