Having been in office for about 18 months I would like to, on occasion, highlight some of the actions that have been notable. Upon coming into office IBEW Local 103 Business Agent Lou Antonellis and I were looking for ways to get the Union more involved from an educational perspective. As we brainstormed we came to the same institution, the Greater Lawrence Technical School. Working with then Superintendent Frank Vacirca and the excellent staff at the School a program was developed where one top student from the Greater Lawrence Technical School in the electrical field would be admitted into the IBEW apprentice program every year. Admittance to this program is highly selective, and it was a generous decision on the part of IBEW 103. In year one two students were selected. It is a natural and ongoing partnership, and one that benefits the Union and the School. Congratulations to Local 103 for their generous consideration.
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DO YOU THINK IT’S CHEAPER FOR A CONSUMER TO BUY FROM A NON-UNION SHOP THAN A UNION SHOP. I BELIEVE THAT UNION’S BRING THE COST ONTO THE CONSUMER. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON A NON-UNION SHOP. PRO’S AND CON’S.
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Cheapest is not always best. Paying people benefits, such as health and pension, is not only good for the worker but for the economy as well. I can say that this race to the bottom of the wage and benefit scale is not good for our country.
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GOOD ANWSER. BUT DO YOU AGREE THAT UNIONS HAVE OUTBID THEMSELVES. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPEN TO GENERAL MOTORS. THE UNIONS DID THEMSELVES IN WITH HIGHER COSTS AND LESS PRODUCTION. UNIONS HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS AND DON’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES GM MADE. IF YOU LOOK WHAT HAPPEN TO GM IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE. BUSINESS’S MUST MAKE DRASTIC CHANGES TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THIS MARKET. I BELIEVE ALL UNIONS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS OF OUTSOURCING IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANY UNION SHOP. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY.
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