Pros
Top pay in Local 6 & 7 is decent for our area, considering most jobs don't require a college degree. You can't make that in many other places in Me. Good benefits for the times, especially long time employees. You have a good chance of moving around to other trades & planning (office) work if you want a change. The unions are essential in this environment. As it is now, contracts are nothing compared to the Reagan years, but if you want a life in Me, it's the only place to be. Variety of shift options.
Cons
Very poor management at all levels. When General Dynamics took over they "laid off" many lifetime supervisors without considering their knowledge & respect by their peers. No current employee will become one since, so they hire "supervisors" off the street with zero experience. Supervisor benefits are terrible compared to union workers too. We have a vice president from the now closed Maine Yankee power plant, supervisors who are related to someone, to some who worked at a car parts store. Most think they already know more than lifetime employees, lowering moral. Parking is terrible in Bath. .