So I have been accepted for my apprenticeship at local 26 haven’t started yet but for personal reasons I really don’t want to live out here and I know apprentice can’t travel if I’m correct. Can I apply for local 20 apprenticeship and wait for them to contact me and start there what would the best method be to go about this? I’d really like some advice and help about this.

So, I just joined Local 47 and landed a gig in traffic control while on book 3. But I'm a bit confused about how things work. It seems odd that we don't get per diem when working out of town, which I thought was the norm. Also, the hours we put in for Edison out of town don't count towards our union benefits. Is this how it usually goes?

Is this a frowned upon thing to do? The 3 of us are eager to work and definitely wanting something toward the Florida side but hitting up SC and Georgias costal halls and hitting every Florida hall. Our thought process is the more we apply to the better chance we have. We live in VA. Thx for any and all response!!

ETA : JL

Are the books slow everywhere? Are there any books that are actually moving quickly?

1245 has 350+ and still growing. When can we expect for the “normalcy” to return?

I’m not OOW but I would like to move on, current books have me nervous to drag though.

Thoughts??

I am fully committed to getting into the IBEW apprenticeship. In 2022 I interviewed for Local 280 and ranked #8, but I have since moved up and down on the list and ultimately was never called.

I have my heart set on Local 48, is it realistic to think that I could get in? Since I didn’t get into Local 280, I took a job at an electrical supply house. Ive been here 6 months and was promoted to the lead. I talk to a lot of parts guys who come in and I have a much better knowledge of the parts than they do, but I know the JATC/IBEW/NECA like you to get a material handler position.

I also have a bachelor’s degree in science that I got on a full scholarship. I’ve heard that being a woman helps but im not sure how true that is since I was never called for 280.

I’m going to be bringing multiple letters of reference from journeymen in Local 280 since they come into my work and see my work ethic, attitude and how quickly I’ve picked up learning about the parts.

Another aspect that I have to offer is that I reported a man who was attempting to steal Local 280 apprentices to work for his non-union contractor friends to the JATC. He even tried to talk me out of the union apprenticeship but I didn’t buy it. I think this demonstrated that I care about the union. I had a phone conversation with the president of the Local 280 JATC about this person. They ultimately severed ties with him as far as I know.

I’ve been told unless I know someone I probably won’t get into Local 48. Is this true?

Thank you

Have any of u guys ever salted when work got slow and it worked ?? Leading that shop to unionize

A few days ago there was a poorly worded rant the upset some people. I am 15 months sober. I stayed out of it. Part of the responses were also poorly thought out, and I think should be considered. Some people felt like there was built in discrimination or bigotry behind the post, the responders words, not mine.

If you are in treatment and somebody refuses to work with you because of that, then yeah, that is discrimination. If somebody refuses to work with you because you are U/I at work, that's on you.

I know it's a big no-no, not to go work for non-union but i'm in a small town without many options. The nepotism I feel like has me boxed out. I put my 5 years in working hard, and I get skipped over so other people get cherry picked.

Now the books are pretty much clear and Im left thinking what could I have possibly done? Do I say F-It and just rat out...the unions not here for me right now. Do I just work at K-mart for $14/hr and get on food stamps? Never thought it would be like this or I would've joined the operators or carpenters union.

Alright. So this probably isn’t the 100% best place to ask but seeing as the hall is closed and nobody at the H&W office is working til Tuesday. It’s all I got. I joined my union in mid march 683 and I’ve been pretty damn sick the past few weeks. I’m desperately waiting on my health and welfare insurance card to come in so I can get shit checked out. Because I seriously can’t afford doctors bills without insurance and I’m not trying to go back into debt to get this all figured out. Does anyone know roughly how long it takes for that thing to come in or if I’m completely uninsured until I have it? Because I’m at a loss at this point.

Hi I’m trying to find the rules to stick by in order to not be a worm. Maybe to make a resource for people who haven’t worked around brothers, or worked for a contractor who breaks down conditions. I would super appreciate the help on some guidelines to follow. Or if there are any resources that have these all written. Some examples I can think of are like:

• Take your full breaks.
• 8 hours work for 8 hours pay.
• Carry a current dues receipt

Any help would be much appreciated!

Is it easy to go from non union HVACR to union? I have 2 years experience. Would I have to apply as an apprentice? I troubleshoot and PM for a commercial company. I want to apply in a different state because the local here I heard doesn’t pay any different from non union. I want to make the money I see posted on this sub eventually.

LU46 has been on strike for awhile now. I have no intention of crossing the picket line, and have been on the picket myself. But I need to make ends meet.
So my question is this: Am I still allowed to work non electrical while we are on strike or are we not allowed? I need to bring in some sort of income real soon but I also want to be sure I'm not breaking any rules.

So I'm 24 I currently do apartment maintenance in cleveland ohio. I am in school for 9 months for a building maintenance program that covers a bit of all the trades. I was wondering if that would give me an edge on getting into IBEW. I am sober 3 years so, no drug or alcohol issues. I do have felonies and am on probation however. 2x F3 Discharging a firearm in prohibited premises, F4 Mishandling a firearm in a motor vehicle, M3 disrupting orderly business. I 3 years ago had a lot of unaddressed issues and was drinking a lot and went on a drive with a buddy and he had an argument and I was near black out drunk and these five hoodlums threw bottles at my car and I pulled out of the gas station we were at and I thought they were chasing me and my drunk thinking I whipped my gun out like an idiot and shot in the air towards a downtown area. Then I went back home drank more and at some point I called the cops asking if they had any reported gunshots. So I'm definitely not a good criminal and I lost my career in the Healthcare field so I'm looking for something that'll challenge me yet pay well and something I enjoy doing.

Posting on behalf of my partner who got into 353 last year and has been laid off for awhile:

So I applied for a job on Friday after 5:30pm and the email says to call the hall the following day at 8am which is now a Saturday, the job I applied for says it starts for Monday, but how do I know if I got the job or not if I can't reach anyone? Do I wait till Monday morning to call to see if I got the job and start late or what?

I called and can't get through to anyone mg guess is it's closed it's just a bunch of automated message about which positions have been posted?

Thanks in advance

In my local it's not in the contract to have any paid vacation or holidays at all but our office guys get paid vacation time and holidays and ontop of that they also get a half day (paid for full day) the Friday before a holiday like this Friday. I just wanted to see if this was normal among locals or unique to mine it seems very biased against the journeymen working the field that the office guys get a full weeks pay every week, guranteed work and a paid vacation while we always have a large group sitting on the book unable to even keep their hours to maintain insurance.

I know I would definitely be better off calling to ask but it's friday and this question didn't occur to me until now and considering 1245 is pretty big I was hoping someone could share some experiences.

So i'm an employee at a company that does line clearance and is under ibew 1245. If for some magical reason I left next week would my working hours transfer over to the union hall? Better yet for line work? I have very very high doubts that it could be converted for line work but I've heard it's dependent on the halls and so I would like to hear from you guys

Edit: by hours converting to line work I meant my hours count towards ground man hours line work side

Had to do a temp conduit run for the weekend in a plant. PVC to seal tight transition. I ordered an LB and a female PVC connection to go to LB, then I’ll use existing 90 on other side of LB. Will that work ?

I put in my application but I won’t take the test until August and they told me even if I got in I wouldn’t be able to start first year classes until the 2025 school year and I’m still unclear on if I would be able to work the first year at all as an apprentice without taking classes. Even if I could I’m not sure that I’ll get in. I’m thinking of working non union to get experience and hours towards my apprenticeship so I’m not just sitting around waiting, but I don’t know if the union would make me start over as a first year anyway when I eventually did get in.

If I did get in in September and just took an extra year to officially start classes but still be working full time as an apprentice in the union I wouldn’t mind, but again I’m not sure if I could do that or if I could even get in. Is it worth it to wait or should I just start working non union, and would the union restart me as a first year when I eventually get in if I did that?

I'm currently an apprentice for a private company in the South, but will likely need to move to the Eugene area with my fiancé for school/family reasons. Joining the IBEW has been my goal from the beginning and now seems like a perfect chance to apply and make the switch. I do have a few questions though.

• How is work out there right now? I could easily move to either local and mostly just care about consistency when it comes to work load.

• Will my work hours transfer?

• Does anyone work with either of these locals? Do you like it? Would you prefer to be on the books elsewhere? Are people generally friendly?

Thank y'all so much for your time any answers would be greatly appreciated.

I have a relatively clean criminal background (1 misdemeanor) however my driving record has kicked my ass when I was considering being a trucker at one point. I did an MVR pull and I have:

At fault accident 1/22

Speeding 29 over 11/22

Roll thru stop sign 11/22

Failure to obey traffic control device 1/23

I also have an at-fault accident which occurred in 12/21, however it only shows in insurance records, not MVR

I was apparently pre-hired at a couple companies when I was considering being a trucker but they were bottom of the barrel. I assume that lineman jobs would probably be more lenient, I can 100% get a CDL but insurance is the problem. I spoke to Pike (yeah ik) and apparently they said the record should be fine but I have to wait a several weeks for a background check. Some other people told me it would be difficult. I am 21, live in FL, and pay about $60 more than average for minimum coverage. Anyway, what insight can y'all give me with this? Would I have a better shot union or non-union, or like no shot at all until that falls off my record in 1.5 years?

Hey y'all!

The 353 (Toronto) NextGen is having a bring-your-own board game event tomorrow, Saturday, May 25th at the South unit hall from 11am to 5pm

I know there's a lot of 353 people on this subreddit, and a lot of nerds. Hope to see you there!

Anyone take the station operator test today for Glendale today? Felt like it was pretty easy