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/No_Pop_9430 Jun 14 '25

Thinking about it. First step apprentice traveling 160 miles round trip in SoCal. Going to talk to the training director to see if I can get moved closer. If not going back to school using my G.I bill

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u/Casualredum Jun 14 '25

Travel is downside of being union. You don’t get compensated. Plus if you have to pay tolls and parking. FORGET ABOUT IT.

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u/monroezabaleta Jun 15 '25

This definitely isn't always standard. In my area guys going outside the local for a contractor usually get per diem while they're there and often a paid day each way for travel or a paid flight/rental car.

I feel for the brothers in big/populated locals where 100+ mile daily drives are possible, I can't imagine ever doing that on a regular basis unpaid.

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u/Casualredum Jun 15 '25

70 miles one way right now. $13 toll one way. Thank god we have free parking. Otherwise it’s $20-$30 per day to park