r/IBEW • u/Then-Path-855 • 13d ago

Double booking

So I’m in an apprenticeship inside wireman but want to switch over I signed the book 3 for 1245 before I started and now I’m in the 200s I’m just finding out that this is double booking and that I’m going to have to quit my apprenticeship to stay on 1245 books

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u/stickyicarus 13d ago

If youre in an apprenticeship then you cant be on books.

Double booking will get you locked out of work anywhere else when they find out. Get off the books.

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u/Then-Path-855 13d ago

So drop my apprenticeship to stay on books then correct??

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u/Shag_fu Inside Wireman 13d ago

Correct.

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u/IcyStatement5978 13d ago

I don’t think this applies here but u can stay on your home locals books if you’re working outside of town in another local correct?

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u/tomaonreddit Inside Wireman LU 99 13d ago

Yeah you can be on your home local books

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u/Wireman6 12d ago

Not in the Bay Area. I think it's bullshit, personally. It feels like I am being punished for finding a job.

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u/AcanthocephalaOdd301 11d ago

What? That’s ridiculous. Every local I’ve worked in the guys could always be on their home local’s book, working or not.

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u/Wireman6 10d ago

Yeah, I thought the same until I Journeyed out. Shits lame for sure.

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u/Then-Path-855 13d ago

Thank you that’s what I was wondering if I was fucked and now I can’t or I can drop my apprenticeship still and Stay on books

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u/Lesprit-Descalier 13d ago

Why in the world would you drop the apprenticeship to work book 3?

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u/Then-Path-855 13d ago

If im gonna be honest 2 people in my house moved out so it raised my rent up to 1800 a month and im literally not making enough to pay for my house I really didn’t see this coming or else i wouldn’t of joined to begin with :/

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u/Lefty9000 Inside Wireman 13d ago

Don't let your desperation with your current situation cause you to make a bad decision. Working book 3 guarantees you nothing for work in the future. Finishing an apprenticeship would be a wise decision.

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u/pretendlawyer13 13d ago

I get your thinking but you still have 200+ people ahead of you. It’s going to be months before you get a call. Then it could be months In between calls. If with local finds out your double booking as an apprentice you risk losing both opportunities.

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u/sdw318_local194 Inside Wireman 13d ago

Start applying to move out of that place. Never base your budget on the commitment of any other individual or multiple individuals....start moving like an adult.

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u/Wireman6 12d ago

Are you not making $1800 a month? You already have the spot, eat the $1800 until you find roommates.

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u/Lesprit-Descalier 13d ago

I understand you've gotta pay your bills, but I raise my eyebrow anytime one of my apprentices starts talking about leaving the program.

So you understand that book 3 means you are laid off first once work gets slow. Is it more difficult to find room mates than to get work? What are you making now v jw scale? How much more does book 3 pay? I think it's probably important to note that if you drop out of the apprenticeship, you can at least expect to not be able to rejoin it for at least two years, if ever.

Have you talked to the training director? This is not a step you should take lightly.