15 years relationship down the drain pretty much. Been going on for 2 months now. Kept telling me it was over after I caught them the first time. Caught her at the local bar with him last night. So I'm walking.

I'm not one to blame 3rd parties in affairs. But damn, he knows I'm a card carrying union member. You'd think he'd have respect enough to not fuck another union members wife. I called him a brother fucker before I left last night.

Anyways. Looks like I'm heading for my first divorce and wanted to vent.

Can someone more familiar with this issue please elaborate on it not just for me, but for those that are unaware of the anti union practice that is currently going on in Local 1.

From what I understand, an ex carpenters union exec formed/ opened the door for / somehow, created local 57 which bids on electrical work under the umbrella of the carpenters union. Not trained electricians & pays significantly below scale. Not affiliated with the IBEW I believe.

Today I was informed (please correct it if I am wrong), that they currently hold 46% of the market share around the STL region. If they hit 50%, they’re the predominant contractor in the area. In turn they now set the prevailing wage.

Can anyone confirm this? Or what is the real story? Please elaborate on this issue & what can be done about it. Grievances have been filled with IBEW international already. If you have any information, please shed some light on this other than just rumors.

Based off of you contract in your local, what are some thing that fall into the category of "breaking down comditions"?

If you ask the average person what led to the offshoring of manufacturing you will hear a few answers most commonly.

1. Cheaper Wages!

2. Clinton/ NAFTA!

3. Normalized Relations With China!

There will be more replies but those are the most common. So where does the truth land?

Let's talk about it!✊🏽

I recently started playing around with 3d printing and wanted to represent. What do you guys think?

Hello, as the title says I’m joining as a new apprentice in local 1105 Newark Ohio. I’ve got orientation and swear in next week. Just curious, I’m coming into this completely green. The last job I worked was for a moving company so I feel when it comes to being outside and doing manual labor I’ve got some experience. However, I’ve never worked in construction or with tools a whole lot besides the basic screwdriver, wrench and hammer. Just wanna know what to expect, how the work is rn (though I hear it’s busy), how long I’d have to wait till I start work after orientation, and any advice you guys have

To AI or not to AI?

That is the question?

With a stated goal of replacing all human labor, this report can be seen as a canary in the coal mine.

50 percent of entry level graduate work has been eliminated by AI.

New York instituted a 1 year moratorium on data centers due to concerns over a lack of regulations. New York is the first state to issue such a moratorium. Will others follow?

Maya Angelou said when someone shows you who they are, believe them.

I believe the billionaires who have stated their goals plainly.

Me and 2 other guys took a call for 4-10s and 2-8s,
A little over a month in they brought in a new GF to take over an area. The GF doesn’t want no OT whatsoever. He’s wanting only for us to do 8’s(40hrs).

All us are kinda pissed because we all literally took the call for the OT just for it to end like that( there still is massive amount of work). I have screenshot of call for this reason. It didn’t have a date duration of OT like the others posted.

What would you all suggest?

So basically I am getting my electrical license in the state of South Dakota or going to be attempting too. My license will not reciprocate for a year after I get it. Is it still possible to travel as a book 2 once i get in.? The states i possibly would want to go to would be preferably colorado, California, Idaho, North Dakota. Or should I stay non union for a year and wait for reciprocity to kick in?

I understand there was a strike authorization vote, which passed? Then the IO shot it down, speculation being inside doesn't strike for wages.

What happened after? How did CIR go? What was the Hope for with the strike and the decision with cir?

I’m on vacation on the West coast for the first time, it’s a tradition for me to swing by any IBEW locals on my road trips to get a shirt. I popped into Oregon on my way to the Red Woods and saw local 659 was perfectly on my route. They’re a smaller local, showed me great hospitality, sold me this shirt and hoodie, gave me a bunch of stickers and a challenge coin, took me in the back office and chatted for a while about work culture differences on the East and West Coast.

One of the highlights of my trip, thanks for being awesome brothers!

I got a job offer from ies communications at a data center as a low voltage technician and want to be an inside wireman eventually. Should I accept the job do you think? Do you think it will help me get into the union apprenticeship or an apprenticeship for a business? I have already tried to get in as an electrician helper with no sucess. Could it help me become a helper also?

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Anybody every deal with a coworker that just loves playing both sides of the game. Got this old fxcker that tries to give the lesser experienced guys mixed signals all time. Im starting to think hes just bored and gets a kick out of it. Telling guys they can't work too fast and then the next time that they arent working fast enough and its completely unhelpful. Its not genuine sage advice or normal rib poking kinda stuff. Its very much 1 extreme or the other. I think hes trying to get our red dotted foreman in trouble and our foreman is actually really good at leading us. I wish this old dude would just retire already and stick to Jerry springer reruns for his entertainment. Any advice. Newly joined JW looking for advice.

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Hi all, second year here.

Looking for some journeyman insight here. Hanging threaded rod and strut off of beams for conduit. The plans say the racks must rest 18’ from the ground.

I’ve heard some guys say you can only get accurate with a laser and not to use your tape measure. I’m on a job site where sometimes you can’t find a laser or by the time you do and get it going, it’s an hour, and the foreman is asking why nothing’s been done yet.

So just wondering what’s best practice in your experience. Thanks!

Private vs public utilities and what that means for us and for customers.

In summary: Private utilities (exelon, pg&e, etc.) = higher utility bills for customers and less pay for the electricians and lineman working on their systems thanks to republican presidents and corporate greed.

Hello all the code on EMT SUPPORTS keeps getting brought up as my interpratation is wrong (i dont believe it is). Of course i know i can put more supports than code but i want the minimum cleared up. So i will defer to you all.

From box the full length conduit is supported 10in. away and the run continues supported within 10 feet for 34 feet like that to another box that is also supported 10 in. Back from box

Now my interpretation of the code is supports need to be spaced less than 3ft from a box and less than 10 ft after that.

So in the middle of the run if i have a 4 foot piece that is in between 2 supports that are within 10 ft of each other do i need to support that one 4ft piece of conduit?

I’m a journeyman wireman, did my full apprenticeship IBEW. A big reason I started this career path is because the idea of living and working in other places seemed appealing to me. My wife works from home, so she can move anywhere at anytime.

I’ve only ever lived in the South. I think it could be a really cool life experience to try living on the west coast, with the added benefit of helping a local that needs manpower.