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Happy Labor Day 2021
Happy Labor Day everyone! I have been really busy these past couple of months and suspect it will remain this way throughout the rest of the year – but thought I’d drop a line or two real quick discussing the … Read the rest
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Right to Work part 3: Safety
*Note: This is part 3 in a mini series on right to work.* For this post, we are going to examine some of the claims made regarding the correlation between right to work and worker safety. More specifically, I want … Read the rest
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Right to work part 2: Financial ramifications
*NOTE: This is part 2 of a mini series in the topic of right to work. Click here for Part 1.* Right to work at the worker level The economic policy institute published an article back in 2015 and they … Read the rest
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Right to work part 1
Welcome to the first of many posts I am calling the right to work series. I have been in the skilled trades (as opposed to management, office, white collar – whatever you wish to call it) for 20 years now … Read the rest
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The benefits of the skilled trades
What exactly are the benefits of working in the skilled trades? Are there actual benefits to being a skilled tradesman? After all, doesn’t the stigma that those who work with their hands are somehow less intelligent have a ring … Read the rest
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Multi employer pensions part 2
*Note: This is part 2 of a mini series on multi employer pensions* Part 1 left us with a host of problems which I tried to outline what they were and some of the reasons why. This post I will … Read the rest
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The vital importance of your health
As I write this I am coming off of one of the most terrible weeks I have had in well over a year. We don’t often reflect on our health until it’s limited, under attack, or generally gone and that … Read the rest
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Hello 2019 – now what?
I have taken a sabbatical from writing and initially it was for a good reason but like many other things I took it too far. In march I took a prep class for the American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding … Read the rest
