Well, f***.

That all depends. Things could very well stay the same. But until then, I wouldnt worry about anything that you have no control over.

My niece is an RF engineer for T mobile. I will see what she thinks. Her dad, (my brother) retired from AT&T. He reitred from the Navy before that and it was SBC when he started and he did not like AT&T or the union.

In most cases of a merger, if you are a good employee with a good work record, they keep you. But, on the other hand, after the merger if the company begins to lose contracts and such, then I would worry.

Don't listen to the "pro-union" crowd. ANYTIME someone tells you not to think for yourself and "trust us," you SHOULD be concerned.

I'm new to the whole forced union concept, BUT, in my years in the private sector (and having a husband who's company over the past 30 years has been bought and sold and a few weeks ago pulled out of Chapter 11, and his job has managed to survive) is private companies ALWAYS look at their bottom line! They will evaluate everyone's productivity and redundancy levels, and while they will often cut the highest and lowest paid staff off the top, they will also look at essential and non-essential employees to determine who has the skills and work ethic to do the job of 2 or more people, to save the company money.

What I HATE about unions is they "reward" mediocrity--no one is better, faster, or smarter than anyone else, and employees only work to the letter of their job descriptions/roles. SORRY!!

Minne Kerp...Lovin and I are off cafemom friends...and we have talked about this concern of hers before. But thanks for chiming in with your "nice" opinion! LOL

Honestly, I agree with Vbruno. I am now in my first position where I am union represented and the wages and benefits I receive are top of the line for my position. If he "makes the cut", I would expect the raises and benefits to more than make up for the dues.

That said, LoriKeet is also correct in that they reward mediocrity and knowing that employees have so much protection through the union can extinguish work ethic. This can also become very expensive for the employer. However at a time of M&A, I am sure that the company knows what impact the union will have on them and have considered the financial impact it will have.

I know what the consequences are, but nothing that's very comforting. Make sure he has his resume ready, and it wouldn't hurt you to start sending them out now before the layoffs hit.

I know what the consequences are, but nothing that's very comforting. Make sure he has his resume ready, and it wouldn't hurt you to start sending them out now before the layoffs hit.


I have to agree!! Id also start doing your best at budgeting. You need to learn how to live within your means if this does happen. Good luck and dont let it bring you down!