hoosier inspector Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I'll share one experience I had with unions. Several years ago I was a manger for a Chicago based ready mix producer when a union dust up with Wal-mart caused one of our jobsites to be picketed. Teamsters would not drive across the line so management would drive across and bring the trucks back to the drivers to clean out and go back to the plant for another load. While waiting for another truck, one of the other managers walked over to chat with the picketers. Turns out every one of them was from a temp service because there were no union people available (they were all working). I've heard of many other examples of this practice but this one I know first hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I'll share one experience I had with unions. Several years ago I was a manger for a Chicago based ready mix producer when a union dust up with Wal-mart caused one of our jobsites to be picketed. Teamsters would not drive across the line so management would drive across and bring the trucks back to the drivers to clean out and go back to the plant for another load. While waiting for another truck, one of the other managers walked over to chat with the picketers. Turns out every one of them was from a temp service because there were no union people available (they were all working). I've heard of many other examples of this practice but this one I know first hand. Is that legal? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 This is Chicago. "Legal" is an abstract concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Consider all the people bussed in to picket for so many things from political events to telco union strikes, etc.. Sometimes it is all the "temp" folks on the lines who have never worked a whit for the company, but they are picking up a stipend from the union organizers. Like Kurt noted: "Legal is an abstract concept." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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