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Over the last 40 years the trades also had influx of illegal immigrants entering the profession. These have been folks who were willing to do the very difficul
by godzillabrennus 8y ago
Over the last 40 years the trades also had influx of illegal immigrants entering the profession. These have been folks who were willing to do the very difficult work for less pay and no recourse if the conditions were unsafe.
Obviously not all trades as most firms won’t gamble using unlicensed electricians and plumbers. On the other hand roofing, drywall, concrete, etc... have been more readily given to folks who work for pennies on the dollar.
- 49531 8y agoWhich I would argue is only possible _because_ unions have mostly disintegrated. Scabs are a lot harder to hire, especially illegal immigrant scabs, if there's a union around to hold the company accountable.
- seanalltogether 8y agoI live in a new build neighborhood that's been under construction for the last 5 years or so. For the 24 houses in my circle I've seen countless workers come and go and 4 changeovers in foremen, all voluntarily. How would you possibly unionize such a setup?
- CydeWeys 8y agoUnionize the entire sector. This approach works well in many EU nations and used to work here too.
- lotsofpulp 8y agoI've seen, for routine work, the licensed plumber or electrician just signs off on work (doesn't even inspect it) and gets paid for being licensed and the actual worker gets a cut of that.