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Originally Posted by Imus
You really don't know anything about plumbers or pipe fitters.
The reason union plumbers, pipe fitters or any trade are able to survive is because it is pretty much impossible to outsource a job that has to be done locally to non union labor in China. If an owner needs plumbing done they can't send their building to China to have a Chinese plumber lay the pipe.
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Not all plumbers are union though. And in states like Oklahoma, union membership can't be a prerequisite for employment anywhere, so the unions in most cases offer value for both the employee and the employer.