I wrote: > > 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. > >
Rob replied: > 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. I got the info from an illegal alien to whom my niece used to be married, who worked in the construction industry (in new construction, mostly doing roofing IIRC). I was not trying to suggest that regular employees in the construction industry don't make a lot of money. But illegal aliens work for far less than union scale. That's why a lot of companies break the law to hire them. Also, I won't dispute that citizen employees who work in construction get good benefits. But employers don't treat illegals the same. Reggie Bautista _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
