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Message: <blockquote data-quote="satellitedriver" data-source="post: 5097024" data-attributes="member: 1664">In a non union controlled job, classifications are based on ability.I preformed and got paid more.In 1979 I was making more money than an a UPS driver.I found the land I wanted to live on and worked my way up from there.UPS was just one of the stepping stones on my path.Your argument is baseless.I never claimed to be a welder, I was a fitter that put the pieces together so a welder could mend the pieces together.My true skilled welder friends can make over $100.00 an hour. Non union pay.4hr minimum pay when they show up at a job site even if the are there for only 30 minutes.If the union works for you, stick with it.People with skills and work ethic have many options.</blockquote>