"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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The beauty of the unionized construction contractor-employee relationship
is that it doesn't matter if the employer is here today and gone tomorrow.
The funds are controlled by a joint trusteeship and are fully portable,
even throughout the country. Thus, if concrete contractor X goes out of
business in Detroit, a worker might relocate to Houston, have his business
agent get him on with another contractor, and the local there will forward
his health and welfare payments to the Detroit local, if that's what he
wants.

Same with pensions. Portability. And entirely undependent upon any
particular employer.


Well, it's obvious we are talking about two different kinds of small
business. Other than dealing with them, I have no experience working in the
construction industry, although I've heard horror stories from both sides.

Which is why I took exception to your ""Small" business is notorious for
shortchanging its employees"
statement.

Eisboch