[PrintOwners] Becoming a Union Shop

[Dan Huntingford]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk Squiers" <kirk at centralmichigangraphics.com>
>I have been approached by some candidates and elected
officials to look into becoming a UNION shop. There are none within the
City Limits and they feel I can make a lot of money doing printing with
the Union bug. Does anyone have knowledge on how to begin this process?
Any comments on pros and cons? I am a 6 person shop with 2 operators. Is
it possible to even get Union status with so few employees? Is there a
possibility of hiring Union operators from other companies to come into
my shop and print the materials with my equipment?
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I've heard that same song.  It's such a scam.  You should become Forestry 
Stewardship Council Certified, then you'd get all this printing. . . You 
should join the Chamber, then you'd get all this printing. . .You should pay 
protection to the mafia, than you'd get all this printing.
I personally, would not let a union take over my shop on the off chance I'd 
get to print for politicians.  But I really don't know much about it.  I do 
think Unions have their place, I was a Union member at one time in my life. 
But not in a small 6 person printshop.

Dan Huntingford
SOS Printing
2319 Washington Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
sos at olympus.net
(360) 385-4194  Fax (360) 385-5860