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I feel like this is a classic example of unions being undercut by nonunion labor because it is objectively worse. I've worked as a boilermaker and too often non union guys are working too dangerously because they don't really know their rights, or are unaware of safety concerns or just need the job too bad.

Operators and plant engineers will ask you to do stupid shit constantly, and when I was non union I went along with it far too often. Union contractors are better educated and trained not just on their jobs, but on their rights to refuse to do something too dangerous.

This is really sad, these guys died for corporate profits and that's terrible.

DvS21244 karma

Hi, fan of the simple dog here. How's it doing with stairs?

DvS2185 karma

I donated to the gofundme, but I hope that you get enough that my small contribution can go towards that. Anything with a 6.6L is way cooler than a lawsuit.

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How's the performance on your 3/4 and 1 in drive impact sockets? Refinery pipefitter here, wondering if these things could actually take me working on some stuck studs or not.

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cool, PM me and I can pass it along to someone who does procurement and have them look. I've been in some situations where it was kinda sketchy going after some seized studs with the impact gun and the whole area reeks like butane. I would have felt a lot more comfortable with non sparking sockets.