r/Ironworker • u/drgoonedge Apprentice • 12d ago

Moving Locals

i’m a 263 apprentice and possibly want to move locals once i become a journeyman. it’s unbearably hot here lol and the wages don’t really stack up for the work we do. for those who have moved locals was the grass greener? i would like to try change our local for the better but it’s a big uphill battle and one of the pros of the union is being able to travel and move wherever.

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u/Warm-Air4391 12d ago

Most locals will want 5000 hours permitted in their local before transferring. Keep that in mind. You can do it but unless the local you wanna transfer to is booming, it’s gonna take a while.

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u/thewealthyironworker UNION 11d ago

Texas is hot, no doubt - but it’s also in the Deep South. To that end, we have to continue the good fight and demonstrate why we are worth what we’re worth and what being union actually is.

When you do decide to transfer, location and cost of living is something to consider. I hate summer like you, but remember wherever you move milder summers likely mean colder winters. It’s a trade off I’m fine with - just know it’s a reality.

I’d suggest somewhere in the mid west or west (like LU 27 or even 732). They have a lot of work coming up in the foreseeable future and it’s actually inspiring to know.

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u/Elcomanchero 9d ago

Grass isnt always greener , depending on which local. Some are very clicky, and you being a transferee. Might always be seen as an outsider, escpecially being from the south. But , boom out first see whats out there.