Submitted by TacticalBuschMaster t3_z9mh81 in RhodeIsland
Currently considering a plumbing apprenticeship and looking for info and wondering if anyone wants to share their experiences?
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TacticalBuschMaster OP t1_iyhqdn7 wrote
That’s what I was told. If you go non union you’re rolling a dice.
Yak54RC t1_iyhr1h2 wrote
Yup correct.
AbigailFlippinfloppn t1_iyhjax2 wrote
I've had this same question! Commenting for visibility
geffe71 t1_iyhsn07 wrote
Tried 2x to get in and had someone in the union vouch for me. Must have not known the right people. Probably didn’t help that I had an associate degree that cut my apprenticeship shorter than someone off the street.
I ended up getting a job at National Grid so I still am doing something adjacent to my schooling and it’s a union job
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Cswanda-klaxon-51 t1_iyi55z9 wrote
come by the hall at 430 on a monday or wednesday i’ll be there pm for more info.
Professional-Ask-630 t1_iyk39ni wrote
local 51 is plumbers and pipefitters
shutdfonkup t1_iyih1ah wrote
why would an anarcho-capitalist want to join a trade union
TacticalBuschMaster OP t1_iyipqw8 wrote
Why not
Yak54RC t1_iyhk68a wrote
I’m non union electrician but I would tell anyone starting out to EXHAUST the union route before jumping into a non union trade. Unions like everything else have their negatives (idk many) but for people starting out it’s the way to go or else you will go through some shitty experiences of being taken advantage of and not knowing how to navigate through all the bullshit. The longer I’m in the trades the more I see the importance of having a collective in charge of advocating for the whole of the workers. If I was to start over I would have gone the union route first.