Posted: 4/29/2011 9:32:35 AM EDT
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So I posted a thread a month or so ago about paying $600 to the Stage Mechanics Union and not getting any work....
So I gave all this time to see if it would generate some work....still none. Since I was not initiated officially and was told I can get a refund BEFORE then as long as I didn't take a job I said screw this....went up to get my money back. I get $500 back ......in a freakin CHECK that will be mailed to me  I paid them in CASH, I want CASH back!!!!
Still no work, bills due, and now I got to wait for a check.....guess I can be happy over the fact they are paying me back! 1st Union and LAST Union gig I will EVER look at!!!! Got ciggs and beer, and some Brats to grill for the night, guess I can't complain too much 
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Quoted: So I posted a thread a month or so ago about paying $600 to the Stage Mechanics Union and not getting any work.... So I gave all this time to see if it would generate some work....still none. Since I was not initiated officially and was told I can get a refund BEFORE then as long as I didn't take a job I said screw this....went up to get my money back. I get $500 back ......in a freakin CHECK that will be mailed to me I paid them in CASH, I want CASH back!!!!Still no work, bills due, and now I got to wait for a check.....guess I can be happy over the fact they are paying me back! 1st Union and LAST Union gig I will EVER look at!!!! Got ciggs and beer, and some Brats to grill for the night, guess I can't complain too much ...and another person realizes the truth about Unions in today's America. Good for you, sorry for your troubles, now go support the National Right to Work Act. http://www.nrtwc.org/category/legislation/national-right-to-work-act/ |
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I am COMPLETELY Non-union, the ONLY reason I went for it was my bud talked me into it.
He is an EMT and started working the same day. Guess there is a shortage of Medics. Telling me I would clear 1000-1500 a WEEK and TWICE as more once I become a "certified Grip" Or Best Boy Guess in the end, when money is tight I was willing to do whatever I could to take care of the Family. Looking back....I'd rather sling grease as a cook then deal with the Union BS. |
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If you have no work and bills due, why do you smoke and drink?  Because the $15 I spent ain't going to make a difference, and because I can. I'm not totally broke, I do side jobs and have some income, just not steady. Wife has her unemployment. Our main bills are paid, the luxury stuff like Cell phones, Dish Network, ect are what I am letting "slide" Thanks for your concern....Dad. 
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If you have no work and bills due, why do you smoke and drink? Because the $15 I spent ain't going to make a difference, and because I can. I'm not totally broke, I do side jobs and have some income, just not steady. Wife has her unemployment. Our main bills are paid, the luxury stuff like Cell phones, Dish Network, ect are what I am letting "slide" Thanks for your concern....Dad. Not to be a Bobby Buzzkill or anything but those "luxuries" can be cut/ended thus you won't have them as a re-occuring cost, not to mention those companies providing you service for 'free.' I suppose since you're getting your Dish and cell phone service for free maybe I should let those 'slide' as well, after all everyone is being stretched thin; If I could get those fore 'free' why should I pay for them? Sorry you're in a bad spot, (I've been there so I know what you're going through,) but frankly the attitude you exhibited in this post is part of a larger problem with Americans today. Lastly ditching the cigs and beer might be a smart thing until you have some regular work. Just a thought... |
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If you have no work and bills due, why do you smoke and drink? Because the $15 I spent ain't going to make a difference, and because I can. I'm not totally broke, I do side jobs and have some income, just not steady. Wife has her unemployment. Our main bills are paid, the luxury stuff like Cell phones, Dish Network, ect are what I am letting "slide" Thanks for your concern....Dad. Not to be a Bobby Buzzkill or anything but those "luxuries" can be cut/ended thus you won't have them as a re-occuring cost, not to mention those companies providing you service for 'free.' I suppose since you're getting your Dish and cell phone service for free maybe I should let those 'slide' as well, after all everyone is being stretched thin; If I could get those fore 'free' why should I pay for them? Sorry you're in a bad spot, (I've been there so I know what you're going through,) but frankly the attitude you exhibited in this post is part of a larger problem with Americans today. Lastly ditching the cigs and beer might be a smart thing until you have some regular work. Just a thought... Well, It will cost me MORE to cancel the contract we have with Dish than to pay for it. I'm not skipping out on the bill, when I get my check from the Union it will be paid, cell phones are a must have since we dropped the landline from ATT. Got to have a cell for jobs and what-not. We {wife, me & stepson} have Metro PCS with no contracts and the basics.. nothing fancy. I Understand the whole saving a few hundred from ciggs and beer, as far as ciggs....I am addicted and you can't just "drop" it..it's a progress and I am not ready to stop yet. Trust me, I have cut where I can, the DISH is really the only luxury I have and it's the basic package. My internet is running off the WIFI feed from McD's down the road {which is free} I checked with my n'bors and they don't have wireless so thats the only other option of where I get free Internet 
About the App. Fee {$100} I think that covers the office's lunch...today when I went in, they were all eating from a local Italian restaurant .......dirty whores!!!!! |