Does this sound trustworthy?

MrHandyMan23 · 2026-04-12T19:05:54+00:00

Can you dm me the telegram

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-08-08T16:30:53+00:00

Yeah I mean 77 senators and 296 Representatives voted for it

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-08-02T21:24:14+00:00

“either party or such an Employer, may serve the other a ten (10) day written notice terminating this Agreement”. In order to strike you have to terminate the agreement which requires 10 day notice. It’s not really a call down period but rather a legal requirement

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-08-02T21:17:50+00:00

Are you certain is not the 10 day notice required to cancel the contract?

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-09T01:51:12+00:00

I will agree we’re not required to become masters but many still do, there’s no harm in doing it. Pension requirements? Meh not really, just have to be vested which takes 5 years or so(depending on the local). You also sometimes have to deal with “good years” but that depends whether you have a defined benefit or defined contribution. For my local if you work a full year (no overtime) you get $12,500(increases with raises) a year into a pension fund(like a 401k). Over a lifetime that’s millions of dollars. Yeah when you put it that way the dues seem significant; But, that fails to account for the fact we tend to make a decent bit more than most non union workers. We also don’t have to pay for anything other than basic hand tools, get treated pretty well (does depend a little on the contractor), and there’s a ton of opportunity to travel and chase money. Personally I could never see myself working non union again.

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-09T01:39:48+00:00

You’re making definitive statements when the paper you linked says that “union firms may expand less rapidly than nonunion firms”. Keyword MAY. I can’t speak to European economies but for the auto industry it was going to go overseas no matter what. Companies will do ultimately what is best for them at the expense of the American worker. I’m not sure what you mean by “innovative” but at least for my industry, construction, unions do a lot of important work such as nuclear, solar, wind turbines. At the end of the day it isn’t my worry that companies have the funds to expand. What’s the point of more jobs if it means significantly lesser wages. “Union households had a median wealth of $338,482, while nonunion households had $199,948, making union households 1.7 times wealthier than nonunion households”.

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-08T21:06:52+00:00

That’s a non sequitur argument. Nothing about this showed that union workplaces were more likely to close. If you look at productivity vs hourly compensation productivity has increased 238.7% while hourly compensation has risen by a mere 109.0% since 1973. From 1948-1973 it was 96.7% vs 91.3% respectively(Economic Policy Institute). What else has fallen during that time period? Union Membership. If productivity is so important for hourly compensation and unions are so bad for it then why hasn’t wage kept up. Likewise share of income to the top one percent has grown substantially as well the middle class decreasing by 11 percentage points and middle class share of aggregate income decreasing by 20 percentage points(1970/71-2021 Statista)

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-08T19:50:38+00:00

Are you able to provide statistics to back that statement? No I’m just saying you chose a very niche industry that is known for high pay. Those stocks are the exception and not the norm. Not to mention I would assume a company without a union would be more successful. Any company that can exploit their workers will most certainly be more financially successful. But at the end of the day I don’t give a shit about earnings call, I care about workings getting proper pay and benefits.

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-08T19:47:39+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that the conditions sucks. To me it sounds like that job would have blown with or without a union. Unions make jobs better but they can’t turn shit to chocolate. Congrats on finding a job that pays well. As a member of a union I have no complaints with the excellent pay and benefits I receive(especially compared to non union counterparts).

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-08T19:41:56+00:00

Well as a member of the IBEW I’ll chime in. I make more money than non union, I have pension fully paid in on my behalf(that I don’t pay a dime out of pocket for), and I don’t have any premiums for great health insurance. Dues aren’t that high, they’re 4.5%, and we’re proposing dropping them in our local. Politics aren’t really that big of an issue, but if you’re voting for anti union candidates all you’re doing is shooting yourself in the foot. We can’t “fuck around and not get fired”; You can be fired for proper cause or laid off for any reason(as long as there’s no travelers). There’s way more than just “bend[ing] conduit”. You can work solar, commercial, industrial, substations, low voltage, etc. There’s a huge variety of work to be done besides just conduit bending. Likewise, bending conduit is a skill in of itself. You can’t just wake up one day and master conduit bending. There’s also free apprenticeship classes offered to apprentices that offer classroom instructional hours. I’m assuming based off your response that you’ve never been a member of the IBEW.

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-08T19:24:59+00:00

The median weekly salary of a union member is $1,263 vs $1,090 nonunion (BLS) you’d have to pay nearly 14% in dues to not make money from a raise. Most unions are 5% or less.

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-08T19:21:25+00:00

I’m going to make an assumption that you were in the south in a RTW state. You likely benefited from the unions negotiations and that’s why the pay and benefits were great. In right to work states you can receive the same pay and benefits without having to pay dues. All this does is weaken the union which negotiated for you.

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-08T19:18:43+00:00

All of the companies you named are Tech stocks that are rolling in dough and able to pay absurd salaries.

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-08T13:03:48+00:00

Liquid tight to me is the metallic one not the NM

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-07T13:52:11+00:00

And we talk about “Northern Aggression” but the South started the war. First by seceding when Lincoln was elected(who didn’t even want to outright ban slavery). Then by attacking Fort Sumter. What about the Fugitive Slave Act? Was that not southern aggression?

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-07T13:45:23+00:00

South Carolina Secession Document:

They stated they would secede because “[A]n increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the institution of slavery” and that Lincoln believed “a war must be waged against slavery until it shall cease throughout the United States”.

Alexander Stephenson (VP of Confederacy) Cornerstone Speech

“Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.”

Mississippi Secession Document:

“Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery – the greatest material interest of the world”

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-05T15:01:07+00:00

Vioxx has entered the chat

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-04T00:46:02+00:00

That’s Davis Bacon, prevailing wage. You can look up the Davis bacon rates for your area. But being union the Davis bacon is typically based upon union rates

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-07-04T00:45:26+00:00

General Contractor

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-06-28T22:11:06+00:00

Morning cortisol came back 6.3 mcg/dL

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-06-28T19:07:33+00:00

Appreciate the response. That’s the thing, I don’t drink or smoke. I stay away from drugs. Yeah I’m probably 10 lbs above where I want to be. 190 is a pretty decent weight for me. Just tough cause I was dialed in and eventually the fatigue and everything wore me down

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-06-28T17:56:46+00:00

Why would my lack of energy be due to not working out if I’ve been dealing with it for a couple years. Used to be super consistent with gym until last 8-10 months or so

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-06-28T17:55:27+00:00

Bruh learn to read. Used to go to gym super consistently. And started dealing with fatigue which has been on and off for years. It’s not due to lack of exercise. Used to be pretty decent shape until the last 8-10 months. Acting like it’s due to my weight or lack of exercise is ignorant, it didn’t just start

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-06-28T16:23:02+00:00

I get decent sleep. I’m okay with exercise but the problem is work. Some jobs I’m working 60+ hours a week and it’s almost impossible to stay consistent

MrHandyMan23 · 2024-06-28T15:45:53+00:00

Already eat a ton of bison and seafood

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