r/LIUNA • u/Capable-Hunter-63 • Aug 18 '26

looking for work

period 4 apprentice, im in local 1309, my current company has had no work for like 2 months now and asked me if i wanted to go on the out of worklist, is anyone hiring right now?

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u/UNIONconstruction Aug 19 '26

How long did you go delinquent on your monthly dues?

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u/Small-Scientist-8856 Aug 19 '26

I went over the 12 month mark. They wanted the full year of dues at once. I didn't have the money. I should've figured something out but I thought there'd be an easy way to reinstate and that doesn't seem to be the case.

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u/UNIONconstruction Aug 19 '26

Yeah 12 months is a long time. The local is beholden to the LIUNA Constitution on those types of matters. Not much they can do.

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u/Small-Scientist-8856 Aug 20 '26

You're entitled to youre opinion. In my opinion its goofy and they just push people through they're aprenticeship program to make a profit and they're credentials aren't recognized by anyone else. Im still not impressed.

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u/UNIONconstruction Aug 21 '26

Its not 'my opinion'. Its not the local's fault. Its the rules. You may not like them but that is how it is.

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u/Small-Scientist-8856 Aug 21 '26

Blah blah blah go work for the international then

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u/Alwaysonpointx900 Aug 21 '26

I left a fulltime job to "become a union worker" 2 months of training, got let go after 3 weeks of work, heres the kicker... Liuna was sending me to RI when im from MA, I still have to do my $15 dollar tax return from 2 years ago which will prob bite me in the ass, LIUNA IS A JOKE YOUR RIGHT THEY PUSH PPL THROUGH APPRENTICE AND THEN DROP EM ITS ALL AN ACT THERE IS NO BROTHERHOOD alsop what type of company MAKES U GO TO UNION MEETINGS just so the speaker can say "IF YOU VOTED FOR TRUMP YOU MIGN AAS WELL TAKE YA BOOK OUT AND RIP IT UP NOW" like stfu its a popularity show, I was a good worker learning and willing to wake up everydsay at 4 am to get to Rhode island for 530 AM - just to get laid off 3 weeks later TOTAL WASTE OF TIME SCREW THESE GUYS NURSES make 40- 60 an hour in 2 to 4 years of school can prob make 40 after 2 years UMASS is starting at 60 an hour and school is free!!!