Originally Posted by LTRS
I pay much better than union scale. And it pays off well for me. I have the best trained workers in the industry and they are extremely loyal. They have helped me grow my business 25-30% every year for the past 6 yrs. People are a company's greatest asset.
I agree. You treat your employees well and pay them well. Treat them with respect and they will go through walls for you. Also, I do agree that unions in certain situations are necessary and sometimes make it easier for management. Uniformity in pay scales and such are a boon. However, humans tend to be crybabies and if you get them all together and cry together it handcuffs management if you have a bunch of employees who really don't give a darn about you and your business. They are there to take what they can and see what they can get away with for the least work. Unions that use no common sense and purposely, in my opinion, loot businesses just because they can are not helpful at all.
Trust me I could tell you some stories about how some international reps lined their own pockets with gold at the expense of the membership. So, let's be real and stop drinking the union Koool-Aid and get in the real world.
- HF