50 Years of Shrinking Union Membership, In One Map https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/23/385843576/50-years-of-shrinking-union-membership-in-one-map The Building Trades have collapsed disproportionately during this period as compared to public sector unions – steady and consistent loss of market share irrespective of the economy and political administrations “NET” over decades! Robert Georgine, who was the Building Trades President from 1974 – 2000,… Continue Reading
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The Building Trades Have Been Losing for a Long Time –
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Trades Founders Must be Turning Over in Their Graves –
Under the premise that we must “organize or die,” our Building Trades unions have invested heavily for the last 30 years in the following efforts (note that I am not calling these initiatives strategies, because they have proven that they are not): Market as a brand Sell a product, placing control of the Building Trades’… Continue Reading
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11.3% –
This is the number recently reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of Building Trades market share for 2015 of work done union. Its remains unchanged from 2014 and went unreported by the leadership of the trades. Market share as a percentage has continuously dropped – “NET” since 1973; and has accelerated as a percentage… Continue Reading
Sheep, Wolves & Sheepdogs –
In the movie American Sniper – Chris Kyle’s dad teaches his children about the differences of being a sheep, wolf or sheepdog. His father can take peace in knowing that his son was an excellent Sheepdog that protected the troops and adhered to the oath he swore. It reminded me that the Labor Movement was… Continue Reading
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Criticism vs. Debate
A senior staff member from the office of the Building Trades took me to task on Thursday the 3rd. In part he stated “all you ever do is criticize what we are doing”. That is not my intention. When the numbers and the strategy of Value on Display don’t match reality, I feel an obligation… Continue Reading
