I would agree, on the difference between manufacturing and construction in regards to unionized labor. I was a full time heavy equipment operator for 5 years, also drove as needed, lowboy, tri-axle dump etc. Still have my CDL A. Obviously not IUOE, but tried 3 separate times to join locals #14/#15 and #825. Was deemed qualified, but did not have the right connection and was sponsored the last time I tried. No issues with union trades/contractors, spent much of my career in construction working for a union contractor.
Any unionized company with any smarts will instill upon their trades people that their work must comply with the contract documents, fully, and that they must be productive at all times. Both will cost the company significant amounts if either slips, work gets rejected, must be done over or, field labor is not meeting production requirements to stay within what is in the detailed estimate. Trust me, I did the cost accounting for hundreds if not more jobs, large and small, the numbers do not lie, and things go south quickly if the jobs are not supervised and managed properly.
I work for a state agency currently and am in charge of numerous projects, dollar value headed towards $20 million + right now. I also inspect some of the work, but our superintendent/inspector does most of that and one of our main focuses is compliance with contract documents, substantial completion deadlines and cost control. It's a lot to deal with on this side of it, and a lot more if you are the contractor. I have worked that side of it for this agency as well, know the ropes quite well when it comes to either side of the fence.
You made a good point, your company needs to be productive, they only have so many hours in the field labor and NYS DOT is definitely watching everything they do. There are times when a group of us are on site and it appears that there are a bunch of people standing around holding up a shovel or something. This is for a limited time usually and most of us have a significant work load to attend to. In my case I deal with everyone and I mean everyone, hard to get things done with so many interruptions. Public work is no joke from my experience, same is true in the private sector in most instances. Of course there are bad apples in all walks of life, but if one is serious about being successful in any area of construction, you had best show up with your game face on at all times, no room for slackers or arm chair quarter backs, all hands on deck at all times, and most important is jobsite safety !
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