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That time of year again!
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Bert Robbins wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Dan Krueger wrote: Harry Krause wrote: Dan Krueger wrote: Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Dan Krueger wrote: Harry Krause wrote: Don White wrote: The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday. Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp It should be free. It should be free but many of these shows are run by large exhibition companies employing union labor at exorbitant rates. Traffic control, ticket sales, security, etc. are all union controlled. I have attended shows where you would have to literally pay a union electrician $50 to plug in your extension cord. Plug it in yourself and you would be charged the same $50. Simple forklift delivery of your booth materials cost hundreds. Even worse, they would put their hand out looking for a tip while they are on the clock. Pretty sad. Poor Dan. He had to pay a contractor who paid his workers a decent wage with benefits. What do *you* do that's worth $50? Dan speaks the truth Harry. That is the way it goes at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. I am sure other unionized convention centers are the same BTW: I have all respect for union electricians, plumbers, laborers, masons, ironworkers and equipment operators, especially those working construction. But you have to admit that unions many times (as in the case Dan posted) the same unions take advantage of circumstances. How so? The union elecricians work for a contractor. The contractor has the arrangement with the convention center. The contractor has negotiated rates with the convention center. BS. The union, not the contractor, wrote the rules. Sorry, but virtually all union rates in the construction trades are the result of negotiations between representatives of the unions and representatives of the union contractors for whom they work. The contractor then negotiates his rates with his customers. It's called collective bargaining. "Collective bargaining" says it all. The individual either can't think for himself or can't earn his own wage on his own merit. He has to be grouped with a variety of worker - good and bad - to get the same pay, the same raises, the same treatment, etc. Still sad. And what was it that you do that's worth $50? You sound like Dave "show me the Lobsta boat" Mann... To answer your question, I work about 20 minutes for $50 assuming a 9-5 job - longer than it takes to plug in an extension cord. But what is it that you do that's worth $50? My company believes that I am worth more than $50 an hour. Your opinon or approval means nothing. Where's the other boat Krause? At the moment fully wrapped on the hard in southern Maryland. Is that the Parker or the Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat? Yes. Is it the Parker? |
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