Unions can go too far [View All]

So why isn't the TWU in NYC getting unilateral support?

Years ago I was a participant at a convention at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in NYC. After setting up my displays I went to plug an extension cord into the wall.

"You can't do that" I was informed.
"Why not?" I asked
"You need an electrician to do that" I was told
"You're fucking kidding me, right?" I replied.

He wasn't kidding. If memory serves me, it cost me $156 to have a union electrician come and plug my extension cord in the wall.

No shit.

Then, when it was time to leave, I was supposed to wait for some Teamsters to come and move my stuff out of the facility.

I am a Native New Yorker. I have been through a transit strike. Transit workers do a good job. They are under-appreciated. I support the TWU and stand behind the striking workers. But given unlimited power, Unions can become as corrupt as chimpCo.