Comment on Unionbusters (1986)parentComments−1oooqooq2yi can summarize the article in numbers.total steel in the ship: 4,600ton.union buster guy charged $46,000 and would pay their guys $12/h. labor would amount to half contact costs.union would pay $17/h plus $6.50 for union managed benefits (medical, retirement). unsure total cost to client.on both workers, insurances must be paid. but that's only ever mentioned to raise the union labor cost (from $23 to $32)on the end union delivered the job at a loss for $37,600. workers got the full 23.5/h.union buster workers wasted a day off work and transportation for no pay.
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i can summarize the article in numbers.
total steel in the ship: 4,600ton.
union buster guy charged $46,000 and would pay their guys $12/h. labor would amount to half contact costs.
union would pay $17/h plus $6.50 for union managed benefits (medical, retirement). unsure total cost to client.
on both workers, insurances must be paid. but that's only ever mentioned to raise the union labor cost (from $23 to $32)
on the end union delivered the job at a loss for $37,600. workers got the full 23.5/h.
union buster workers wasted a day off work and transportation for no pay.