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TVA - What qualifies as 'local candidate' ?

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Fermi2:
I was asked an interesting question via PM. I'm not going to say who posted it but I figured it was a good enough question that it should be addressed publicly.

The question was "What keeps someone from joining the Union, getting the Union Recommendation, then dropping out of the Union after getting a job?" That's a legitimate question.

In general Utility Unions work like this: Say the Union is the IBEW and the Local is IBEW Local 1.

In general all the maintenance, I+C, and Operators will be in that union. At my old plant RP Techs and Chem Techs were in it too.

An Operator Bid gets posted: If three maintenance personnel bid it they get Union Recommendations simply because it's one Union. You always have to look in the union first. If they're total derelicts management can still turn them down, BUT if they're not you pretty much have to take them. Since the Operator job is in the same Union and Local the person who bid the job has no option but to stay in the Union. (Unless it's a right to work state). Now, assume you work for Utility # 2, you're in IBEW Local 2. You get no preference as you don't work for Company 1 and belong to their local.

In other words you can't claim Union Membership in order to get the job, then drop the membership at your convenience.

By the way, my old company just had a first, they just put a bid out for Reactor Operators from outside the company. If you need any info just ask Shayne or myself. DTE is a good company, going through some troubled times but has good people in it. If I was trying to get into the industry and meet the qualifications I'd go for it. Usually RO isn't an immediate ticket to another job either at the utility or outside it (in other words it's not a real bargaining chip in most cases) it's still a well paying job working with some decent people.

Mike

coshaun:

--- Quote from: honeycomb on Jul 08, 2006, 04:45 ---Hey Mike,

Thanks for the info and advice.  It is nice to know how TVA thinks.

Thanks,

Jason

--- End quote ---

TVA thinks?  that's an oxymoron isn't?   My signicant other works at TVA WBN and I get to hear ALL the BS.

Fermi2:
I haven't worked for an organization yet that people don't bitch about. Usually I take it with a grain of salt, then upon further investigation find out the bitcher is FOS.

Mike

TVA:
60 miles and no the operators are not trying to get rid of it. They can't. Also we get plenty of great candidates within 60 miles.

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