why are you not in a labor union...?

[rainbow4321]

96. I'm a contract worker in a federal healthcare facility in TX

So while I *could* join the union and pay the dues, etc...they still wouldn't be able to give me the full protection that they give the workers who work directly for the facility.
Plus...to be honest, I am not that impressed with their union. Staffing sucks, job descriptions are blurred, people waaaaayyyy overuse the growled response of "I'm goooiinnnggg toooo the UNION" when they are in danger of being outed for not doing their minimal requirements of their job description.

They are allowed to just NOT show up for work up to 2 hours after their start time and they get away with it. They can wait that full 2 hours to finally decide to call in SICK for their entire shift. They can show up at work, look at their assignment and walk right back out the door, no questions asked...and THAT does wonders for patient care, let me tell ya.

Biggest thing that gets me is the staffing issue. I hear over and over how unions help other states' health care facilities with poor staffing...yet the one at our place....nothing. At all.

The only time you see them intervene is when someone, like I said, is not performing at their job and the union is called in by them to help them keep their job...no matter how badly they are performing.