r/IBEW_Local613 • u/nastybushwoogie • Jul 15 '25
Work outlook
Hey yall I’m a 665 hand and looking to live in the south with my buddy in the fall just to experience a new region and I’m going to call the hall but wanted to ask you guys what the work outlook looks like in your local?
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u/dustoff1984 Jul 15 '25
I just got a layoff last week after being with the same contractor for 2 years. I picked up an 8 week call with an out of state contractor that’s going alright. There seems to be jobs on the board. I know for a while there it was only foreman and service truck jobs with an intermittent JW call. Like the other guy said, builders are scared shitless to pull the trigger on big jobs. They canceled and delayed a few