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Almost certainly. Strictly talking middle class...if thats a thing anymore...how bout stock options? Hmmm? How many folks receive those?

Did I ever tell my union story from the Beaver Valley in PA? Was looking at a cement plant, doing an audit for a customer that sent liquid hazardous waste there to be incinerated in the kiln.

They had a clay pit and a limestone quarry right there on-site providing the raw materials for cement. There wasn't much going on in the plant, not a lot of activity related to cement-making. Just a custodial crew.

We saw a big ocean going freighter docked at their pier so I asked what it was hauling. The answer was "clinker," the intermediary in cement manufacturing that's produced when you heat the raw materials in the kiln, but before processing. Looks like dirt clods.

They were shipping these dirt clods over from Spain because it was cheaper to do that than to process the raw materials right there on-site. When I asked how that could be, the answer I got was: "see that guy over there pushing the broom? He's union and he gets $XXX/hr."

I forget what the amount was, but the message was clear.

Did I ever tell my story about unions in Philadelphia? We were working on a project site, drilling test borings. Union got wind of it and shut the project site down until we hired two of their people for the project.

Lazy MF-ers showed up and sat in their truck the whole time which was fine with us because they had no clue what we were doing.

Value-added, LOL.

As a percentage of the work force, very few.

And as usual the resident jack-asses start pointing the finger and shouting "commie"...too stupid to realize it is mostly working men trying to do for their families.

Here is what workers voted on Tuesday:

Wages
According to a contract summary, workers would receive an immediate 10% increase in wages in the first year and an additional 5% in the third and fifth years. But some of that increase is tied to inflation through cost of living adjustments (COLA), which have the potential to change.
The proposed COLA would adjust every three months with inflation. The first adjustment would be effective in December.
On the second, fourth, and six years, workers would get 3% lump sum payments. Upon ratification of the contract, workers would receive a $8,500 bonus.
Health care
There would be no changes in the cost of health insurance under the new agreement. Workers would pay $0 in premiums, have no deductibles or coinsurance, and no changes in co-pays.
Union members would receive two weeks of fully-paid parental leave. The insurance would also cover autism care and vision costs, including exams, frames, and lenses.
New hires would receive health care coverage after 30 days of employment on the first of the following month.
Retirement
Current and future union workers would choose between the traditional-plus and choice-plus retirement plans.
The traditional-plus plan allows employees to have a defined benefits pension, an increased multiplier for monthly pension for each year of service and fully own their pension after three years of service. The traditional-plus plan’s post-retirement health care fund offers cash balance savings. There will also be $2,000 of seed money per year of service.
The choice-plus plan includes a dollar for dollar 401(k) match up to 6% for 2022, then $0.70-$1 match for each year after. The specific match amount would be determined based on company profits. The company will also contribute 5% of employees’ annual wages to their 401(k).
The retirement bonus for both plans would total $37,500 for 10-24 years of service and $50,000 for 25 years or more.

Almost certainly. Strictly talking middle class...if thats a thing anymore...how bout stock options? Hmmm? How many folks receive those?

sure they did

Dipsh!t,When Danny Hendrix 798 Business Manger was on Fox News he wore a Trump hat

Well...at least he wore a hat!


Hahaha!

Well...at least he wore a hat!


Hahaha!

Don’t be critical Jim.

Unions are there for the working man.

I almost typed that all the way out without laughing.

And companies are? PFFTT!!

Yup. Better to halt production and then either downsize or go bankrupt so the commie fugks can have autism care, paternal leave, and free healthcare to the grave.

Makes total sense, especially while they donate hugely to elect politicians who do not represent their members’ positions.

Makes total sense man.