I asked our contractors training management specialist (hes also my instructor at the jatc) told me the insurance liability alone for an "after hours" meeting on company property was the reason it...

Been working a big transmission job in san diego and most of the time its been a 6-10s, 7-10s or 6-12s to 7-12s schedule and was wondering on big jobs like this why they dont organize meetings at one...

Might help if you'd explain what you did or why they would have it out for you on here and the advice or answers to your question could be better answered.

Its a company called Dowden not sure where there from, you can get alot of guys new to this trade to do just about anything cus they dont wanna be seen as a ***** or that they cant do something and...

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...

Thanks swamp and im not a non-union hater i just worked with guys from irby who busted there a$$ did good work and taught me things to, just dont like to see em get paid
less than than worth.

What state and what local you out of.

Im not trying to convert you everyone can make there own choice as to who they work for but non union companys make more profit for themselves at the expense of there workers and are very profitable...

I worked for irby out in Texas and they dont pay sh!t, but what they do is show up to work everyday bust a$$ and get the job done and thats what our union needs to do to be strong and stay strong in...

I work hard and do what im asked, and keep my mouth shut on the whole union/non-union thing the only reasoning i can see with these guys being pissed about "rats" in there local on there job is that...

I read the posts on here and its pretty discouraging the way the future of this trade sounds like its going, I went to a climbing school and had to use a bucksqueze and it did make me a horrible...

Gonna buy the ingredients soon and try it let me know when you do and how it was.

Gonna have the girlfriend make it, have you tried it yet?

Do you guys have to wear 100% fall protection when climbing wood over there?

They have skids and boots if u dont have them and climbers i would recommend going to get your own, need kliens, channel locks, cresent small flat head screw driver stick ruler and they give you time...

Listen to what they say and do it the way they say to do it, and if you dont get in next class dont knock up some chick and ruin your chance of having a great career.

Not trying to get you worked up but we had 21 scheduled, one guy showed up 30 minutes late they gave him the boot almost had to call the cops on him to get em to leave and another guy never called to...

[QUOTE=reppy007;124474]We once had a jy and he told me that he was an apprentice for 6-9 years,that been awhile back,you would have to meet the guy.........it seemed like they just forgot about...

Theres lots of steel crews that build and erect towers then theres foundation crews that do the footers and drilling then theres a main wire crew that does all the stringing and clipping and jumpers,...

Yeah my buddy is an iron worker and doesnt under stand why they have lineman building steel I told him its all part of it.

Its all latice tower work, and yeah I enjoy some parts of it and hate other parts, all depends on your crew. Ive set a bunch of gaurd poles but its all latice towers bulid em on the ground then set...

Theres steel to stab out in california if you need a job bud.

I've asked why they would add more classes and indenture more apprentices when there's 25-30 already out of work and there telling us that its gonna be 6-7 years to top out because of the lack of hot...

Im a third step ape with cal/nev jatc and was recently told its gonna be a good 6-7 years to top out because of the work outlook seeing that theres lots of transmission and little to none...

There around 500$ and teach you how to pass the test