----- Original Message ----- From: "Reggie Bautista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 5:32 PM Subject: Re: Mexican Diplomat Charged With Helping Smuggle Arabs Into U.S.
> Just from anecdotal knowledge from around the Kansas City area, pay and to > access to bathroom facilities are better in the construction industry, but > it's still seasonal and weather-dependent work with long hours of > back-breaking labor with little to no benefits and a paycheck only a little > better than what you would get for flipping burgers. > Ack!!!! Reggie, where are you getting this info from? I work with a guy from KC and I can tell you that KC is pretty much a union town compared with Houston. Non-union companies *have* to pay something close to union wages, otherwise they would not be able to compete for skilled laborers. Same with benefits, and I know that benefit packages for union labor are significantly better in KC than Houston. Pay is much higher in KC than it is here and *I* made over 50k last year. Laborers make 12 - 15 bucks an hour here and somewhat more there. What do burger flippers make there? Calling construction work "seasonal" is a bit misleading. Only "new" construction is seasonal in *some* parts of the country. But "new" construction is only a portion of the construction market. There are remodels, retrofits, and maintenance contracts to consider, and together they make the bulk of the construction market. Actually, a lot of construction workers work indoors all year. In cold weather areas, work is scheduled so that outside work is performed during the warmer months and the balance of the work is done in an enclosed environment. xponent Back Not Broken Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
