Union Members?
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: California Desert
Once I pass the probationary period in a few months I'll be a member of P.A.C.E. Our contract does end either this or next year and there is much talk about ending our participation in the union.
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: The Big, Oregon
Boilermaker here, I work for Electric Boat out of Groton, CT making submarines. I'm not thrilled about my particular local, as they are pretty well in the companies pocket, but I have needed the union backing several times in the last year.
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Tillsonburg ON
Not exactly blue-collar, more like pink-collar. HEU Hospital Employees Union, part of CUPE Canadian Union of Public Employees. I had a union agreed 15% pay-cut in 2004 and more than 50% of us are casual -- no vacation, no benefits, and the full & part timers live in fear of being laid-off any day. In 2004, my employer closed a dozen facilities and laid off 1,000+ employees. This week, a man who had waited 6 hours in the hallway of the largest hospital in our province, attended only by the ambulance attendents who brought him in, went into cardiac arrest and had to be airlifted to another city because there was no staff at the hospital to attend him. Public health care, yay.
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Joined: May 2004
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From: Ont. Can.
Shop Steward in UAW at a Rockwell steel pressing plant for 5 years and have worked in both union and non union positions throughout my working career .
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From: San Francisco, Ca.
Local 665*AFL-CIO*Affilliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America- member since 1979
People forget that San Francisco was the union capitol of the world at one time. A long time ago, though.
Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America- member since 1979
People forget that San Francisco was the union capitol of the world at one time. A long time ago, though.
Last edited by sierraben; Jan 29, 2005 at 10:54 PM.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Denver, CO
I come form a Union family. My dad is IBEW, mom & grandma are APWU, grandpa was a Teamster, uncle and cousin are IBEW. My dad has been unemployeed for almost a year because the jobs that are going on right now in his area are non union and he refues to work for a non union contracter. Seems like some brain washing going on there, unemployeed for a year OR work.
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From: Palos Heights
Union
WOW.................so proud to see so many of us out here!
Thanks to all who have posted and those who will continue to post here!
Fastronald - Illinois Chapter Leader and Union member for over 33 years.
Union Yes!
Thanks to all who have posted and those who will continue to post here!
Fastronald - Illinois Chapter Leader and Union member for over 33 years.
Union Yes!