Who am I?

Who am I

I am a proud UA member who happens to own a mechanical contracting business.

I'm the guy whose employees belong to 602 and who service commercial office buildings in downtown Washington.  The same guy the property manager told "my occupancies are down. I have had to renegotiate my leases in order to keep tenants. So what are you going to cut from your maintenance contract price to help me out.  You cannot cut your service just your price." So I did to keep my people working.

I'm the guy that had to cut his Best and Final offer on that new building below the open shop.  I dropped my price to keep my employees working.

I'm the guy whose equity in his house is owned by the bank through my company line of credit.  That line is what allows me to pay my employees while I wait 60, 90, or 120 days to get paid.

I'm the guy who thought in good times his employees deserved a better than Cost of Living raise and gave it to them.

I'm the guy that thought in bad times his employees would see and help.  I guess I was wrong.

I'm the guy, with my fellow contractors, thought we had a partner in Local Union 602.  Now I find you see us as "the enemy"

You seem to be fighting an enemy that didn't even know it was at war with you.  I always thought we were on the same side fighting the non-union competition that works to cut us out of a job.

I guess I was wrong.