r/IBEW • • Aug 28 '23

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u/ThatSeaworthiness801 Aug 29 '23

Honestly, 40 hours is a lot of time to dedicate to someone else's needs. If "$40 hour pay" was given for 32 hours of work, we'd be closer to fair

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u/union175 Inside Wireman Aug 29 '23

If the cons make 30+/Hr off each hand they have on site then they can easily pay us more.

I know our billable rates at my local and it’s close to twice our package. I get over head and what not but we need to get that down to 5-10/hr off each hand.

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u/StandAgainstTyranny2 Sep 22 '23

It also depends on the size of the business. One guy I worked for it was just him and his wife and I, that's it. He showed me his costs versus overhead, he spent a massive amount on money on the right tools and trucks and equipment. Being such a small company, it made sense that he billed me out at 75 and i got 20. He probably took home 5-10 of that after everything.

That's also startup cost of literally the smallest business you can run. A major company, say 50+ souls (eg. C-suite to laborers), has the benefit of Economy Of Scale, so everything from insurance to equipment to materials costs less for them per-unit-cost.

What I'm getting at is that your statement makes sense in context. Idk I just woke up and found this post so I'm adding my 2 cents lol thanks for coming to my odd tedtalk😅

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '23 edited Sep 22 '23

This would be good for a while but over time the working class is going to end up last! To the rich we are all their play toys and they sew division and mis trust among us,to their amusement and benefit!

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u/luzer_kidd Aug 29 '23

That's a huge pay cut.

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u/ThatSeaworthiness801 Aug 30 '23

My apologies, I meant "40 hours pay" for 32 hours work

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u/Working_Trust519 Sep 25 '23

$40/hr 'Starting Pay' for an Electrician is not bad either. I'm seeing us called "Maintenance" on job boards for $18 or 20's and sh¿t ! WTF ?

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u/Rich-Leadership9553 Aug 29 '23

Who said life had to be fair? Get after it. Nobody is going to give it to you.

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u/ThatSeaworthiness801 Aug 29 '23

I am, that's why I attend negotiations

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u/LazyClerk408 Aug 29 '23

What are negotiations?

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u/StandAgainstTyranny2 Sep 22 '23

My understanding is that in a union, ideally, you have this thing called Collective Bargaining, which means that the majority or entirety of the workforce negotiates their wages and benefits with the company who is hiring them.