Posted on 11/23/2019 3:11:11 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
Subbing out the work is also good from a liability standpoint. Much of NYC is flat-topped building which will probably leak sooner than later as they punch holes there for the panels. So having a sub to put the blame on helps, at least somewhat.
I agree. But something needs to be done. A start would be for companies to treat their non-union employees with some respect as human beings, with appreciation and fairness in the first place. Happy employees are productive employees. I worked for a global company who treated their non-union employees better than their union employees because they were not overly greedy.
They were smart and knew that it was more profitable to have employees who would rather not be union and still be happy. But this “greed to the very penny” and tendency to treat employees as subhuman is something employers and companies just can’t shake, and because of this greed and lack of appreciation for a job well done they actually step on their own feet and create the desire for unions.
While I would not hire or allow a union based on principle over self greed and would take a sacrifice first, I would first just do my best to not give them reason to want one by treating them fairly. I have no idea why it is so taboo to treat employees fairly. Having been a business owner and employer most of my life I never had dissatisfied employees and it served me very well. :)
“Subbing out the work is also good from a liability standpoint. Much of NYC is flat-topped building which will probably leak sooner than later as they punch holes there for the panels. So having a sub to put the blame on helps, at least somewhat.”
For just the workman’s comp claims and insurance alone it would be worth it. Just one super inflated workman’s comp claim backed by a union could completely break the company.
These were installers, the people who get up on the roof and mount the panels and do the electrical connections. $56/hr for hazardous skilled work is not totally ludicrous.
But they wanted more, and priced themselves out of the market.
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