Re: STARTING MY OWN BUSINESS, ANY SUGGESTIONS

Posted by Billy NY on April 06, 2007 at 13:08:35 from (64.12.116.14):

In Reply to: Re: STARTING MY OWN BUSINESS, ANY SUGGESTIONS posted by Howard H. on April 06, 2007 at 11:53:50:

I've known some great people the unions, especially building trades, but within some of the unions, there have also been many cases of corruption and a lot of dishonorable things like embezzlement from benefit funds etc. There have been some bad people, just like the rest of the world. Some of the trade guys are hard working honest family guys who travel to work on these jobs, that are also very proud of their trades and union organization. It has been a pleasure to have known a lot of them.

I'm at a loss as to the manufacturing jobs we have lost, but when the labor costs so much less somewhere else, it just undermines the entire industry. I'm all for the best pay and benefits for a hard productive days work, but am no expert on what really drove the wedge between the union manufacturing trades and industry. Union was a great thing at the turn of the century when sweatshops were abundant, but in recent times maybe some got a little greedy and forgot what made the unions great. It broke down, and is a shame because of the comradery and skill level these guys had a reputation for. It's a shame no compromise ever worked to keep the big companies from going overseas, again it's something I know absolutely nothing about, except what we all see, made in china.

A lot of people used to ask me about behind the scenes things and organized crime/mob because of where I worked, and what I did. To be honest, don't believe what you hear, lot of myth and rumor out there. Although I have known or met some interesting people that I suppose you could say probably work behind the scenes, what they do is unbeknownst to most, they keep a super low profile, and if you do know anything of what they do or are involved in, you're probably involved at a business level, so you won't be having casual conversations about it if you know what is good for you. That is why I say a lot of what you hear is rumor. In NYC you learn to negotiate the curves a certain way, otherwise the road can be a lot more difficult to travel. Those guys behind the scenes, are far removed from the curves you may encounter, even if they might have built a few of them, they've been there for years.

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