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Mpoitrast87

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Most Toyota/Lexus shops are Non-Union. I would NEVER want a union in my dealership. Ever. I already get my money stolen from the government, I sure as SHIT dont need any stolen from a Union on my behalf.

Mandatory "breaks" and cant stay late to finish jobs? Nope, GTFO.
I could be wrong but I don’t think any dealership is unionized lol.
 

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So, you can't list any. Thanks, that's what I thought.

Probably because there aren't any.
-pension
-best healthcare available
-good pay
-usually overtime/double time available depending on the trade.
-apprenticeship
-AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
 

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-pension
-best healthcare available
-good pay
-usually overtime/double time available depending on the trade.
-apprenticeship
-AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
I’m not sure what this is an answer to. But I’m pretty sure who it will put out of business.
 

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I worked at a factory during the '91 Gulf War when the local Teamsters union decided to go on strike. I was an Production Engineer that crossed the picket line to run a screw machine that kept our Troops supplied with 25mm APDS rounds.

My wife is an RN and has been a member of the Nurses union +35 years.

I can tell ya good/bad stories about both.

IMHO, it really depends on the union, the job, the economy, and the businesses management.
 

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I worked at a factory during the '91 Gulf War when the local Teamsters union decided to go on strike. I was an Production Engineer that crossed the picket line to run a screw machine that kept our Troops supplied with 25mm APDS rounds.

My wife is an RN and has been a member of the Nurses union +35 years.

I can tell ya good/bad stories about both.

IMHO, it really depends on the union, the job, the economy, and the businesses management.

Right off the bat, w/o hearing anything else, I'd support a nurses union over an auto union any day of the week. I'd take a guess and say most nurses are receiving less than a person on an assembly line.
 

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Right off the bat, w/o hearing anything else, I'd support a nurses union over an auto union any day of the week. I'd take a guess and say most nurses are receiving less than a person on an assembly line.

I guess depends on the state. In ca nurse makes 100-200k a year.
 

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Right off the bat, w/o hearing anything else, I'd support a nurses union over an auto union any day of the week. I'd take a guess and say most nurses are receiving less than a person on an assembly line.
I also support this.
 

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-pension
-best healthcare available
-good pay
-usually overtime/double time available depending on the trade.
-apprenticeship
-AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE

Not sure what that was intended to answer. All that is available outside unions if desired, with the possible exception of apprenticeship. The rest of us call that college. And, we can get all that without paying membership "dues". The only prerequisite is that you have a skill that's in demand.

So, you get nothing that nobody else can get, and you have to pay to be a "member". Then, there's the abject embarrassment I'd feel at needing someone else to negotiate, and over-inflate my paycheck because my skills are worth jack shit in the real world.

Yeah, have fun with all that.
 

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You union mothertruckers need to get a dose of self-employment and your own insurance.

It’s what the rest of us call FREEDOM.
Freedom? All self employed people I know work damn near 24/7 for their business. 2 of those people each ran extremely success diesel shops and they both shut down because they got burnt out.
 

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Freedom? All self employed people I know work damn near 24/7 for their business. 2 of those people each ran extremely success diesel shops and they both shut down because they got burnt out.
I did just edit out the beer from my comment last night. A little edgy, even for me.

That said, I worked for myself the last half of my career. Did well, and typically didn’t work over forty hours a week.
 

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