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> For example only union workers being allowed to plug power cords into the outlets at trade-shows - at great cost - and similar shenanigans that basically seem
by csa 5y ago
> For example only union workers being allowed to plug power cords into the outlets at trade-shows - at great cost - and similar shenanigans that basically seem to only increase cost and reduce productivity.
The fee for the electrician union member includes an inspection component, and imho it’s worth it.
This fee may sound unreasonable until you hear the story about some dipshit with huge power requirements and/or a daisy-chained nightmare plug their stuff in and cause problems for everyone — in a worst case scenario, cause a fire.
Source: a friend of mine who is an electrician who explained this to me.
Your idea that unions go overboard in the US may hold water, but I don’t think that this example is the poster child.
- a_conservative 5y agoAll of the risks you just described exists in every home with electrical outlets.
- pwg 5y agoExcept the risks are multiplied by 200 (or by however many "display booths" there are).
- bumby 5y agoYou make a good point, but I read the GP differently. I’ve also experienced where engineers are threatened with a union grievance for similar actions. It’s not just a case of a union protecting against a non-skilled install, it’s often about a union protecting its own self interests
- linuxhansl 5y agoThat's what I meant, but I agree with GP, that perhaps that wasn't the best example.
- pinewurst 5y agoI heard a 1st hand story from someone who was dangled over an open elevator shaft in NYC for plugging in a PC against union rules. Was that part of the inspection component?