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