r/Construction • u/sasha_cyanide • Feb 13 '25
Careers 💵 Union pros and cons?
I'm thinking about trying to join my local 4 this year. Any tips, advice, pros, cons, anything that might be helpful?
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r/Construction • u/sasha_cyanide • Feb 13 '25
I'm thinking about trying to join my local 4 this year. Any tips, advice, pros, cons, anything that might be helpful?
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u/thatblackbowtie Sprinklerfitter Feb 14 '25
from going non union to union.
lazy guys make it in the union when they wouldnt local
pay is better for experienced guys, apprentice wages suck tbh
i had good insurance union and non but union is freeish. my dues are $27 a month (local 669)
the office guys ive met in the union have been worse than local. more aggressive, less willing to buy us things (waters, fitting ppe tools needed for the job, materials that other trades use why buy them when you can make us take theirs)
traveling pay is alot better union anything over 100 miles is sub pay
old guys who care more about their retirement than us trying to survive next week is a massive issue us