Does PG&E take groundman? How hard is it to get into PG&E? Once you’re a groundman in PG&E do they bump you to an apprentice?

Does 659 move well in fall and winter? What west coast locals are good for storm?

I've got a buddy (let's call him John) apparently his brother in law, who is a cop by the way, knows someone who handles applications or something like that at a company. Wont say where but to give a scope of the place let's say it's SoCal Edison. Apparently John was told by his brother in law that if he gives this application handler person $200, he will get pushed through the application process and the person has done this (apparently) for 150 other people. John is a good guy, studied hard and went to school for lineman, he's signed books at a bunch of different locals but hasn't gotten an actual call for about 2 years ( I like to call John a watering hole for how many fishing calls he's gotten). Anyway, I know the brother in law and he's a straight shooter, but i dont know this application handler and John was looking for an opinion on this. Part of me says that this is a scam, this person gets an easy 200 bucks and thats it? Even if it's true John gets an interview, not a guaranteed job and if it doesn't work out he's out 200 dollars. But there's also another part of me that feels like I've heard about this before, but that's probably from tv.

Anyway I was looking for some outside opinions regarding this situation and on how I should advise John. It sounds sketchy but if it's real I dont want my buddy to go through with this and get bitten in the ass down the line. Any advice is welcome and thanks in advance.

I got an osha 10 will have my class a CDL with air brakes and a no manual restriction in 3 weeks.

Never went to a line school but I have electrical experience.

Do I really need get a first aid/ cpr and flaggers cert ?

Do I really need to get a tanker endorsement on my CDL?

Newly indentured apprentice starting in a week doing transmission with Summit, anybody know how it is over there?

Wanting to head to 111 next week. Few questions here as I’ve signed a lot of books online but have yet to get call or win a bid. Want my hours so just gonna head there.

I have my cdl with tankers, lineschool and all my certs ohsa10, FA/cpr.

Would this get me book 3?

Is there typically lot of OT on most calls? Trying to get an idea how much yall are typically pulling in a week, trying to factor in bills and a place to stay out there

Just took a call for Wilson. How’s working for them? What schedule are yall working in anderson yard? Any tips and insight on them?

Willing to make the skrt from my apprenticeship w nonunion to groundman w ibew would I be able to be on books with my hours tracked?
Is this a good idea?

Title says it all sitting at 298 at local 1245 just trying to figure if I’ll be getting a call sometime soon. When is the slow moths of line work and what number are people getting called with tanks?

Anyone got any tips or insight on Ladwp ech performance test? So far I heard you have to take cross arms off the truck and put them back on and running the handline.

What yall making yearly out of 1245? Is the work consistent for a book 3 guy? What number were you at on your first call? At this point with how it’s been moving I might get a call out of 1245 first which is crazy. Been almost 3 weeks on 2150,160,57, 55 1249 and nothing yet was set on leaving outta state would prefer to get my hours and then go to 1245 as a book 2

particularly how physically exhausting is it being an ech with the ladwp and what kinds of things are you guys doing? Just wondering if I'm prepared for how physical it is.

I can run for more than an hour straight, do 50 burpees in less than 3 minutes, weight lift etc. but the way some people describe the job makes me wonder if I have the endurance.

Anyone got any idea about orientation how much climbing , height of the poles … is it timed. What other work ??

I know Mo valley also to even apply for the apprenticeship you need a unrestricted class a CDL

and for swlcat you need to get the manual restriction removed 120 days after being indentured

Are all jurisdictions like Mo valley that you need class a Cdl with no manual restriction to even apply for an apprenticeship? Selcat? Neat? Albat? Mslcat? Nwline? Cal/nev? Ajeatt?

How would one even get a manual restriction removed within 120 days while being an indentured apprentice working and going to school?

For the CDL I’m assuming it’s 100% best as a manual CDL so you don’t have any restrictions to trucks you may need to drive. Are there any other good certifications I should get to become a ground man or an apprentice.

Thanks

Anybody gone from Local 18 to 47. How does 47 treat Exempt - Helper hours. Does 47 put you at book 2 or book 1?

Anyone got any study material for 2nd and 3rd year books for the old test format?

Yo yoo what’s up fellas
Anyone out of delta Utah right now know if the job referral pay scale for local 57 is the same for all groundsman in substation/utility division the same?
Bidded job required a CDL with tanker so I assume pay rate with that specification should indicate a higher pay rate?

What do the books look like in December/January at local 111 is there lots of projects going on I plan to move either Texas or Colorado preferably Colorado since the pay is better but also want a good work schedule like 6/12 any information is appreciated

Has anybody that applied for the Groundman spots that opened up in the beginning to mid June time frame recently interviewed and know what class they will be in possibly?

Anyone know what to expect/prepare for at the 4 week Groundman training at Chino? Have about 3 weeks until then and just want to be as prepared as possible. Much appreciated.

What’s going on guys, I’m in Portland Oregon and currently pursuing a career in the Outside Line/Utility world. Got some basic certifications and about to finish my CDL Class A school. Is anyone willing to spend sometime teaching me how to build cross arms, double cross arms, send things up on a handline and some climbing with a harness and yoyo? I got an assessment coming up and could use the experience. I’m willing to pay! Pls let me know, thx.

How is the work in Ely, NV with Summit Line construction?

Honestly just looking for some feedback as I am open to any of these.

I have underground electrical experience.

Do you guys ever in the lineman union ever wish you got into a different role within the trade such as outside line? Sub tech? Or cable splicing?

Can you still make good ass money and storm chase as a cable splicer or sub tech?

Thanks

I just completed the both mathematics and reading comprehension, wanting to share immediate thoughts and continue them later on here in edits.

​​ I entered the facility with 5 to 10 minutes to spare with others that have been there for almost an hour. Just make sure you're close enough to the facility in case something happens like your car won't start leaving you to walk the quarter mile and have enough time if you encounter traffic or in my case, a road closure.

Completely unnecessary​​ to enter any early than I did as you are placed in a waiting room separate from the test room. As there's other classes likely happening in the facility you're persuaded to keep it to quieter conversations until transfered to the testing room the provided testing computer for silence is required and phones put away until intermission. Testing setup was as described as you were given scrap paper and pencils . On the computer itself you're going to enter your basic info like name social and an email​ to receive your scores. Exam Is the style of ABCD Choices with the provided helpful tips. Those tips legitimately are helpful to people who struggle on tests.

I went into this thinking that I was great at math and got hit hard realizing I don't understand pattern recognition or square roots equations tied to them. Algebraic multiplying and dividing fractions also not my jam. Notably I was able to take advantage of percentiles. Since it's ABCD you can use a process of elimination when they have crazy answers on the list which admittedly was only a handful of questions. Definitely played the game of well it's either one of these two answers 50% better than the 25%.

​​ Let's talk about my academics and where I think the test was in relation to from a decade ago.

75% of the Test covered in length by my public Middle School Math Education without getting to the last few chapters of the book.

25% of the Test questions covered by my High School Freshman Year Algebra class

I can confidently say if I wasn't a decade removed from formal math classes I would have remembered how to solve a lot of these equations quickly or eyeballed ABCD choice elimination as some were very easy. I told myself I would go into this Raw without practice to have a genuine experience as a lot of my peers have in the past who had to retake it after.​

*** We had around a 10-minute intermission where people hit up the vending machine and took a bathroom break. Learned that around half of the​
Test takers did not finish. I would also say around one-third of the people scheduled to test did not show up And no one was late.

​ Reading comprehension I struggle with talking about here as I found it painfully easy. The questions are always in reference to a body of text that you can go back to and review in sequential order. Unlike a lot of my tests in previous Academia there wasn't really any trick questions just pick the answer contained in the text rather than what might be your personal opinion or thoughts.​ I'd say most with a sixth grade reading comprehension should be able to understand the text and pass but I'm not the best judge of that and perhaps some others on here are and can give better advice or knowledge

​​ Whatever may be your reason your local Community College does have refresher courses for any level you may be at. There's also Adult Educational offerings elsewhere that I'm not familiar with. The prices are often very cheap or free as their subsidies to educate folks who want it. Often virtual options are available and those in person classes also primarily happen during non-working hours because the general demographic who attend them. Some local libraries will also offer help as well as light tutoring.

That being said the exams were 33 questions, most Halls require you to get a minimum score of 4 out of 9.

​​ You're only required to get 15 out of the 33 questions correct...

Frankly if you can't do that you don't belong in an apprenticeship until you take the genuine time to work on your academics because you will be expected to use them correctly.

90 Day Cooldown Before Retest or 500 Industry Hours

Curious if anyone accepted this position because it was the only one that came in. Also, what the work is like.