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syrenn, a general contractor is not a tradesman. He employs trades, but he need not have their skills. Trades are people like electricians, plumbers, etc. And yes, in many states the ONLY way to acquire an electricians' license is to join the union and apprentice to a Master Electrician.
Some things cannot be taught in a classroom, and some risks of error are too high for society to tolerate.
Yes, if the church hired licensed workers in conformity with the law, then the hiring was legal. If they did not, it wasn't. It certainly sounds as if the church did not or the unions would not be protesting scab labor at their sites. Are you gonna be all warm and fuzzy if the church's electrical system shorts out, causes a fire and kills the faithful?
I dunno how you come by this hatred for unions, syrenn, but where the trades are concerned it is misplaced. Without them, none of us so would much as dare ride on an elevator.
I understand what the trades are maddie.
Wrong, the ONLY way to get a license is to take the state test. That has nothing to do with the union.
If the ONLY to get a license is to be part of a union. THEN THAT IS BLACKMAIL!
And again. What if after all of this "training" you don't want to be part of the union? Does that make you any less "skilled"