Weinberg:
Yesterday evening, President Biden tweeted a graphic alluding to a record of a 5.6 million job growth since 2020. But what this doesn’t illustrate is the lack of employees willing to fill these roles.
As the pandemic persists, many labor unions nationwide continue to strike against their employers for better conditions, pay, and benefits.
Weinberg Stand up: I got the perspective of a local union here in Syracuse, where the business manager says here in Onondaga, New York, things are a little different.
Weinberg:
Iron Workers 60 provides their employees with training programs. One employee says the training is crucial to his work.
Casey Guilfoil, Iron Union Worker:
“I’m just practicing welding, and trying to get better at something that is an important skill for our trade.”
Weinberg:
Iron Workers 60 manager Matt Nesbitt says his union operates differently than others who have had strikes.
MATT NESBIT business manager iron workers local 60: “We have multiple employers. So we do negotiate; we are very similar to them. Every three years we sit down with an organization, for us it’s the Upstate Iron Workers association.” 16 se.”
Weinberg:
Nesbit says the labor and supply chain shortages are the key issues caused by Covid.
“It’s the first time in my career at 22 years that I’ve seen contractors bidding for jobs that are a year out.”
Despite the new Omicron variant, Nesbit isn’t panicking until more information is gathered.
“They don’t know how bad it is, how fast it spreads, and what the side effects are. So, I think in the next week or two that will become more evident.”
Thus far, there haven’t been any strikes in Syracuse. Josh Weinberg NCC News.
Syracuse, N.Y. (NCC News) — Supply chain and labor shortages continue to hurt many industries across the country, including construction.
As the pandemic persists, many labor unions nationwide continue to strike against their employers for better conditions, pay, and benefits.
Iron Workers 60, a construction labor union in Syracuse, provides its employees with training programs. One Iron Union Worker, Casey Guilfoil, said the training is crucial to his work.
“I’m just practicing welding,” Guilfoil said. “I’m trying to get better at something that is an important skill for our trade.”
Iron Workers 60 manager Matt Nesbitt said his union operates differently than others that have had strikes.
“We have multiple employers,” Nesbitt said. “So we do negotiate; we are very similar to them. Every three years we sit down with an organization, for us it’s the Upstate Iron Workers association.”
Yesterday evening, President Biden tweeted a graphic alluding to a record of a 5.6 million job growth since 2020. But what this doesn’t illustrate is the lack of employees willing to fill these roles.
Nesbitt said the labor and supply chain shortages are the key issues caused by COVID.
“It’s the first time in my career at 22 years that I’ve seen contractors bidding for jobs that are a year out,” Nesbitt said.
Despite the new Omicron variant, Nesbit will not panic until more information is gathered.
“They don’t know how bad it is, how fast it spreads, and what the side effects are,” Nesbitt said. “So, I think in the next week or two that will become more evident.”
There haven’t been any strikes in Syracuse since the pandemic.
