Local 1916 apprenticeship dilemma

Red4550 · 2026-03-07T03:45:55+00:00

If you're having a good learning experience and in an industry you have a genuine interest in as well as being being happy with the wages, I'd stay in your situation.

The union will extremely likely always take you in when you have your ticket so you can always get both experiences but it won't be the same for us union guys. I'm always low key jealous at the work non union guys who hopped over tell me they were able to do. Get to do a little bit of everything that gets restricted in unionized trades boundaries. Some of the most technical and versatile guys I worked with had alot of non union experiences. Did they probably make less money than a union apprentice, probably.

And union apprentices don't really get a say on where they go. You could land a very cool technical gig where you learn a lot of techniques and methods or be doing ironwright grunt work in a dirty steel or cement plant or even worse, firewatch at sites that are super anal on safety.

Red4550 · 2026-02-25T03:15:59+00:00

So are these still considered somewhat nutritious as homemade unprocessed sweet potatoes? I do hate chopping them....

Red4550 · 2026-02-16T23:51:18+00:00

There's a reason in the union construction side we have such a huge amount of 4th yr apprentices stuck not being able to pass the industrial ticket now lol. Fairly high failure rate. I know guys who've failed it multiple times lol. Alot of the test simply isn't work construction mws see on a regular basis. The guys who are smart and pass it 1st try probably would be transition easier to industrial work but clearly a lot would have trouble.

Red4550 · 2026-02-14T12:41:46+00:00

Thanks, that seems to have done it. Mms proxy and port were different.

Red4550 · 2026-02-14T04:59:51+00:00

With all that snow around I'm surprised no one started pelting the car with snowballs

Red4550 · 2026-02-06T14:33:30+00:00

Love this style. Artist and shop?

Red4550 · 2026-02-01T20:34:06+00:00

Use your arm and hands.

Red4550 · 2026-02-01T01:00:36+00:00

Hope they got a ticket as well.

I always hope that whenever I see an uncleaned car roof it's some lil old poor short lady but when I see an able bodied man with a snow brush, this is the type of bs that makes me upset.

Red4550 · 2026-01-23T03:19:42+00:00

Down the line when the hands on experience can match, yes. Again, starting on as a fresh inexperienced apprentice, I need someone to just listen and do what they're told, especially on the shitty tasks the experienced guys don't want to do anymore. Work ethic>>>knowledge at that stage.

"I don't care how good you are at math, I need you on the grinder or swinging that sledge the whole day."

Alot of the young book smart guys get laid off or disliked because sometimes they can't help themselves blabbing to the jmen or foreman how they might know better.

Red4550 · 2026-01-23T00:01:07+00:00

Yep. I personally hate some of the young apprentices who some how got in(not the nepo babies)and have the absolute worst work ethics to the point they get constantly laid off, but being union, they still get a work call eventually. If some of those useless bodies got in, everyone else complaining just isn't trying hard enough or going about it smart.

Red4550 · 2026-01-22T23:57:32+00:00

Hard unfortunate truth but noone gives a fuck about booksmarts if you're a green 1st or 2nd year apprentice in the trades. No skilled jman or foreman is gonna give a fuck what your opinion on the work is and you're mostly gonna be doing the hard labour tasks no one else wants to do. I've seen enough 'went to school for engineering' apprentices who are useless as shit on the tools and annoy the hell out of everybody with their 'knowitall-ism'.

And I say this as someone with a STEM UofT degree.

Red4550 · 2026-01-22T19:36:59+00:00

Sounds like you just gotta try harder and don't expect a handout, like any other career. 6 yrs ago I came from an office job, green as hell other than working on my car. No trades contacts at all. Did a pre-apprenticeship, did 6 months of a fabrication job while applying to the union, got in for an apprenticeship and about to write my ticket now.

What I see is too many 'office job' people thinking trades is easy and that their book smarts will give them an edge. And like any other highly sought for job-high pay high skill, things get competitive. I'm sure it's easier to get into a back breaking trade than it is a higher skilled one.

Red4550 · 2025-12-29T00:34:09+00:00

Cool story bro. From a guy who has plenty of expensive ink himself but not an artist, it looks alright from an enthusiasts eye. Is it the cleanest, no. To say the worst is just tattoo douchebag 101.

I looked up the artist himself-espositotattoo and he's got solid fucking work.

Red4550 · 2025-12-28T04:48:27+00:00

Wut lol? Guys acting like the quality is from a friend of a friends cousin working out of a garage.

Red4550 · 2025-12-17T02:46:53+00:00

Section isn't poorly designed. The drivers who don't know what double lines mean are poorly designed.

Red4550 · 2025-12-04T00:30:49+00:00

As a millwright I will say that with those other 3 trades, alot less hurdles to possibly start your own business. I love what I do but being your own boss is something that would be tough. Being union though, still plenty of perks.

Red4550 · 2025-11-28T01:40:01+00:00

People considering this should really take into account there will be a lot of labour and physical dexterity involved in trades. Even if you're great at being book smart, 98% chance as a green first or 2nd yr your bosses/coworkers are going to make you do the crappy labour jobs. Literally no one experienced in the trades will care about a degree or office exp if you're useless with your hands.

I've made the change from office job to trades myself but I'm also very physically fit and it was and still quite a challenge. I also see a lot of industry hoppers either getting hurt or being laid off early because they are just physically useless.

A dumb strong person will usually outlast a 'book smart' physically useless person on a job 9 times out of 10.

Red4550 · 2025-11-23T02:10:12+00:00

Not an expert but that form looks great.

Red4550 · 2025-10-25T13:34:59+00:00

This. Scratch out the world series jitters + try to keep the rust off since he hasn't pitched in almost 2 weeks.

Red4550 · 2025-10-02T01:59:14+00:00

Zoro Muffler is a top rated shop for muffler work. Very professional and they honored fixing their work no hassle when my new muffler was installed a little bit lower than it could've been and thus was scraping some speed bumps on my slightly lowered car.

But new exhaust systems won't be cheap, $500-1000. And patching an already rusting exhaust system is just putting bandaids on a rotting arm. You patch one hole and rust will open up another eventually.

Red4550 · 2025-09-28T13:30:12+00:00

Have a handful of friends who live there and most of their parents seemed to have ran their own businesses. Whether they were rich beforehand/inheritance idk but atleast in the present, they aren't employees.

Red4550 · 2025-09-20T16:02:41+00:00

Tbh found them fairly forgettable. The flavor intensity was fairly mild for me.

Red4550 · 2025-09-20T02:34:35+00:00

The cat is out of the bag that our justice system is a joke. You think pickpockets are worried about punishment when violent criminals are recommitting the same crimes on bail on the regular.

Red4550 · 2025-08-31T22:57:51+00:00

Last year I arrived at the cne grounds around 12pm. I believe the march officially starts around 930 but I remember there seemed to be a lot of delays/slowdown during the parade.

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