"Unions are Evil"

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Try and do a trade show at a detroit expo center. You are _forced_ to pay union scale wage to an electrician to screw in a light bulb.

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Try to do one in D.C.

You are not allowed to use any power tools to assemble your booth – including screw guns. If you are seen using a “power tool” you have to pay 3 hours of union scale ($65 per hour). If your booth needs electric service you have to pay a union electrician $250 to “wire it” (read plug it into the existing wall outlet) If you have something shipped in over 5 pounds it has to be received at the loading dock and “delivered” by the Teamsters ($150 minimum). Need to use the freight elevator? $250 for the union operator. The list goes on.