BA> BK>  On the contrary, you get better work from union workers. If
BA> BK>  non-union workers are better why aren't you willing to pay them
BA> BK>  more? That's all you have to do. That and treat them better. The
BA> BK> only reason to hire non-union workers is to pay less and treat  them
BA> BK> like slaves.

BA>That depends on the situation.  Overall it costs approximately 10% more
BA>to run a union shop than a non-union shop when the pay scales for the help
BA>are *identical*.  It therefore is worth it for management to pay the help up
BA>to 10% above union scale and not have to deal with a union and its various
BA>rules and demands.  Of course, in a mixed shop management can't do that
BA>because by law they have to pay workers in the same job with the same
BA>seniority at the same rate - a union-sponsored law, BTW.  Of course, in
BA>that same mixed shop if the union negotiates a pay hike or a raise in
BA>benefits those same non-union workers get it too; unions call that free-ridi
BA>I say it's their law, the unions got it passed and they can get it repealed
BA>instead of trying to extort money from non-members.  Of course, if the
BA>labor unions get their law repealed then in fairly short order employers wil
BA>be
BA>paying their non-union help up to 10% above union scale to keep them non-uni

All that aside in my Experience here in California the Hispanic, almost
NON english speaking, NON union Worker was a FAR better crafstman than
any Featherbedding UNION worker.

Goofing off and poor work is like some sort of Plague amongst Union
workers. Even the few best they may have at one point become infected.
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