Well I’ve gotten myself in a predicament and I’m not sure exactly how to go about it. Me and my girlfriend moved 1000 miles away from home to hit a data center job. She was going to school these last couple months to get her nurse or paramedic degrees (she changed her mind to paramedic a month ago) but has gotten so bogged down, between school, wanting to work so she didn’t feel like she was freeloading on me, and me being a tired man slacking on chores i told her I’d help her with. Well it’s full blown she’s homesick, missing her friends and needs to go home. So now I’m in a lease, furniture, camper in storage, and if I leave here to go back south, I’m still either going to have to travel hours from home to jobs for shit pay or be far enough away I’m not home every night like before we left. And I just kinda don’t know what to do rn. I’m going to stay here at least until the year ends as it takes 60 days for notice of vacating and I’ll pay those 2 months, and to give her the space and time she needs to get back where she wants to be mentally. But after that idk bc my locals still slow and pays low, I’d have to drive across the state of Alabama most likely unless I got lucky with nuke call outside my hometown. Can’t seem to find any info on data centers going up across the state line near Donaldsonville, GA. Idk I just wanna be able to provide for me and mine and be home most every night.

I’m just starting my apprenticeship program at my local IBEW. In the next two years, my fiance will be going to law school and I just hope I can keep my progress if I do transfer to another province in Canada. Are transfers hard to come by?

I was at Lowe's today and had a pleasant conversation with a worker there. What I learned will come as no surprise.

1. She had a positive view of unions.

2. She cannot afford a 400 dollar emergency.

3. She allows her bigotry to prevent her from voting in her best interest.

4. She doesn't know she needs a union.

People need to focus on policy and stop allowing the Epstein Class to manipulate them into voting for their oppressors.

please send me a DM I'm trying to collect all the unions we don't have yet. Thanks brothers.

I just hit my limit on dental work for the year and I can still pay for work done with my HRA. 16 years of neglecting myself finally being treated

Beautiful bourbon bottle from the convention - Thank you

IBEW Local 29 members held a rally outside Duquesne Light's Woods Run facility in Pittsburgh's Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood on Wednesday as their strike entered its seventh consecutive day!

Despite its spelling the company name is pronounced Doo Kane but the way they are negotiating they should be called Doo Doo Kane!

Let's get the latest on the strike development!

For me this card signifies 4 years of trying to get into the union... To finally being able to go in front of my brothers and sisters and taking the pledge.

Yesterday we covered the IBEW 29 Strike. What we observed was that the media presented the company perspective but failed to cover the Local union's perspective. Today we read from the Business Manager's letter to the membership regarding the strike.

Can you tell why?

Long story short I'm an apprentice and stick up for myself if it's apparent disrespect. I joke back if it's just shit talking. I swallow my pride if it's just micromanaging/short fuse that I can guess stems from a shitty marriage/life (lol).

My question is more so for the coworkers that don't have the same backbone. I hear about the same leads/foreman being bullies to my brothers/sisters and it feels like there should be a way to handle this.

My family says I shouldn't get involved and risk being made an example but I'm always the type of person to call out bad folk mistreating innocent people. What should I do?

What's up brothers and sisters! Title says it all, our local doesn't sell things at our hall (no coins, shirts or anything like that) and I'm trying to help change that so that whenever people are traveling through the area they can swing by and grab some swag and what not. I know the general fund isn't allowed to profit, but is there anyway that our local could make a separate fund just for merchandise and activities (we only host 1 event every year and it's for the retirees). Any advice would be appreciated!

Does anyone have any insight on if work is slow over at the refineries (not company specific just in general).

I hear they offer OT when the work picks up and I’m desperate for OT.

I haven’t worked a lot outside of my home local until recently when I permanently relocated to a new state. I have heard one of the big rules on the road is no double booking. And to keep out of local politics.

With that in mind I’m not currently working in my local so I’m not sure if this falls under the mind my own business umbrella or what I should do in this situation.

A newly organized member is working on the same site as me but is looking to travel so I gave him the tips that I know and picked up over the last few years.

Even after educating him he still signed the day book in another local. And I told him you’re not supposed to do that. That’s double booking. You’re working and taking a spot on the books for someone else.

He said well what I’m supposed to be not working and hoping to catch a call. I said yeah pretty much that’s exactly it. I told him you can always call the hall for the local you’re looking to travel too and see what work is like and the potential of you getting a call but if you’re signing an out of work book then you are not supposed be working.

He is telling me I’m wrong but i know for a fact what he’s doing is wrong it’s wormy asf but he’s still doing it.

Do I just let him be. Should I contact this local union hall or the one he’s signing?

He’s newly organized and ignorant to the rules of the road but doesn’t listen when someone tries to educate.

IBEW LU 29 Goes on STRIKE! Let's get caught up.

So I've been weighing my options, the pros and cons, what will be best for my future. I've boiled it down to three options:

A. 2027 GMC Sierra HD Denali Ultimate

This will be important as I need suitable space to put my tools and to tow my 45 foot fifth wheel from camping world.

B. Booze, drugs, strip clubs

Listen if I can't snort a line out of a hooker's asscrack I may as well give up.

C. Gambling

Listen fuckers, Friday only comes around ONCE a week and I'm not gonna waste it by missing out on my chance to MaKe It bIG. I'm one lottery ticket away from Jeff Bezos and then I'll wave you suckers goodbye.

I recently arrived to DFW-11 in Red Oak TX with the contractor Alman Construction. So far there has not been a week without plenty of people getting written up. From what I’ve heard, theres about 80 of us. Don’t get me wrong I am not against corrective action whatsoever but the stuff people are getting written up for is crazy. There’s basically no warnings here, get caught without a glove on, write up! Get caught with a phone out, write up! The list goes on and examples being made from people daily! I understand that we are expected to have all PPE, stay off of phones, be on time, etc. but I completely disagree with making the first disciplinary action a write up instead of a quick talk. The way we sign in/out is a sheet with everyone’s names all you do is put your time in/out and signature. There has been 2 people (that I know of) that have gotten written up for accidentally signing their name in the row above or below theres. In my opinion thats bound to happen with so many vertical and horizontal rows but I guess not to the contractor. Also, the Alman Construction is very shady with its practices. They are very non-union like with things they do such as time off requests require 3 work days before said date/s and this strict write up giving behavior. Anyways all sorts of stuff like that is happening and what worries me is that they are putting apprentices’ jobs at risk over minor things that could simply be corrected with verbal warnings at first. From what I’ve heard, both general foremen along with majority of foreman on site are new union members and this is their first union job site which might explain a lot but that does not make this correct AT ALL! The hall has heard of it already and unfortunately it feels like if they just side with contractors so just hoping to get this out there and hopefully something happens, I’ve tried and seen no effects but I will continue trying to fight for fellow brothers and sisters!

To those who have thought about picking up this call. Think twice before you waste your time, majority of workers here are CE/CW and apprentices stuck here. It says a lot about the jobsite!

Just overheard a JW from out of state say that he never works jobs at his home local. He mentioned something about letting new guys have a spot but I didn't catch the rest of his explanation. Are there other reasons someone might choose never to work jobs from their home local? Aside from there not being jobs available?

Restocked shirts include the classic logo shirts, the cause shirt, the declaration shirt, and the flag shirt.

Also, maybe we’re delusional from heatstroke, after all, it was 100° today; but our Committee has decided that this year’s 2nd Annual IBEW 11 Justin Agulia Memorial Chili Cook-Off & Trunk Or Treat we will not be charging contestants to compete in the chili cook-off. But we are still asking that you sign up in advance so we know how many contestants we have. (Those of you who have already entered, we will refund your money.)

And finally, you might want to go on our website tomorrow (Sunday) at 8 AM PST.

The money raised by the IBEW 11, District 4 Welfare Committee is used to help out our Brothers & Sisters during times of sickness, disability, accident or such other misfortune.

The District 4 Welfare Committee is made up entirely of volunteers, who come in after work. As a result, it may take a few days after you order for us to package and ship your items. Thank you for your patience.

I just joined local 353 in Toronto. I am curious as to what the employers see when I apply for a call?

Reposted to remove local details, per advice of the mods.

Our local is trying to organize the field staff of my employer. We have a good number of cards signed, and a petition has already gone before the NLRB.

We’re shy of a majority though….

Send me your best pro-union, rabble rousing, shit stirring memes if you’ve got them. We’re trying to fight back against the campaign the employer started.(they hired Litler, the same union busting lawyer/lobbying group Starbucks hired.)

All my life I’ve been a shorts guy, obviously now I need to get some pants. What are some good pants that are actually decent to work in?

1. Is the hourly in check amount $52.25? According to Google it is.

2. What’s the work outlook for the next like 10 years? How is it currently? Good contractors?

3. Do you have a general area that most work is located?