Long story short , im now on stable medication which in turn prevents me from making stupid decisions like missing work & school for no reason etc. With a proper diagnosis from a psychiatrist and better documentation to support why ive gotten kicked out(adhd prevented me from doing my hw) and improvement of my condition , Do I stand a chance of getting an appeal approved I was with local 26 by the way

Just curious. I've never been part of a union, & I live in a Right-to-Work state. Without talking about where, we're attempting to unionize my job. So, has being in a Union been worth it to you?

Where's hot, possibly with man camp and food. I'm in Iowa so anything within 10hrs would be a bonus. I'm in des moines on a nice job but the pension is low and the job may be coming to an end

My husband is an electrician and working in residential service. His pay and benefits would improve if he joined our local IBEW. He was approached last week at a gas station (he drives a van with current company) and was handed info. He’s very hesitant and is concerned about traveling and layoffs. We have 2 young kids and he doesn’t want to travel.

Even though it’s for $2.00 let’s show out and vote.

We must show contractors we care !!!

IF THEY SEE ONLY 100 BROTHERS AND SISTERS SHOWED UP THEY’LL LAUGH AT US NEXT NEGOTIATION !!!!

I added (future negotiations locals) because if your local has members who don’t show up. They are showing con’s that we don’t care.

WE DECIDE HOW MUCH WE SHOULD GET PAID !!!

Hi everyone, I'm a member of the IBEW but not on any track to become a journeyman. I've been in my local for 5 years, and everything has been pretty okay. From everything I've read so far on this sub, my union doesn't work like most of the others around here. We negotiate a contract, have stewards, and all the like. But our union is in a "partnership" with the company, I've never been in any contact with a hall, or even stepped foot inside one. The most solidarity I've seen is the two particularly gung ho stewards who refuse to talk to non-union members.

Anyhow, here's the problem I'm having. Another senior union member asked me to give them some of my work. It's a manufacturing facility, work is scarce around holiday time. I said no, got cussed out and this member took the work anyways, while cussing me out the whole time. I just let them go off. Had a meeting with the Steward next day, tried to get things worked out, thought they were fine. Same member comes back, all the same venom cussing me out, calling me everything but late to dinner. I let it happen. Third day it happens, I get upset and slam something. It was bone headed, and I had a counseling meeting with the boss over it.

Meeting with the boss, have my weingarten rights upheld, a different steward is there. We all sit down, I say my piece about getting harassed, apologize for losing my temper, get off without a write up. Go back to work, keep my head down. This member comes back from their meeting with the boss, and is going around to anyone who would listen, talking shit. Talking about things only two other people would know. That steward, and my boss. I'm irritated, but I don't engage. Instead I send my boss an IM saying this is a hostile work environment. My boss doesn't reply.

Next morning, this person and both stewards have a very loud conversation making fun of me for complaining about a hostile work environment, and including details not only from my meeting with the boss, but also my one-on-one meeting with the chief steward. Mocking the whole thing. I had multiple people who were completely uninvolved with the situation come up and ask me about it.

There's more detail. I condensed a lot for brevity, and anonymity. Feel free to ask for clarification.

So my questions are... Isn't there a kind of confidentiality when you have a meeting with a steward? Is there any recourse I have through the union if my steward doesn't have my back?

Tl,DR: told Steward things I thought were in confidence, steward aired it out in public for a laugh.

Super dumb question but just figured I’d ask… new to the union just got accepted into the union about 3 weeks ago. I’m just pending my state electrical license. is the member card supposed to say my name? I just got a card in the mail with a completely different name… I’m assuming they mailed me the wrong member card?

I am a happily turned out Resi wireman that has been working with a commercial shop for a few years. While I have been learning as much commercial work as I can from my mentors here, I am curious if anyone sparkys have advice for this new path I’m on. Thanks hope you’re all having a safe week

Is it weird that the steward on my jobsite works full time for the contractor? He has a company truck and everything. Most of his day is spent somewhere else, it would seem he's only here in the morning to read stuff off the website schedule. I'm pretty new to this union stuff but this feels off to me.

So my background is irrigation install/ maintenance and paver patio installs. I'm in great shape for my age purely because I work my ass off. My BIL(he's a retired union carpenter and very active in his union) asked me if I would be interested. I said "fuck it" let's see what happens. Indiana BTW.

Knowing you'll get fired the second the wrong person finds out has an element of sneakiness to it.

Good morning everybody. I am asking for alittle bit of guidance regarding leaving my current union and going into the IBEW. I am currently a Longshoremen with 4 years on the job but, since we are a smaller port, I have not been working like people with my type seniority in other ports. I know that the money as a longshormen is very good if you have the seniority and you chase it. I was just wondering how the IBEW compares to the Longshoremen as far as pay and how long it takes to make a respectful living.

Update: thanks everyone who took the time to read my post. I appreciate the humor and advice that you all provided me today. I have an update to this and will post below the previous text body.

Hello all, the company i work for was just brought into the ibew. Now every single person who signed on got a new rate due to the wage package and all the rates are above what we were making before. We received our first payment within the union and even after speaking with our locals they assured us that this pay would include the new rates. Unfortunately for us that hasn't happens for some reason, the pay was at our old rates and now on our supposedly second pay day (now weekly instead of biweekly) our employer didn't send out pay.

More of a rant then a question i know, thanks for getting this far. What do you think will happen? We are in Canada to be specific.

Update: Today was a pretty normal shift when at the last hour the owner of the company showed up and fired 3 of the techs. It's hard to believe that I won't be seeing the faces that I'd grown close to. I am assured by our rep that they will be taken care of by the union. I was also informed that I would receive my pay with haste. Here's to my brother's who move on to better things!

I'm over 30 and just started my career. Just wondering how common it is to start out this late in life.

Just hit 30 years! RAT 253 Local 134. Been a helluva ride so far. Can’t wait to retire. Hope that Social Security and Medicare is still there in 6 years. Stupid MAGAts.

Hello

I need a copy of a benefits letter for my mother (widows benefits). The medi-cal office here in California is asking for it. Anyone know the quickest way to do this? I tried going to myIBEW and creating an account for her but it says the info doesn't match.

What am I missing? Some posts came up in my feed from this sub, I thought it was some fringe political party, why is there so much political news posted here?

Does anyone know where I can read or download a copy of the new contract? Thanks!

Research purpose only. Please comment what local you're in and what your total package is before certifications. If you get money for a certification please add that and the dollar amount for the certification.

Local - 8 Total package - $51.71 On check - $31.16 Bicsi technician - $2.00 Specialty Technician - $1.34

I live in AZ and I've seen there is a union near me. I currently work as an aviation mechanic making $22 as a 26 Y/O with no degree. I'm interested in electrical work and I'd like to own a home one day. Is this the right career path for me?

They have me start work tomorrow and then in January I’m headed off to class for telecoms. Any advice from my Telecoms brothers is a blessing.