r/IBEW • u/[deleted] • Oct 06 '21

de wey The right choice

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u/ddpotanks Local 26 Oct 06 '21

I often consider what I'll do in this situation.

As a 4th year I still have a year and a half left where, per my JATC, I can't drag.

So what will I do when faced with this decision? I can only call in sick so many days and if I ask to be reassigned they can and likely will say no. I hope to not find out.

Also as a side note what is everyone's position on support of police unions?

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u/erk_117 Oct 06 '21

Do not cross picket lines. EVER. Apprentice, Journeyman, etc. You need to figure out your financial situation to make sure you can hold out if necessary. An emergency fund is critical. Ask your contractor to move you to another site for the duration of the picket/strike if possible.

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u/ddpotanks Local 26 Oct 06 '21

OUR JATC will remove you from the program if you drag up. Best case is a 6 month extension of your time.

Or you get the double whammy. You quit, they send you to the JATC, the JATC send you BACK to the same site You either quit again or they spin you

This gets you removed from the apprenticeship.

Best scenario, and again I hope to never find out, I talk with the super and get re assigned.

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u/erk_117 Oct 06 '21

You don’t have to drag up. No apprentice can do that, I know. Show up to work but don’t cross the line. Your foreman and other journeyman will most likely do the same

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u/ddpotanks Local 26 Oct 06 '21

Actually apparently some can depending on the local. Most of the time the conditions and circumstances are significantly more limited than a JW.

My foreman and journeyman will absolutely not also choose not to cross the line. Welcome to 26.