Why do I have to work with contractors that are union rather thennon-union. What says that union electricians are better then me? I can readthe National Electrical Code and understand it or given any local area andunderstand their standards, so what makes the "union guys better"? Why do Ihave to pay more for them? I can see that the "unions" did a lot of goodback in the thirties and forties when employers didn't give a care ifsomeone's arm got cut off, but this is a new management style we're livingin. So tell me why "Union Yes"!

Who says you "have" to work with union contractors?Sincerely,Donald L. Phillips, Jr., P.E.Worthington Engineering, Inc.145 Greenglade AvenueWorthington, OH 43085-2264 (remove NS to use the address)614.937.0463 voice208.975.1011 fax

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Floyd Davidson 22 years ago

But, the fact is that *many* companies do just exactly that, and OSHA never catches up with them.

Which isn't really surprising. I had an OSHA inspector tell me that disposing of a few dozen gallons of battery acid was actually easy... just neutralize it with baking soda, and "then it's not a hazardous substance anymore, you can pour it down the drain if you like".

He told me that right after describing how his real ambition wasn't OSHA, but law enforcement. He just couldn't get anyone to hire him as a cop though...

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BUSHBADEE 22 years ago

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THEY CARE NOW? . . I DO NOT FOLLOW MANY OF THESE NEWS GROUPS To answere me address mail to snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

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BUSHBADEE 22 years ago

wHERE i worked when an engineer lifted a screw driver there had to be a union member there who could have done the job.

But give the companies the chance and we will be back to slave labor. . . I DO NOT FOLLOW MANY OF THESE NEWS GROUPS To answere me address mail to snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

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Repeating Decimal 22 years ago

in article snipped-for-privacy@news.verizon.net, Al at snipped-for-privacy@here.com wrote on 11/6/03 5:50 AM:

Actually that is not all bad. It is great to have a union guy do that kind of work. The problem is that it does not get don until two days from now.

Bill

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BG 22 years ago

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Jeff Warren III 22 years ago

There are occasions where you have to do a temp fix so a customer will have power. Take a main breaker buring up and taking part of the buss with it. The emergency call comes in a 7PM. You do a temp fix then return ASAP and replace the panel.

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Jeff Warren III 22 years ago

There are occasions where you have to do a temp fix so a customer will have power. Take a main breaker buring up and taking part of the buss with it. The emergency call comes in a 7PM. You do a temp fix then return ASAP and replace the panel.

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