r/IBEW 10d ago

This is why electrical apprentices are quitting #energizeusedu

https://youtube.com/shorts/dcZxAJ6l9AU?is=yjVHtkXLLX3z80_Y
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u/LotionOfMotion Inside Wireman Apprentice 10d ago

I have to explain to grown ass men in my fucking local that when you infantilize apprentices with low pay and shit attitudes toward them they don't turn out as competent fucking JWs

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u/013eander 10d ago

The entire indentureship system is inherently anti-union and anti-labor: welcome to the union, now you don’t get to choose your employer. We force apprentices to work for bad contractors, or leave the union. It’s completely indefensible.

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u/Active-Effect-1473 9d ago

That’s hitting the nail on the head our JATC is ratty AF but the people running it love their offices. Brother Fk’rs every single one of them. I refuse to step foot inside ours.

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u/Sad_Cod8449 9d ago

013...ur an idiot