What a load of BS...... Trade unions have higher education requirements than most, if not all, sub contractorsin this industry. Also, as a 1099, you are not paying for union worker's unemployent compensation. They, as well as all W2s, pay for it themselves. Their unemployment insurance premiums is part of their compensation package. In lieu of wages, their employers use the money and pay their unemployment insurance premium. As a 1099'er you don't pay this or any other taxes for that matter.
You say you have never had a problem getting paid. Congratulations...... Unfortunately that is not the case for thousands of installers in this industry. You taking the position that since it hasn't happend to you, means there is no problem, is why the problems in this industry never get fixed. You need to take into consideration that the companies who treat installers the worse are becoming the "preferred" contractors of the CATV and Satellite operators. The more market share they get, the more likely you will become negatively effected by their growing presence in this industry.
1099, W2, union, non-union, all have their flaws. There is no perfect scenario. But right now the majority of companies are set up in vioation of labor laws. They operate illegally and it has become the norm. Workers settling for what is current going on in this industry is the worse case scenario. It benefits no one, except those are driving the wages and working condition down.
Union contractors of the National Electrical Contractors of Association currently have contracts with their workers that call for $30/hr W2 paid for CATV work. But they are seldomly rewarded contracts because they are undercut by allmost 70%, by the companies most of us work for. This industry attracts mostly bottom feeder companies who win contracts only by under bidding with no limt on how low they will go. The industry attracts to many companies who look at the work we perform and think its only worth $10/hr. We need to do ourselves a favor, and do something that attracts the companies who actually value the services we perform.
Re: First Shot at a Union Contract
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