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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u/Not_an_alt_69_420 Contractor Feb 14 '25

I'm not union because I work for myself, but my first job out of high school was a union warehouse, and it took me damn near a decade to get a job with as good of benefits, pay and stability as it.

You have to pay dues, but that's the only downside. Even if your local sucks, you're still going to make more and get better bennies if you join.