Has You Shop Ever Been Seeded? - Plumbing Zone

Wethead · 12-02-2008, 10:57 AM

This only happened to me once so far in my career and it was probably because I was working for a commercial shop but anyhow.

One time our boss hired this guy and all he kept talking about was union books, then he started trying to convince us all to sign a petition to become union, at this point most of us told or boss, and the dud got fired,.

The next day when we pulled up to the job site and the union was picketing and guess who was on the line....yes, the same dude.

This is what the union calls a "seed" in my area.

You guys ever deal with such a thing?

422 plumber · 12-02-2008, 08:40 PM

We call it "salting" here.

where am i · 12-02-2008, 09:04 PM

we called it salting to and i was a salter and on the Organizing committee

Wethead · 12-03-2008, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by where am i

we called it salting to and i was a salter and on the Organizing committee

Oh cool. Yea, the gentleman was a nice guy actually, too bad my boss wouldn't go union :(

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Originally Posted by jjbex

We call it "salting" here.

Where is that?

service guy · 12-03-2008, 03:04 AM

That happened once to a shop I worked at years ago, the guy called himself a 'mole' and he was a real scumbag. Really lazy, and really good at lying. Gave me a bad impression of union workers. I wish he had been a cool guy, or at least a good plumber. He was neither.

Wethead · 12-03-2008, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by service guy

That happened once to a shop I worked at years ago, the guy called himself a 'mole' and he was a real scumbag. Really lazy, and really good at lying. Gave me a bad impression of union workers. I wish he had been a cool guy, or at least a good plumber. He was neither.

Yea, see our guy Jerry was cool as hell, I remember I was on this huge sports complex doing all the underground as a jr mechanic and we had to do some lead joints and he was showing me some old school tricks like how to make a "service weight" hammer.

Service Hammer

Heat some lead into smelt pot , then take a piece of 1" black pipe around 48" long and stick it into a coffee can and then poor the lead in, when it cools you have a nice hammer to swing for popping in joints in really sandy areas, that was our problem anyhow, the bar kept frikin slipping so that was one cool trick he showed us

But yea, cool guy

where am i · 12-03-2008, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by *******

Oh cool. Yea, the gentleman was a nice guy actually, too bad my boss wouldn't go union :(

Where is that?

for me in and around chicago

muck · 12-03-2008, 09:49 PM

never happend to me but im at a small shop where everyone know everyone

422 plumber · 12-03-2008, 11:31 PM

Suburban Chicago for me.

12-02-2008, 10:57 AM	#1
Wethead Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 1,644 My Photos	Has You Shop Ever Been Seeded? This only happened to me once so far in my career and it was probably because I was working for a commercial shop but anyhow. One time our boss hired this guy and all he kept talking about was union books, then he started trying to convince us all to sign a petition to become union, at this point most of us told or boss, and the dud got fired,. The next day when we pulled up to the job site and the union was picketing and guess who was on the line....yes, the same dude. This is what the union calls a "seed" in my area. You guys ever deal with such a thing?

12-02-2008, 08:40 PM	#2
422 plumber soccer mom Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gardner, Il. Posts: 2,970 My Photos	We call it "salting" here. __________________ Just a sinner saved by grace

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where am i Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 26 My Photos	we called it salting to and i was a salter and on the Organizing committee Last edited by where am i; 12-02-2008 at 09:11 PM..

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service guy waterheaterzone.com Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Universe Posts: 2,043 My Photos	That happened once to a shop I worked at years ago, the guy called himself a 'mole' and he was a real scumbag. Really lazy, and really good at lying. Gave me a bad impression of union workers. I wish he had been a cool guy, or at least a good plumber. He was neither. __________________ Water Heater Reviews and Water Heater Information

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422 plumber soccer mom Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gardner, Il. Posts: 2,970 My Photos	Suburban Chicago for me. __________________ Just a sinner saved by grace

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muck Muck me? Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Worcester, Massachusetts Posts: 666 My Photos	never happend to me but im at a small shop where everyone know everyone

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