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Originally Posted by eduardo88
Can't you just hire non-union workers? are there laws forcing you to hire unionized workers?
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A lot of people also overlook that in the trades, "union" often means "trained and/or apprenticed" to a higher standard than non-union. You can't just start paying dues and be in a trades union, and like most things, having people who actually know what they're doing is worth a premium.
Someone posted an interview with the architect of the Sears Tower some time ago on here, it was about 20 pages long, and at one point the interviewer asked him whether he preferred working on buildings in non-union towns like Miami, or union towns like Chicago. He responded that, hands down, as an architect it was much, much easier to work with union guys because they knew how to do things in a standard, reliable way. He acknowledged that the upfront costs were sometimes higher, but seemed to think it paid off in the long run with a better product.