National Union for Opticians
What do our leading Opticians think about a national union for opticians which would naturally lead to national licensure? To my knowledge this has never been tried.For this to work, lab opticians would also be included in a different category than dispensing opticians and so would a different category for contact lens dispensing opticians. Just like the other trades, there would be mandatory years of on-the-job training and after hours education followed by testing. Licensed states already have the basics in place for this and we need a national movement. There is no other reason that electricians make at least $10 more per hour on average than opticians. Thoughts?
Bob Taylor
Aready have them in Washington State ( for a long time.)..
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rdcoach5
What do our leading Opticians think about a national union for opticians which would naturally lead to national licensure? To my knowledge this has never been tried.For this to work, lab opticians would also be included in a different category than dispensing opticians and so would a different category for contact lens dispensing opticians. Just like the other trades, there would be mandatory years of on-the-job training and after hours education followed by testing. Licensed states already have the basics in place for this and we need a national movement. There is no other reason that electricians make at least $10 more per hour on average than opticians. Thoughts?
Bob Taylor
Not a big influence on wages.
They are not the answer
Rep
Lets all unionize today.....................
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chip anderson
us.
Let's all unionize today.
Chip
General Private Sector Collective Bargaining Legislation
Jurisdictions
Proof of Support for Trade Union in Bargaining Unit
Minimum Support Required for Representation Vote or Certification Without a Vote
Power to Certify if Unfair Labour Practice by Employer
Federal
Signing an application for membership and paying at least $5 to the union for or within the 6 months preceding the application.
Representation vote: 35%.
A representation vote is void if less than 35% of eligible employees actually vote.
Certification without a vote: more than 50%.
The Board may certify if it considers that, in the absence of the unfair labour practice, the union could reasonably have been expected to have had the support of a majority of employees in the bargaining unit
The result of a representation vote is determined by a majority of the employees in a bargaining unit who exercise their right to vote.
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