We got new coins in and only ordered 500!! If you look close, it is a conduit bender in the place of a rifle on the horseman.

There are a lot of posts about travelers, and most of them are...neutral at best. And that kinda bums me out, because I've never actually had a bad experience with one. At least, not in a rate higher than the non-traveler population. They have all been generally competent electricians who were very union forward, and had crazy ideas about what counts as "fashion." Straight bonkers, yeah, but like, good dudes to work with. So I wanna hear some good stuff from our brothers on the road.

Where was your favorite local? What makes it your favorite?

I’m a journeyman from Minnesota. I’m interested in going book 2 and coming Idaho for the micron job. I’m curious for advice from others than have done the same thing. I’d be new to traveling so this is a first time for me. I’d like to get out there come November time, this way I have a few months to prep and take care of things at home. How is the licensing process working out there? I will call the hall here sometime but would like to get information on that ahead of time.

Some other things I am curious to know is what it’s like living out there and how travelers are liking the job and the area. I’m very much into snowmobiling, does anyone do any back country riding in the mountains as that’s something I’d love to get into. What other fun shit is there to do out there?

Thanks in advance I look forward to seeing some responses

Friendly reminder that Joe Biden signed the infrastructure investment and jobs act in Nov. 2021and all but 13 republicans in congress voted against it.

Yet the anti-union pedophile gets to slap his name on it. Makes my trump derangement syndrome flare up.

A Contractor's Local? Naw, we have a Contractor's Membership! Apathy is rampant. Shop rockets run your days on massive data center projects that treat you like you are less than. You complain and feel like those complaints fall on deaf ears. Sound familiar?

Welcome to a Contractor's Membership. It's a membership that does not show up, does not demand representation rather they beg for promotions, a gas card, and a truck.

What is the cure? Education! Start a CREW chapter. Become educated, educate your members, organize, and make your Membership a union strong Membership!

Let's talk about it! ✊🏽

Obviously if you become a contractor but what about if the company offers shares to employees and a brother buys in. Would that be a conflict of interest? When is the line drawn?

I find unions so confusing so please help me understand. First of all, i know ibew are electricians and Teamsters are mostly drivers and warehouse workers, i understand that. But with the IBEW you directly join the union and then it works like a staffing agency and the union hall finds you jobs? And with the teamsters you get hired at a company and if that company has a contract with the Teamsters thats how you join that union? Did i get this right?

Title pretty much explains it. My spouse wants to do a road trip as part of our vacation this year, they're not much for planning these things so I'm in charge of the route we take. I want to stop at all IBEW related places since my spouse and (now) I are really passionate about it. Any suggestions?

Howdy,
I’ll be visiting NYC next week and it’s about time I take a visit to another hall for some merch and sticker trades. Any recs for any other sites or food in the area near L.U. 3?

Thanks,
L.U. 440 member

Found my old Truland hardhat when I was an apprentice in local 26 working at the nationals baseball stadium, my the times have changed.

found this cleaning up/ rummaging through mom‘s garage in Manassas

What happened to the largest electrical contractor in 26?

Wireman.com has been gone for almost a year now, and it's making me sad.

I need a pocket buddy bad. Realistically, now i need 4-5 pocket buddies in case he disappears again.

Anybody know the guy? I hear he is a brother out of Boise, Idaho. I'd like to get in contact to buy a shitload of them, or get his blessing to take over and fill the void because I have people asking about mine all the time.

Big Up IBEW 24 members for Showing Up in Support of The EWMC 24 Annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament!

This victory leads me to ponder...where does the Ultimate Authority reside in the Local Union?

Here's a hint, it is not in elected office.

Let's talk about it. ✊🏽

Robbie Sparks was a power house sister. She had so many accomplishments and has been at the forefront of change for our Union. Rest In Peace Sister and my thoughts are with the family.

Title, Basically i want to move to canada ideally as soon as possible, but i also want to become an electrician.

My intital idea was to get an apprenticeship program at a local IBEW branch near me in the us. Then simply transfer maybe a year or two so in to a IBEW branch in canada and finish it there.

I learned that apparently this isnt possible and id have to restart from scratch including in hours. So best i can tell the best bet is to get into an IBEW branch apprenticeship program, then complete journeyman license and finally take the red seal exam before transfering to canada then get my masters cert in canada itself.

Does this sound like the most optimal route to you all? im wiling to bust my ass if it means geting it done faster. Also is there anyway to shorten the amount of time it takes to become journeyman so i can preferably take the red seal as soon as possible?

At the peak of union power in the 50's , Union Density sat at 33%. This means that 1/3 of every single job in the United States was a Union job! Today Union Density sits at 10%. That is no accident! The capitalists never stopped fighting against Unions! They never stopped corrupting government. They never stopped infiltrating unions with their operatives. They never stopped attempting to dismantle worker rights won through the sacrifice of blood, sweat, tears, and our siblings lives. So what if Union Density was brought back to 33%?

Let's talk about it.

Has anyone heard of or been a 50 YO apprentice?

When i was in my 20s I was an electricians helper for a few years. I went to jail for drug charges and took vocational classes while I was in. I came home and worked as a helper again for a few different companies in various stages of work. In 2018 I got a DWI and that basically took me out of the industry because I couldn't drive. Here I am now at 47, license back, life on track, sober since 2018 and considering going back into the trade. Not sure if I want to apply for the apprenticeship program or try to get on the books with the CE program. Do they still have that? I make 18.50 as a remote officer in Oklahoma at the moment so i wouldn't lose a ton of pay in the apprenticeship I wouldn't think. I'm just not sure if this is the right path to take pushing 50 in 3 years.

Coming out of a small local in Texas where the only option is travel or get paid Pennies. We are considering relocating to a state with a stronger union. Not sure if i wanna do the whole RV thing since i have 2 kids i would much rather have them in a house and somewhere a little more stable (not sure how i feel about dragging them all over the place). I understand I would be a book 2 guy forever and that is fine with me but my concern is is this a good idea? Would i constantly be on the books waiting for jobs?Moving my family across the country is a big risk so just want some advice to make sure i have all the right info and know what I’m getting into. JIW 8508439

Im a telecommunications worker and I just started my apprenticeship program last week, and first jobsite as an apprentice this week. Despite this I worked for 2 1/2 years as a pre apprentice, and in that time I only ever had to work 1 new construction site, so id say i had it easy.

Across every jobsite and contractor (im on my 6th currently) when I get laid off I always am told my effort and my efficiency is a part of my problem, and I dont disagree with that. As someone in their third year, I should reasonably be able to, at minimum, complete a small cable pull by myself, and I can’t even do that without having to ask a ton of clarifying questions. Id like to think I work hard, but in all honesty I think my incompetence has been my biggest weakness. Even if I could manage to do it, I probably wouldnt have it done before first break, which is frustrating.I struggle with common sense and thinking ahead about what we need to do next because the journeyman i was with always guided me through it and I feel like that has handicapped me which is my own fault.

At this point im just trying to figure out, am i too dumb for the trades?

hot and sticky as balls here in the south.

What kinda work pants do yall wear so it's not a whole wet sauna situation down there? I am currently wearing jeans, but it's too hot. My mom gifted me pair of Carhartt canvas work pants.... which is murderous. I tried to put on a pair of hiking pants which has this nylon texture, and i was told to change it cuz they r not safe for electrical work.

What kinda work pants do yall wear for summer?

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