Sorry, OWS, capitalism works Many people have the opinion that the Occupy Wall Street movement exercising its “rights” in cities across the U.S. is that it vilifies capitalism. Let me offer a for-profit company that has kept people employed for many years with virtually no layoffs. True scenario: A medium-size commercial and industrial electric company exists in the South that employs both union and nonunion staff. The estimating department hires only well-educated, nonunion estimators to bid projects. Once projects are bidded and awarded, these are then assigned to union journeymen and foremen with union-competitive wages and benefits. After union electricians complete a given project, they move on to another project with no lapse of work.
The overall keys to success are the company having a solid, documented business plan, qualified and dedicated employees, a diversified work portfolio, good project management to keep cost contained, outright company property ownership with only needed renovations, and amicable relationships with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers — a powerful union. Above all, the electrical company has an excellent reputation, pays its taxes and still has millions in revenue annually!
