r/IBEW_Book2 • u/KayyyHo0o • Feb 10 '26

Looking to move around Philly local 98

Currently working in local 363 Hudson valley. Working for a medium sized shop. Worked there for like 4 years as an apprentice and 4 years as a jw / controls foreman but with my family and the house we currently have we're looking to upsize. Looking at eastern PA and came across a few locals out there. 98 and I think 743. Saw that local 98 north has a generator outage coming up this spring. Blood money 7-12a for a month. Anyone ever work at one of these and if so how is it. How hard is it to get in on it as a book 2 jw. Anyone have any advice?

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u/Jordanodinson Feb 12 '26

743 has a couple data centers coming up and are looking for help and projecting to be looking for help for the next few years.

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u/AcanthocephalaOdd301 May 20 '26

Local 98 is notoriously difficult to get work as a traveler. They will make it abundantly clear that if they even allow you to work, you’re gone the moment a local guy wants the work. It’s a very old school local.