Working non union sucks. Did it for years. I can pass a 1inch thick full pen weld test first try but non union thought I was only worth 20 an hour no benefits. Quit joined union, get 40 an hour, best insurance I’ve ever had, 401k, local pension, international pension, Dental/ vision, sasmi (non inion guys have zero clue what this is) so I’ll explain. Sasmi is money my employer pays j to so if I do get laid off they pay me what unemployment doesn’t. Unemployment is 600 a week here. I make 1200 a week after taxes when working. Sasmi compensates me the difference, so I always even when unemployed get 1200 a week. If it builds up to high I just randomly get sasmi checks in the mail even when working. Right after the first stimulus check I got a sasmi check for 6800. Never even missed a minutes of work. Very very small portion of non union works get this benefits package and if you do you can thank unions for fighting for a prevelant wage. Prevelant wage is the only reason you getting paid good your employer wouldn’t give you shit if that wasn’t around. Incoming..... I make more than that...... yeah I bet you do. Keep telling yourself that. And FYI the median income per household where I live is 34k. I make double that. And my wife in a union as well. Our household makes 4 times the median income. NOn union in the same field you aren’t coming close to this.
