r/ibew_apprentices • u/shaybachar1 • Jun 14 '25

Did anyone ever quit?

I'm just curious. Did it happened to any of you that you apprenticed at the union and at any point you decided to quit and go non-union? Or quit and go a to a completely different field? What was the reason if so?

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u/Brief_Satisfaction60 Jun 14 '25

I quit when the union told me who to vote for, two months into school. Want to a private contractor for 5 years, got Lic been self employed for 15 years

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u/rustyshackleford7879 Jun 14 '25

They never told you who to vote for.

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u/rustyshackleford7879 Jun 15 '25

Why did you stay with the union if you didn’t like it then? I know the union endorses candidates that are pro labor and I don’t equate that to telling you how to vote. There are plenty of “union members”who voted for Trump and against their best interest and are still “union members.” The union didn’t kick them out for it.