🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 27 May 1996 03:06:28 GMT, bernie@metapro.DIALix.oz.au (Bernd
Felsche) wrote:

>In <31a85d41.21229782@news.m.iinet.net.au>
>   drwho@iinet.net.au (Anthony Kidd) writes:
                                  <snip doctor>
>It works for some of us. Notably those who are critical resources
>for their employer.
>
>Surely there isn't a glut of experienced, competent construction
>workers, so the cost of losing one is pretty high, considering
>that employment of new people is inherently expensive.

At this moment in time there are quite a few construction workers
out of work.

I have not seen many cranes in perth lately or new high rise buildings
going up,but acording to the news tonight there be some big
jobs coming on line and they say it will be like the 60's in the
construction game in WA.

Why is it expensive to employ a new  tradesperson? As a tradesperson
already knows there trade.

>
>Demonstrate your value to your employer and if they have a clue, then
>they'll be happy to sit down and work out a deal which suits you.  It's
>not easy to do this, especially if your family depends on your income,
>and you're effectively putting your job on the bargaining table. You
>are selling your services to your employer. That's all there is to it.

In my trade one painter is as good as the next (most of the time). 

This is why Construction workers have to be protected by a union .
Because in the construction game the big bosses would get
together and have a set rate of pay for workplace agreements and me 
bet's it would be less than what we are getting now.

>
>Except when Unions prevented it, I've always worked under a "workplace
>agreement", which has been for well over 10 years now. I left one
>employer who chose not to pay me enough for my services -- until my
>resignation was on the table -- but I left anyway. There are now 3
>people _trying_ to do the job which I was doing.

The unions have done alot of good for construction workers.

If it was not for the unions construction workers would be getting
killed left right and center and I would be on $5.00 hr.

If the workplace agreement has worked for you. I am pleased.

Would it work for construction workers?......Me thinks not as there
are to many crooked bosses in our game.
>-- 
>Bernd Felsche {speaking for himself}
>MetaPro Systems Pty Ltd, 130 Fauntleroy Avenue,
>Redcliffe, Western Australia 6104
>Phone: +61 9 479 3722    Fax: +61 9 479 3720

Bye
Anthony :)