I have tried to avoid this topic but its like trying to drop a bad habit. Look,the truth is that Bartlett has built a successfull business that has employed a lot of people over the years. Whats wrong with that? I still shop at Walmart and the Waltons are billionares. I am not endorsing these companies but they have done what most of us would love to do if we had the forsight and drive to do it; start a business. What profit margin is acceptable? What pay is acceptable? Look at this web site. Blind monkeys with no hands underwater could create this site faster than I could. I don't resent it, and I do endorse this site. I agree to do relatively specific work for a specific wage. I agree to it. I will not work for free. I don't expect anyone else to either. But I do have choice. With or without a union I will have choice. Fair pay for fair work.
See the bolded copy above? This is just a small fraction of what it takes and I wholeheartedly agree.
See the red copy above? This sentence is almost exactly what came out of my mouth when I was asked to train uncertified technicians to do MY JOB after which I would be "released" from my position. I had requested a pay raise and the counter offer was for me to train my replacements.
I reread the line about creating this website ten times trying to figure out how it could have possibly offended Mr. Rennhack. It appeared as though mostlyharmless was being completely self-deprecating as to his website creation abilities.
I too have avoided this topic like a visit to the proctologist. Being an outsider newbie, the union debate seems divisive and counter productive.
WARNING: Shameless pitch---> Maybe if I was inside , I would have a better feel for what this is all about.
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sidenote: I have spent most of my life in a "right to work" state, few unions.