pipefitters union yea or nay
11-11-2007, 08:25 PM
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pipefitters union yea or nay
looking to make more money welding. there is a couple unions closeby that start rokk apps at $15.88/hr after dues/pension/retirement ---- is taken out and that increases 10% each year until i hit five years at which time i become a journetman and i get more benefits and $32/hr or $35/hr shift work with no set raises
or there is a private company that starts @ $18/hr and goes up to $36/hr
which would you go for??
or there is a private company that starts @ $18/hr and goes up to $36/hr
which would you go for??
11-11-2007, 08:48 PM
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Re: pipefitters union yea or nay
Originally Posted by ryan89crx
around here, pipefitters is the best damn union to get into. pay the most, best benefits, best pension package...
thats why im in the application process
thats why im in the application process
HVAC. It's the way to go.
11-11-2007, 09:24 PM
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Re: pipefitters union yea or nay
go into the union.
help drive up the price of construction, and bunch of illegal aliens will eventually drive you out of work... not to mention your communist union will donate part of your dues to democrats which will pave the way for illegal aliens to come and take your job
help drive up the price of construction, and bunch of illegal aliens will eventually drive you out of work... not to mention your communist union will donate part of your dues to democrats which will pave the way for illegal aliens to come and take your job
11-12-2007, 09:26 AM
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Re: pipefitters union yea or nay
Originally Posted by random-strike
go into the union.
help drive up the price of construction, and bunch of illegal aliens will eventually drive you out of work... not to mention your communist union will donate part of your dues to democrats which will pave the way for illegal aliens to come and take your job
help drive up the price of construction, and bunch of illegal aliens will eventually drive you out of work... not to mention your communist union will donate part of your dues to democrats which will pave the way for illegal aliens to come and take your job
the dues and other frivolous ---- is the only thing i dislike about the union but the job security sounds nice.
11-12-2007, 02:17 PM
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Re: pipefitters union yea or nay
the boilermakers were offering us to wave all union joining bullshit+skipping all union BS period (but not advancment beyond welding until you had taken their classes and ----) $75-85k/y that included absolutely ungodly retirement & pensions for anyone that could pass their TIG tubing test. it was an outrageous amount of money, and you only work 2-3 weeks out of every 4, AND draw state unemployment when you're not working.
unions blow ***, but everyone has their price, and that's mine. im going to take their tig test this spring, or next fall when im out of welding classes.
unions blow ***, but everyone has their price, and that's mine. im going to take their tig test this spring, or next fall when im out of welding classes.
11-12-2007, 02:24 PM
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Re: pipefitters union yea or nay
full retirement/pension in 5 years also rocks lol 
there 401k deal has an astronomical amount of money paid into it too.
i should mention that you need not apply if either heights, or being rappelled into an industrial chimnies/stacks scares you lol
race for tig welding you shouldn't be making at anything less than $25/h.
there 401k deal has an astronomical amount of money paid into it too.i should mention that you need not apply if either heights, or being rappelled into an industrial chimnies/stacks scares you lol
race for tig welding you shouldn't be making at anything less than $25/h.
