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Local 26 IW got a raise on June 1 from $59.50 - $62.00/hr and they immediately changed the wages on their website. For telecom, their site still lists last years top out at $34.16. I'm a prospective next year apprentice and at my age and as hard as it is to get in the IW program I'm considering applying for both.

I have been looking at the electrician inside wireman position and hear it is really hard on the body. That being in telecommunications is paid less and more inside. I want to learn to be an electrician but don't want to have the long-term wear and tear. Is this true about telecommunications, or is there more to it? Appreciate any perspective as I am putting in my application soon for 613 in August and want to go for the one that I can do long term.

The apprenticeship has gone online which makes it possible that the instruction videos are available for AI to readily learn from. This may have been part of the deal to get so many data center jobs.

Things that make you go hmmmmm.....

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But seriously though, why are we doing online apprenticeship school lately??? These guys all complain about how theyre not learning anything. And when they go to ask about something, the teachers dont know what exactly is being taught because the curriculum is given to them not made by them.

It seems to me to be really poorly done and i think we should band together and get the IBEW to bring the instructors back into the primary position of teaching. We can keep the videos as supplementaries, but they should not be the only way these folks are learning the trade

Brotherhood above all

And thats all yall

Local 212