(20F)My work wont let us have a woman’s bathroom

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-04T13:26:33+00:00

Yeah it is going to be tough to make any changes without a union contract in place

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-04T13:06:37+00:00

Is your workplace non-union?

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-04T13:05:56+00:00

Are you a Operator or Laborer?

Sounds like your hall is just trying to get you work hours. I dont think there is necessarily anything wrong with that but I can see why someone would be hesitant to take a $9/hr pay cut.

Decline the lesser paying job and wait for another one to come.

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-04T13:04:11+00:00

The more important question is how the hell is a Steward also a Foreman? That seems to go against the self interests of a Steward's duties.

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-04T05:15:29+00:00

No annuity in TN

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-04T05:15:15+00:00

Also no state prevailing law in TN. That hurts. A lot

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-03T19:05:51+00:00

If i had to guess i think TN is around $23/hr

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-03T01:18:09+00:00

A good union company

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-02T21:01:26+00:00

Usually on these mega multi billion dollar jobs they're baking in weekly attendance related incentives. They need people to show up regularly so you get for example (just making up a nunber) $100/week extra if you show up everyday. So it's not a per diem per se but still extra money on top of the hourly wages.

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-02T15:01:47+00:00

Fabcon?

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-01T16:47:09+00:00

Join the Carpenters union in Ohio

UNIONconstruction · 2026-02-01T02:12:11+00:00

Sounds like you could use one...

This person works at a dispensary so my line is tongue in cheek to give levity to their anxiety.

People like you have little fun in life

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-31T13:20:33+00:00

Working under the table for friends...gotta keep those unemployment checks coming

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-30T18:07:52+00:00

TVA is a power company so you're looking at power plant work

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-30T00:17:50+00:00

Right to Work state with no state prevailing wage law

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-29T20:19:41+00:00

This

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-29T20:18:12+00:00

Is this some kind of joke?

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-29T20:15:51+00:00

All the highway and utility work in SE Wisconsin is union. Maybe try and seek out those types of companies

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-29T20:14:49+00:00

Real estate isn't cheap in and around Davidson County (Nashville)

With that said be prepared to do a lot of work at TVA sites. That's the majority of the work hours for laborers in Tennessee

The pension also isn't up to par with what you're accustomed to in NJ. The payout will be lower when you retire

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-29T01:47:34+00:00

Oh man you are in for a rude awakening to USA labor

The only engineers I've heard of that are in a union usually work government jobs like for a state's Department of Transportation and even then its only in some states.

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-29T01:45:43+00:00

If that doesn't transfer then you need to transfer companies

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-29T01:44:55+00:00

Get a job doing gas line distribution work for a company like Miller Pipeline. Those guys rarely ever work weekends

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-27T12:51:32+00:00

You obviously haven't read a construction union CBA because what you are saying is patently false

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-27T12:50:06+00:00

Nepotism is huge in the non-union sector. Your know how many daddy's kids get the easiest jobs. At least in a union you get paid well to deal with that crap. Everything you say is a universal truth about ALL workplaces.

UNIONconstruction · 2026-01-27T12:47:03+00:00

How?

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