[xoxoxoBruce]

@ newtimer... With any construction project, there are always times when you have to wait for someone else to do their thing, before you can do yours. The guys standing around are either bosses/engineers/QC people, or waiting for the aforementioned to make a decision. Then there are always a few on the job that are like doctors and firemen, you don't need them all the time, but when you do, you need them badly and right now.

I'd assume from your snide reference to unions, you don't have a clue how things get built, or how unions operate. Are there bad things about unions? Sure, as with any organizations that are run by people, especially elected people. But the good far outweighs the bad, and the reduction of union representation over the last 30 years is one of the prime reasons our standard of living, and the middle class, has been eroded.