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Bzzzt. The exact opposite is true in many or most cases.

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In Reply to: RE: Quite a misconception posted by Inmate51 on April 07, 2014 at 10:11:35

Many trade unions - e.g., the IBEW, the electricians' union - provide the training and certification for all members. Those members' names are then "kept in the book" for jobs that come up locally and as well as out of the district. In other words, you join the union, the union trains AND certifies you to a very high standard, then you get a job on a union site, with fair or even very good pay and conditions that are negotiated on your behalf. That is why many people choose to join a union.
Not saying this is true of all unions, and there are cases (teacher's unions, some service unions, etc) where what you say is true, but your statements have a whiff of anti-union bias and are inaccurate in general.
In THIS case, though, I'm pretty sure the worker was rushed and underpaid and overworked and probably waayy behind on a quota. Put all that on top of the fact that he or she couldn't give a damn about the end user, and you get sloppy work.

Edits: 04/07/14

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Dunno if they're unionized or not . . . - Brian H P 10:19:46 04/08/14 (2)
But I'll bet the employees of Thiel, Vandersteen, Wilson, Harbeth, Dynaudio, and other manufacturers who do NOT job their production out to third-world sweatshops are considerably more conscientious and skilled -- not to mention better paid -- than those in aforementioned sweatshops.

Of course this is reflected in the price of the products. Outsourcing production is undoubtedly part of the reason Wharfedale can offer such affordable retail prices.
- RE: Dunno if they're unionized or not . . . - b.l.zeebub 05:46:32 04/14/14 (0)
  Chances are that Dynaudio employees are unionized. Out of a workforce of 2.6 million 2 million are members of a union.
  These belong either to LO (members are skilled or unskilled manual workers), AC (members hold a masters degree ie doctors, dentists, psychologists etc) or FTF (everybody in between ie actors, police, engineers, research scientists etc).
- I was not surprised but disappointed about the Wharfedales - ToddM 10:38:39 04/08/14 (0)
  .. I was (naively) sure they were still UK-made, not just a UK brand, and then I got a pair and the box - the box, mind you, not the speaker itself - was labeled Made in China. True, they were under $200, but I was hoping that they had held out.
  
  I've heard that some brands - notably, Emotiva - produces good quality from Chinese sources, but it's still a dicey proposition until you ("one") has enough experience with a brand to be comfortable. I mainly do my own construction these days, but not TVs, etc., and I consider anything made en Chine to be a commodity rather than a lasting investment (like the brands you list, although any mfgr must face real temptation these days).

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