I disagree. I tried to learn every facet of my trade as a UA pipefitter and became very skilled while some of my “brothers” took the easy way out but still got the same pay and benefits as I did. And you can’t complain to anyone about it or fire them unless it was a serious breach in safety. All you could do is wait for the first layoffs to begin to get rid of these types.
Layoffs never did come commensurate with experience , did it?
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