re: USW strike...** POSSIBLE END IN SIGHT **

We have control on local issues we want. We propose the things we think we need/want and then our local brings it to the table for us. As far as you making a name for yourself and promoting your own work then feel free. The union has nothing to do with your production/work. The union protects your job if you were to ever make a mistake or in a tough situation that could result in termination. This part is the ugliest becasue the two sides are fighting and it looks terrible on the union. The union wants whats best for its people and the companies want whats best for their pockets but it usually ends up about money bc the companies always try to short change their workforce.

as far as the dark cloud comment, that usually applies to the older union hands who still think its the 80's.

i know i know....tl;dr

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the companies want whats best for their pockets

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which is great for the employee long term

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companies always try to short change their workforce.

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simply not true, paying someone 100k plus a year who a year earlier was probably selling insurance on 100% commission salary, before hitting lottery getting his or her current job, isn't exactly short changing

Is there anything going on at the BR plants and plants down the river?

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Make yourself valuable, and when your replacement value becomes high, you'll be better off.

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Isn't this kind of what is happening? As a group the workforce is valuable.

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Working at a non-union facility, it is up to the facility to say if your valuable enough to stay or go.

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and this is bad how? wouldn't you want to employ the best and brightest?

your view is skewed big time

simply not true. At least i dont think . The staff that would temporarily take our place couldnt sustain the facility and do their jobs all at once. If they were to bring in outside people to run the facility, the training that would need to do so would take too long for them to be efficient. Plus the country couldnt survive if the USW disbanded. 64% of the countries supply of fuel would be gone not to mention other byproducts that come from the O&G industry.

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The union has nothing to do with your production/work. The union protects your job i

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if you need someone to protect your job maybe you should evaluate your contribution. Unions protect people who don't do their job more than those that come to work every day and put in a good days work. When was the last time a grievance was filed for someone doing a great job.

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Union protects your job if you are in a sticky situation

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Kind of what I figured. It protects those who would have a hard time in a strictly merit system.

Swanny297

I agree with you. Thats one of the cons about its job protection.