Is it even worth entering the trades if not unionized? I’m…
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Is it even worth entering the trades if not unionized?
I’m 25 years old and unionized and honestly I can’t imagine going back to the private industry if for any reason I lost this job. The pay is great and comes with tons of benefits like healthcare, pension, 401k, lots of vacation days, etc and all of this as a helper. I think the top pay as a helper even exceeds that of the average journeyman.
Based off of my brief experience in private as well from my colleagues, the private sector pays scraps with no benefits. As a helper electrician, $18 seems to be the standard with a dollar or two raise every year. Realistically, you’re probably only making $30-35 an hour after a decade in the field which is just the bare minimum to get by in the cities. Not to mention the distance of the work places which could be 2+ hours of unpaid travel time which is time wasted.
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I’m 25 years old and unionized and honestly I can’t imagine going back to the private industry if for any reason I lost this job. The pay is great and comes with tons of benefits like healthcare, pension, 401k, lots of vacation days, etc and all of this as a helper. I think the top pay as a helper even exceeds that of the average journeyman.
Based off of my brief experience in private as well from my colleagues, the private sector pays scraps with no benefits. As a helper electrician, $18 seems to be the standard with a dollar or two raise every year. Realistically, you’re probably only making $30-35 an hour after a decade in the field which is just the bare minimum to get by in the cities. Not to mention the distance of the work places which could be 2+ hours of unpaid travel time which is time wasted.
#industry
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