I want to say, I started out my career as a McDonald's employee at 15yo.
I then went to work for my father in the building industry at 16yo, he then was staunch CFMEU and I think he still is, he's not a member as he runs a business.
I think we paid a small amount to the CFMEU, as he asked if we wanted to and I ticked the box saying yes.
I then moved into the mechanics world which is ****, I can't believe I stayed there, but I did and now I'm in demand.
There is no union for mechanics, I've fought my way to where I am and I think they're redundant these days.
I respect what they've achieved in the past but young people are more worried about Taylor swift than life so the unions have failed in my honest opinion.
The MTAA super fund was the best performing before the merger and not one Labor cronie or union rep in sight, go figure.