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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
There are some pretty serious allegations on this web site.
http://www.unionfacts.com/ Cat got your tongue Harry? |
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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
"Jim" wrote in message ... There are some pretty serious allegations on this web site. http://www.unionfacts.com/ Cat got your tongue Harry? Where I worked...no one was forced to sign a card, although under the terms of employment they paid union dues and enjoyed any advantages the full members enjoyed. ( except they couldn't run for office in the local) |
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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
Don White wrote:
"Jim" wrote in message ... There are some pretty serious allegations on this web site. http://www.unionfacts.com/ Cat got your tongue Harry? Where I worked...no one was forced to sign a card, although under the terms of employment they paid union dues and enjoyed any advantages the full members enjoyed. ( except they couldn't run for office in the local) I doubt FloridaJim or his buddy JustWait could qualify as an apprentice in any of the skilled unions. I was on a condo construction site last week where a union crew turned out an incredible three story winding stainless steel and glass staircase. The tube bending and welds and panels of curved glass were as close to perfect as any I've seen in my working life. Obviously, what the job needed was someone with Justwait's skill to tack on some footpegs and someone with FloridaJim's skill to sweep the floor. |
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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
"Boater" wrote in message ... Don White wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... There are some pretty serious allegations on this web site. http://www.unionfacts.com/ Cat got your tongue Harry? Where I worked...no one was forced to sign a card, although under the terms of employment they paid union dues and enjoyed any advantages the full members enjoyed. ( except they couldn't run for office in the local) I doubt FloridaJim or his buddy JustWait could qualify as an apprentice in any of the skilled unions. I was on a condo construction site last week where a union crew turned out an incredible three story winding stainless steel and glass staircase. The tube bending and welds and panels of curved glass were as close to perfect as any I've seen in my working life. Obviously, what the job needed was someone with Justwait's skill to tack on some footpegs and someone with FloridaJim's skill to sweep the floor. Wait a hold-it Harry, Are you trying to convince us that your union construction crew bent and fabricated the SS tubes, and formed the "perfect" panels of curved glass on site? I don't believe it. Or did they simply install them, supplied by a manufacturer? Eisboch |
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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
Eisboch wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message ... Don White wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... There are some pretty serious allegations on this web site. http://www.unionfacts.com/ Cat got your tongue Harry? Where I worked...no one was forced to sign a card, although under the terms of employment they paid union dues and enjoyed any advantages the full members enjoyed. ( except they couldn't run for office in the local) I doubt FloridaJim or his buddy JustWait could qualify as an apprentice in any of the skilled unions. I was on a condo construction site last week where a union crew turned out an incredible three story winding stainless steel and glass staircase. The tube bending and welds and panels of curved glass were as close to perfect as any I've seen in my working life. Obviously, what the job needed was someone with Justwait's skill to tack on some footpegs and someone with FloridaJim's skill to sweep the floor. Wait a hold-it Harry, Are you trying to convince us that your union construction crew bent and fabricated the SS tubes, and formed the "perfect" panels of curved glass on site? I don't believe it. Or did they simply install them, supplied by a manufacturer? Eisboch The staircase was built on site in a closed off area of the parking garage with special equipment typically used at facilities that fabricate for the aerospace industry; the glass was produced at a union factory. I took a few photos, which I might post later. The pricetag for the staircase was...astonishing. :) |
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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
"Boater" wrote in message ... I was on a condo construction site last week where a union crew turned out an incredible three story winding stainless steel and glass staircase. The tube bending and welds and panels of curved glass were as close to perfect as any I've seen in my working life. Obviously, what the job needed was someone with Justwait's skill to tack on some footpegs and someone with FloridaJim's skill to sweep the floor. Wait a hold-it Harry, Are you trying to convince us that your union construction crew bent and fabricated the SS tubes, and formed the "perfect" panels of curved glass on site? I don't believe it. Or did they simply install them, supplied by a manufacturer? Eisboch The staircase was built on site in a closed off area of the parking garage with special equipment typically used at facilities that fabricate for the aerospace industry; the glass was produced at a union factory. I took a few photos, which I might post later. The pricetag for the staircase was...astonishing. :) "Special equipment used by facilities that fabricate for the aerospace industry"? I call Bull ****. Either that Harry, or some PR dude was handing you a line. To fabricate what you are talking about would require hydraulic tubing benders, mandrels, etc. .... nothing very exotic. Normally they would simply be made in ship-able sizes/lengths and then butt welded together on site. But how did they finish them? Were they passivated? Electropolished? Were those tanks set up in the parking lot? In Boston? No friggin' way. What you are talking about is pretty routine work for any fab shop with the proper equipment. The glass is something else. Eisboch |
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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
On Nov 12, 4:54*pm, Boater wrote:
Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Don White wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... There are some pretty serious allegations on this web site. http://www.unionfacts.com/ Cat got your tongue Harry? Where I worked...no one was forced to sign a card, although under the terms of employment they paid union dues and enjoyed any advantages the full members enjoyed. ( except they couldn't run for office in the local) I doubt FloridaJim or his buddy JustWait could qualify as an apprentice in any of the skilled unions. I was on a condo construction site last week where a union crew turned out an incredible three story winding stainless steel and glass staircase. The tube bending and welds and panels of curved glass were as close to perfect as any I've seen in my working life. Obviously, what the job needed was someone with Justwait's skill to tack on some footpegs and someone with FloridaJim's skill to sweep the floor. Wait a hold-it Harry, Are you trying to convince us that your union construction crew bent and fabricated the SS tubes, and formed the "perfect" panels of curved glass on site? * I don't believe it. Or did they simply install them, supplied by a manufacturer? Eisboch The staircase was built on site in a closed off area of the parking garage with special equipment typically used at facilities that fabricate for the aerospace industry; the glass was produced at a union factory. I took a few photos, which I might post later. The pricetag for the staircase was...astonishing. :)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What a lie! Show us some pictures!!!! |
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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... Are you trying to convince us that your union construction crew bent and fabricated the SS tubes, and formed the "perfect" panels of curved glass on site? I don't believe it. Or did they simply install them, supplied by a manufacturer? Eisboch BTW Harry, I am in no way inferring that union welders/fabricators are inferior to non-union. I am simply stating that they are not necessessary superior to non-union, which is the case you keep trying to present. I have quite a bit of experience with requirements for high quality welding. The stainless steel or aluminum vacuum systems we built had some of the most vigorous welding requirements in the trade. They had to be leak tight to atoms of helium, drawn through voids or inclusions or diffused through the welds by vacuum. Helium is number 2 on the periodic chart, meaning the atoms are very, very small. Anyway, once in a while we would have a contract that required a "U" stamp or in a couple of rare cases, a "N" stamp, meaning our welders were certified for nuclear work. We didn't have any "N" stamp certified welders. One project required it for a subsection (not the entire structure), so we subcontracted to a "N" certified union welder in another shop. The finished piece was received and, as required by the contract, sent out for x-ray. It flunked. So, we subcontracted another one. Same thing. It flunked. The union shop attempted to repair it without success ... flunked x-ray again. Meanwhile, there are excuses flying around like mosquitoes in July. Time was ticking and it was costing money. We then had one of our very good, non-union welders go to the union shop to witness the welding process on the forth attempt to build the subsystem. One thing led to another (old history, not worth bringing back up) but it turns out that our welder was quite a bit bigger than the shop's union welder. Our guy grabbed the torch and spent three days welding up the assembly. Shipped it out for x-ray.... passed with no problems. Eisboch |
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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... Are you trying to convince us that your union construction crew bent and fabricated the SS tubes, and formed the "perfect" panels of curved glass on site? I don't believe it. Or did they simply install them, supplied by a manufacturer? Eisboch BTW Harry, I am in no way inferring that union welders/fabricators are inferior to non-union. I am simply stating that they are not necessessary superior to non-union, which is the case you keep trying to present. I have quite a bit of experience with requirements for high quality welding. The stainless steel or aluminum vacuum systems we built had some of the most vigorous welding requirements in the trade. This particular "bit" of welding was the same sort I've seen in the gas/chemical plumbing runs for chemical labs, and I don't mean the plumbing runs for sinks or toilets. When I finish the articles I'm writing, I'll send you a copy. |
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Why won't Harry shout out about the unions?
Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... Are you trying to convince us that your union construction crew bent and fabricated the SS tubes, and formed the "perfect" panels of curved glass on site? I don't believe it. Or did they simply install them, supplied by a manufacturer? Eisboch BTW Harry, I am in no way inferring that union welders/fabricators are inferior to non-union. I am simply stating that they are not necessessary superior to non-union, which is the case you keep trying to present. I have quite a bit of experience with requirements for high quality welding. The stainless steel or aluminum vacuum systems we built had some of the most vigorous welding requirements in the trade. They had to be leak tight to atoms of helium, drawn through voids or inclusions or diffused through the welds by vacuum. Helium is number 2 on the periodic chart, meaning the atoms are very, very small. Anyway, once in a while we would have a contract that required a "U" stamp or in a couple of rare cases, a "N" stamp, meaning our welders were certified for nuclear work. We didn't have any "N" stamp certified welders. One project required it for a subsection (not the entire structure), so we subcontracted to a "N" certified union welder in another shop. The finished piece was received and, as required by the contract, sent out for x-ray. It flunked. So, we subcontracted another one. Same thing. It flunked. The union shop attempted to repair it without success ... flunked x-ray again. Meanwhile, there are excuses flying around like mosquitoes in July. Time was ticking and it was costing money. We then had one of our very good, non-union welders go to the union shop to witness the welding process on the forth attempt to build the subsystem. One thing led to another (old history, not worth bringing back up) but it turns out that our welder was quite a bit bigger than the shop's union welder. Our guy grabbed the torch and spent three days welding up the assembly. Shipped it out for x-ray.... passed with no problems. You need to talk to my wife about welding and porosity of materials. She eats, sleeps and dreams that stuff. |
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