I've been a mechanic for constrution equipment for 7 years . LOCAL 150 is trying to represent us ,i am the foreman of my shop and have good relations with the president of the company ,but i dont know if which side shuold i take?

bones252100

Unions were needed in the first half of the 20th century. Now their only reason for needing new participants is the money flow to support them. They only want your employees money & can't produce any more benefits than is already guaranteed by law. Talk to your shop workers. Ask for their ideas. Unions were created because companies were treating the employees unfairly. If you are being treated fairly by the company then there is no need for a union in your company.

N0help4u

Every union job I had was a waste of my money. I paid dues and I never saw any benefit. Now unions are getting so desperate they are trying to do something called card check where they have employees sign to win something and don't tell you you are voting to have a union. It does away with a secret ballot.

Beware of Mandatory Arbitration in Card Check - THE UNION LABEL

smearcase

You are or will be firmly in the middle from what you have described.
Your only hope is to enforce the policies and procedures of the company and honor the agreements between the union and your company.
When disputes arise, if there is clear policy, settle it. If not clear policy get out of the middle and let the company and union settle it.

Fr_Chuck

What extra benifit will the union offer that the company does not now provide.

And will the company be able to stay open and get jobs if they have the added burden of the union requirements.

With well over 1/2 of the construction companies I know of closing, extra costs now may be a poor idea.

help888

labors benefits are higher then company and also explain to organizer representative about how slow we are in sevices also sales and he told me the the company was in the top 5 (mony wise) in the state