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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Why do most craft workers in the oilsands choose to work non-CLAC jobs over CLAC jobs? My buddy is a sparky, and he quit working union jobs after the guys smoking cigarettes for 10 hours a day gave him sh*t for putting in a solid days work. There has to be a reason my manhour unit rate tables are being multiplied by 4 or 5 over the gulf coast manhour rates. To clarify I work as a construction cost estimator..
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If you're referring to the Christian Labour Association of Canada, most people think it's in the pocket of business and not a real union.
Having said that, the one time I worked at the oilsands it was a clusterfock where you couldn't do a decent job if you wanted to. It was also the only time we ever went on strike against our union. Our international had made some sweetheart deal not in line with other trades which we corrected. It was mindnumbing and the food was lousy. I couldn't get out of there fast enough.