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[fraidycat]

Yes but there are still good things that are being done by them all the time. This issue is definitely personal for me because my dh works in high risk work and absolutely there are times when employees are pushed to compromise safety and the unions have pushed back. Over here there are construction sites that allow Union involvement and work well with them and those that don't. Those that don't tend to be dirtier, untidy and less safe, those that do allow participation are still better run.

 

Did you know that on a large project they still have to set a budget for deaths. One major site here is now over their budget for deaths due to two accidents on the same type of equipment.

 

So yes unions is personal for me, because they play a real role in whether or not dh comes home from work each night.

This is understandable.

 

I guess I'm coming at it from the perspective of a Canadian and living in the US. My family works in the oil industry in Canada (non-unionized) - they are so riddled by health and safety regulations/paperwork/and downright silly rules (ie: no knives allowed on worksite, of any kind, even in your lunchkit because one guy accidentally cut himself with a boxcutter in his pocket once - I wish I was kidding) that grown adults are treated like children and productivity is actually stifled.

[Ausmumof3]

This is understandable.

 

I guess I'm coming at it from the perspective of a Canadian and living in the US. My family works in the oil industry in Canada (non-unionized) - they are so riddled by health and safety regulations/paperwork/and downright silly rules (ie: no knives allowed on worksite, of any kind, even in your lunchkit because one guy accidentally cut himself with a boxcutter in his pocket once - I wish I was kidding) that grown adults are treated like children and productivity is actually stifled.

Yep. We definitely have that as well. And the problem with the small stupid rules is people ignore them and once they get into the habit of ignoring rules they are more inclined to ignore one that exists for a good reason. If only everyone had a high level of common sense.

[Bluegoat]

This is understandable.

 

I guess I'm coming at it from the perspective of a Canadian and living in the US. My family works in the oil industry in Canada (non-unionized) - they are so riddled by health and safety regulations/paperwork/and downright silly rules (ie: no knives allowed on worksite, of any kind, even in your lunchkit because one guy accidentally cut himself with a boxcutter in his pocket once - I wish I was kidding) that grown adults are treated like children and productivity is actually stifled.

 

I don't think that is mainly a union thing, it is their reaction to problems of liability.  It's the liability issues that are really stupid, but I wouldn't blame unions for bowing to that pressure any more than I would blame schools or cities or business.