i'm very proud to be an IBEW member, for almost 15 years. but that's the biggest load of political propaganda crap i've heard in a long time.
i'm very proud to be an IBEW member, for almost 15 years. but that's the biggest load of political propaganda crap i've heard in a long time.
My problem is you can't fix the quality of people, and the work they do, by writing down how good they are. not only do I feel the quality of training new linemen has suffered. but, everytime a new company gets organized, thier problems come with them. I do not mean all non union hands are bad. they would not be in business if they were. the IBEW code of excellence SOUNDS great. before they came up with it, ti was how i was trained, and taught to work long ago. you have to ask yourself, what happened to make Ed Hill feel he had to write it down?
Why do we continue to reply to the lost cause that is this swamp rat person? His posts are entertaining with very colorful graphics, but I don’t think they can be taken seriously.
Non-union workers are not the only young guys to get killed or hurt in the field. I remember having a big safety stand down because a southern company lineman boomed up into primary while holding secondary triplex in his hand. It blew a hole in his back and hand, now what does that say about the union?
IF YOU AIN'T IN YOUR TOOLS DON'T CHANGE THE RULES...BOYCOTT THE BUCKSQEEZE
I never said I disagree with it. in my second post I said it SOUNDS great. what i said was it is a bunch of crap. I could probably count the people who work and live by it on one hand. just because we can say we have a code of excelence, doesn't make anybody worth a shit. maybe you should read my posts more carefully. then honestly ask yourself if you live and work by the code. NOT JUST MOST OF IT.
What i was trying to relay is accidents are not picky union or non-union. Yall always down the non-union contractors for all the accidents they have but never say anything about the union what-so-ever. All im trying to convay is that we are all men doing the same line of work and no matter what we should be our brother's keeper. Now I do work for Pike and yes I dont agree with a lot that this company has done as far as their safety record. But keep in mind they are the largest contractor now by far under one name (for those who want to say quanta is bigger) and they just have the jobs lineman need. They just got too big too quick and put on a lot of guys that had no business in the air or running crews. I agree with ya 100% that pike should slow down and get some qualified help where they need it and fire all the numb nuts they have working for them, but not all of their employees are idiots I got the pleasure of working around guys that had been doing it for over 20 years and one foreman with over 40! Now you want to talk about safety? These guys knew what they were doing and enforced it and I am so happy today because of it. Just wanted to remind everyone that a lineman is a lineman and all families hurt when one of our brothers fall on the job. Lets just lay down the trash talk and remember be your brother's keeper no matter what side he is on