Originally Posted by
oceanboy
I don't know... people that get themselves in these situations only have themselves to blame sometimes. All this hidding behind unions and be united is for people that can't stand on their own feet. Or at least see the shit they are surround in.
I total agree that the tendered rate per unit delivered is crap. And as has been mentioned, the quality of workmanship is disgusting a lot of the time (running cables externally etc). But for the small amout they are offered each install, i hardly blame them. Thus.... who would ever want to be part of this?
It is clearly a no win situation. The big companys want as many subscribers for the least outlay they can get. That is ALWAYS going to be formost on thier agender. So it ends up being a price game..... If you want to be in a price game, go for it. But you are going to end up working for nothing, so don't be surprised when it happens.
And no union is going to save that. Especially for such a small industry.
I totally feel for those people caught in this mess, it stinks.... no one likes to be on the short end of the stick. But if you want to vote with your feet, then perhaps you have to walk away, because as mentioned, they will be plenty of new Australians willing to work for $80 a day.
And in cities where labour is everywhere, this will only be worse..... It is in the remote locations you might have a small leg to stand on. I have a freind with a Sat Business in Darwin, when the big city boys of Sydney have a national roll out and start telling installers what they will pay per install, he just laughs and tells them to stop wasting his time.... Their hard nose city tactics soon shift when they realise there is no one else up there that can do the job. Then its not long before a pile of newly signed up customers are waiting for a dish..... the big boys see that they are losing money and soon ring back to negotiate a price.
I have seen this happen in a couple of places, but if you work in reach of a major city.... forget it.
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