Contractor's Union = oxymoron
If there was a union, I can guarantee you the first thing they would do is make sure no contractors get hired. Unions HATE contract workers (I'm one of them in a big Telco). As a contractor, unions do not help me at all. Yes, I have no job security other than the quality of my work. Good contractors at this telco get rehired for other projects - some people I know have 10+ years at this telco as a contractor. My benefits? Tax write-offs I could not do as an employee. I now make more moneyand pay fewer taxes than I ever did as an employee. Get in with a good agency, and you never have to worry about not working.