Yup, union work. One person can't do anybody else's duty. Each person's job is very narrowly defined & you'll get in trouble if you do more.
In Powell River, they once had to shut down a section of the local pulp mill because of screw was loose and the guy whose job it was to tighten screws on that piece of machinery couldn't get to it for a couple of days, so they had 30+ guys being paid union wages to sit around and sun tan for 2 days until the designated guy tightened the screw on "his" machine.
Then they complained when the pulp mill shut down because the owners were losing too much money and the mill was the most inefficient in their company.
Hmmmm.
Union jobs are great for people who have them (better wages, more bargaining power, more benefits), but are sometimes very inefficient. Not all situations are as bad as these two examples though. I've known several unions and union workers who worked as hard or harder than their non-union counterparts (who are more easily fired if they don't work hard).
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