Union construction workers do a whole lot of standing around.

As one guy sits on a wooden box tapping on a cinder block with a hammer, four other guys stand around him and watch. This goes on for about 20 minutes. Then they walk back over to their truck and point at things while talking and sipping water. Then they all walk up and back taking turns pointing at stuff and more talking. An hour has gone by and now they’re back to tapping on the cinder block.

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atlantic59 · 61-69, M Best Comment

I saw that guy with a shovel who never moved for two hours and then suddenly reacted and started attacking and slicing up a slug and then said to his shocked cohorts: " that bastard has been following me around all day"

Eternity · 26-30, M

And non union construction workers do the same thing but for half the pay...

Faroutcat · 46-50, M

@Eternity That’s probably true. It just frustrates me when I can’t even drive down my street and I have to park my car three blocks away. And then I see those guys just standing around.

anythingoes477 · M

And they make about 5 times an hour more than you do..........plus benefits. Instead of making fun of them.........if you had half a brain you'd join them.

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anythingoes477 · M

@Faroutcat And that my friend............is the difference between the have and the have nots. The heat.......a few days a year...........is a deterrent to making $75,000 a year to $100,000.....with benefits. And that's not guesswork...........I was union for years. That's how I saved the money to open my own businesses...so I can sit in the A/C and bank 7 figures a year.

atlantic59 · 61-69, M

@anythingoes477 it's not alway easy to join a union, sometimes it's who you know not just your skill set..

anythingoes477 · M

@atlantic59 Maybe in 1960 but in this climate of everyone wanting help? Not so. All local unions are hiring around here. Infrastructure money has created a ton of union jobs.

hunkalove · 61-69, M

True Americans!

atlantic59 · 61-69, M

I always liked Dylan's 'Sundown On The Union' and the refrain: "Sure was a good idea, til greed got in the way..."

MethDozer · M

Yeah, you go try doing the job and tell me how lazy ot is after a year.

Faroutcat · 46-50, M

@MethDozer Oh, I’m sure it’s not an easy job and I wouldn’t want to be out there working in this heat. But the entire road has been blocked off for over a month and it doesn’t look like they’ll be finished anytime soon. Everytime I see them out there they don’t seem to be doing much work. I’ll be happy to drive on the road when they are finally done.

MethDozer · M

@Faroutcat I hear ya.

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