- Jurisdiction
- California
I am a 25 year Union electrician. I have spent the majority of my career working away from my home local union. When I travel to other area I am working under different negotiated contracts which are negotiated to pay up to $10 per hour more in health insurance than is sent back to my local for my insurance resulting in thousands or even tens of thousands a year that is staying behind in the local I am working in. Shouldn't this be my money since it is a negotiated contract that I am working under? This is a huge issue in the Ibew. Many members are getting sick of this. Because we are contract labor our insurance lapses quite often and we are forced to pay out of pocket or go without insurance which then cost us out of pocket at the end of the year with the current healthcare tax laws. The tens of thousands of dollars is just me. Multiply that by the tens of thousands of Ibew members traveling the country and it is just sickening. Thank you