/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1639353
>Literally every union job comes with a pension
Congrats on not living in a right to work state. Out here it is not required. Out here getting union protection in a decent job is fucking hard as hell. Even then, half the fucking unions suck. Their memberships are so anemic they can barely do anything. I've seen entire crews laid off without warning and the union shugs their shoulders even though the contract they negotiated with the business requires notice and a paid cooldown period. So, let me hit you with some knowledge.

>You clearly have no idea what you're talking about
>Literally every union job comes with a pension
No son, that is YOU that has no idea what you're talking about. What percentage of the EMPLOYED US population have union protections? 10%. Yeah, ten percent. That is the average and does not count non-working people. In some lucky places, like New York, it is above 20%. In the strong right to work states in the South it is in the low single digits. Having a "union shop" where union membership is required as a condition of employment is illegal in right to work states. In right to work states most of the people in unions are government employees, teachers, and healthcare types. Not tradies. Even then, many union jobs do not come with pensions. You might get one or you might get an IRA or a 401k or you might get nothing. I put myself through college working at a hospital as an orderly. Union membership was mandatory and I didn't even receive sick or vacation days let alone a pension. Your experience it not typical of the US as a whole.

Sources:
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.t05.htm