iT'S BEEN THIS WAY FOR "EMPLOYEES" FOR A VERY LONG TIME. ORIGINALLY IN THIS BIZ IT WAS ALL CONTRACTORS AND SUBS THEREOF. WELL SOME CONTRACTORS TRIED TO PLAY IT BOTH WAYS. A SUB-CONTRACTOR IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LICENSED CONTRACTOR MINUS A PRIMARY CONTRACT. NONE-THE LESS A CONTRACTOR AS FAR AS THE RULES OF EMPLOYMENT GO. THERE WERE ABBERATIONS TO REALITY THAT SOME
CONTRCTORS WERE USING TO KISS MSO'S ASSES AND THEY GOT AWAY WITH FOR 20-25 YEARS IN THIS BIZ ONLKY BECAUSE 20 OR SO YEARS AGO TIMES WERE TUFF BUT THE WORK WAS THERE IN CABLE.A FEW FOLKS DIDN'T GO ALONG WITH THE PROGRAM AND BLEW THW WHISTLE WHICH INVARIABLY MADE A LOT OF FOLKS EMPLOYEES THAT WERE NOW PUNCHING A CLOCK WAITIN' FOR A GOVERNMENT CHECK FOR BACK OVERTIME PAY. LIKE I SAID THIS IS NOT A CONTRACTOR THING. IT'S AN EMPLOYEE/EMPLOYER THING. IF A PRIME OR SUB WANTS MORE THAAN HE OR SHE CAAN GENERATE THEMSELVES, WELL, YOU MAKE MONEY OFF SOMEBODY ELSES BACK YOU GOT TO PAY. MY INDEPENDENCE HAS ALWATS BEEN THAT= INDEPENDANT. IF I NEEDED HELP OR SOMEONE WANTED TO LEARN THE TRADE IT WAS CASH[GOOD CASH]AND THEN THEY WENT ON THEIR OWN. I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH EMPLOYEES GETTIN' THERE DUE. COULD BE WRONG. GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKIN' UNION ON THIS BAR. ALWAYS ASSUMED THEY WERE EMPLOYEES!?!LATER,
MIKE M.
