Union Card Vs. Nonunion Sole Proprietorship

paint_booger

I ran work for nonunion shops for 5 years, owned my own paint company for 10 years (grew it to 25 painters ... dismantled by a divorce), and had a Union Foreman job for the other 10 years

send_it_all

Obviously, you have more work opportunities with a non union shop...at least where Im from union doesn't do any residential work. You can also get away with paying your employees less and will have a much smaller labor burden. I dont see a whole bunch of upside to going union except for the occasional big job. I guess its a matter of how much of a market there is in each area, and how big do you want to get? More headaches with lots of employees.

daArch

All depends on your market. If you're in NYC and expect big jobs ...... well, is there a CHOICE ??

If you're in the boonies and doing residential ..... well, is there a CHOICE ??

Personally I've never appreciated the way unions dictate job performance and duties, If I want to unplug a light, dammit, I'm gonna unplug the damn light. If I want to apply more product than Union allows, then why can I not be as productive as possible. If I don't WANT a coffee break, why do I hafta take one ???

Unions, IMO, have become restrictive of performance and production. At a time they were good, but many have become counter productive. Sure, they have GREAT training programs, but still, there are down sides that I feel are against the American system of free enterprise.

BTW, someone informed yesterday that teachers are now UAW ???? How does THAT fit ???

(Flame away, Nomex suit on)

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paint_booger

Very true, except for the 15% BS.

I like the insurance and pention.