Bad analogy. When a customer wants something from FedEx, who do they call? That would be FedEx at the 800 number or the website. At the union hall no particular company is represented, just electrical workers in general. You get whomever the union decides to send you. When you call 1-800-GO-FEDEX or go to
www.fedex.com, FedEx sends you the driver assigned to that particlular area by the contractor. It isn't random. The situation you described where FedEx calls you (the contractor) means that the customer has already contacted FedEx (the corporation). FedEx runs the overall operation...you do not. In your example of the electrical workers at the union hall, the union isn't representing itself as a corporate entity. They are simply a clearing house for workers, whom they assign as needed,