I've had this same question! Commenting for visibility

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.

That’s what I was told. If you go non union you’re rolling a dice.

Yup correct.

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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come by the hall at 430 on a monday or wednesday i’ll be there pm for more info.

why would an anarcho-capitalist want to join a trade union

Why not

local 51 is plumbers and pipefitters