Re: Freedom!   
     By: Ross Cassell to John Massey on Sat Jul 07 2012 10:18 pm   
      
    > I wonder what he thinks about Boeings plant here in SC and the stink it   
    > raised with the union goons..   
      
   It's not something I've followed at all, nor do I care to. If the members of a   
   certain union make their union look bad, that's their own fault for doing so.   
      
   We're not in our line of work because we're OMFG pro-union nuts. We're in our   
   line of work because it's the best pay and benefits in the profession we chose   
   to do as a career. We show up at jobs and knock them out in way less time than   
   they were sheduled to take, while making sure they're done right. By making our   
   company look good, we've turned from one of the bottom-of-the-barrell start   
   from nothing companies to actually doing pretty damn good. We're putting up car   
   dealerships, schools, churches, strip malls, and building additions all over   
   southeastern Wisconsin now. With only about 12 actual employees in the field (a   
   few crews of 3-4).   
      
   If that makes the union look good, since we ARE a union company, then so be it.   
   But I'm pretty sure making ourselves and our small company look good by   
   giving people a quality product is first priority.    
      
   If/when our company doesn't have work, or if it were ever to fold, our job as   
   ironworkers is to either go to the hall and see if there's any work, or get on   
   the phone and start making calls to other union companies to see if they're   
   hiring. Word of your name (if you do make a name for yourself) makes it around   
   to these other companies, and if you're any good at what you do, you'll always   
   have a job if there's work out there. Our jobs are not protected whatsoever.   
   You can make $0/yr in this trade, anywhere up to $150,000/yr. All depends on   
   your skillset and how much you're willing to work.   
      
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