Less than a year in the trade and rubber gloving.

[Orgnizdlbr]

So, by that statement Labor, any Lineman that works for a Non union Utility or Co-op as a, qualified Journeyman Lineman, by that Utility or Co-op is a "Rat" to you....? Really?

Sad. So, the only "Journeyman Lineman" that can ever BE Jouneyman Lineman....MUST be union.
By Your thinkin maby.

But NOT real life thinkin.

Really dont care what you think, but tell me, where does the Journeyman name come from???

[LAMartin.CVEC]

A recepe for disaster.....BTW, Aint no such thing as a rat JL.......

No sir, this is a recipe to get someone killed. If I were to drive by this jobsite and see something like this I would shut it down even if is was not my company. We all do hazard recognition training we all should be using it!

I'm sick and tired of kids working things way out side of there training--tired of reading accident reports and ****ed sure tired of reading death certificates on this site and many others. We as lineman need to be more proactive about our trade. Mr Bren G. is spot on attack on multiple fronts: including their front door if you have access. Otherwise, when those kids get killed; it's our fault.

work safely,

L.A.Martin
Journeyman Div III
CVEC

[STLmo1986]

Really dont care what you think, but tell me, where does the Journeyman name come from???

Medieval times, french word "journee" which means one day, referring to the right to charge one days labor. Journeyman served under masters until they submitted a master work. Thanks wikipedia!

[scratchpad]

Talked to two guys I went to NLC with tonight that are working up in bakersfield California for a rat contractor and they sent me some pics of the two of em rubbing gloving out of a bucket! They have less than one year combined experience in linework and no groundman experience, also it was two apprentices in a bucket not a JL and an apprentice but two guys that have LESS THAN ONE YEAR COMBINED between em working primary by themselves. How does this sh!t happen?

Are they in the oil fields? Must be, cause that wouldnt be happening otherwise.

[PA BEN]

You are not a Lineman with 1 year in the trade. I don't care who you are. And you ask why these young men are doing rubber gloveing at less then one year in the trade. "IT's BECAUSE IT's A RAT OUT FIT."

[KingRat]

a recepe for disaster.....btw, aint no such thing as a rat jl.......

iwould like to know what thats suppose to mean--