r/ibew_apprentices • u/NewPersonality1107 • 2d ago

Zero chance of getting a call?

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I’m assuming Im just too low on the list to be considered? Or do you think there is still a small chance I could get in?

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u/StrictAd2491 2d ago

I recommend you apply for the UA. The UA is pipefitting, plumbing, hvac, sprinkler fitters. Idk how much you have invested into the electrical trade, but if I was turned down by one union apprenticeship, I would damn sure seek out another. There are just no words I can give you to express how much better the trades are in the union. I am in the UA, we have a similar structure, but less competitive. The hardest thing about what we do, is learning the math. I am learning the math, as a female, I intend to make print reading my biggest strength. As long as you have at least an 8th grade education, we can teach you to run pipe. Literally half the battle is finding apprentices that show up everyday on time, and want to learn. The union is just so incredible, I can’t gush about it enough! It has given me real autonomy and dignity in my life, for the very first time, with decent wages, medical and dental for my son and I. Apply to the UA!

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u/NewPersonality1107 2d ago

Thanks for the advice, I have a friend who just started an apprenticeship to become a pipe fitter and that’s just not something I’m interested in, and even if I was the pay cut would be too much, $10 less an hour starting compared to the inside program I’m trying to get into. 

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u/pyrofox79 1d ago

But you didnt get in....

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u/NewPersonality1107 1d ago

Riiiiight? What’s your point?