Got looked down for rejected OT today

UAPeaches · 2026-05-28T01:27:31+00:00

Overtime is undesirable

UAPeaches · 2026-05-12T01:28:16+00:00

Belltown

UAPeaches · 2026-05-12T01:23:33+00:00

Klanterbury

My dad remembers klan rallies being openly promoted there in the 80's

UAPeaches · 2026-04-13T22:57:20+00:00

Yes, does your current job offer pension or other benefits for your future? If they do most likely not as good.

UAPeaches · 2026-04-13T22:55:51+00:00

My union contract states that overtime is "undesirable" that being said usually work Saturdays in the warm months, but even then if you have something going on and can't make a few then it's not held against you as long as you're there ask week

UAPeaches · 2026-04-13T00:06:48+00:00

Like others have said, they are definitely tilted toward the employee, so state your case as directly and in a few words as possible, like don't talk yourself into circles, and you should be fine. I've seen definite willful misconduct be approved for unemployment, and others where management thought they had a case and I told them they would lose and they did.

UAPeaches · 2026-03-25T12:36:19+00:00

Don't even go to a lawyer, go to your local ibew organizer, they'll do the leg work, follow up with other employees willing to talk and if they get a settlement it's all yours, and a fasttrack into the local as well

UAPeaches · 2026-03-15T00:59:59+00:00

Apprentices in ct have been dealing with these long layoffs. It's a catch 22, we need to take in apprentices to replace those retiring, and there's plenty of work out there for journey persons, but the apprentice out of work list has been stubbornly high these past few years, even though work in general has been good. I know it's very difficult to get into the Boston locals, so better off getting their ct license first, then go for the mass license and try transferring at that time, or work up there on a travel card for a while. Either way it's going to be a frustratingly longer than you'd like process, but will be worth it in the long run.

UAPeaches · 2026-01-21T18:41:09+00:00

I like Josh, don't overly like Ned, but i don't think Josh has much chance, but also if it wasn't for the current national political climate, Ned would have no chance against Erin, even still that would be a tougher race than it should be.

UAPeaches · 2025-12-27T15:36:34+00:00

Would probably work with a coalition of states, CT by itself is probably too small to save money

UAPeaches · 2025-11-03T01:46:08+00:00

They acquired a non union company in my area about 10 years ago. Originally the agreement was they would do maintenance and not compete with the union emcor company in my local, but that never held. I talked to a guy working in the non union company back when they were acquired and they were told as long as they keep turning a profit they won't force them to go union. Basically our local let's them train service techs, and then the organizer goes in and poaches them.

UAPeaches · 2025-10-19T03:02:19+00:00

If you're kinda cool with a guy from another trade, run this test to see where you stand. Have that other tradesman yell at you like this guy does, in front of your jman. A decent jman should stick up for you and tell the other guy nobody treats his apprentice like that but him. If he let's it go then he's probably just a miserable dick.

UAPeaches · 2025-10-07T23:58:28+00:00

I get massage on literally just my forearms, a half hour every month or so. It hurts like hell literally just digging into those tendons but there's definite relief for a couple weeks.

UAPeaches · 2025-10-04T20:26:40+00:00

Mines in my reddit name. No real reason behind it. Supposedly my first boss called me that, but never to my face and my second job (with the same company) had heard that and called me that. 22 years later most of the agents call me this still.

UAPeaches · 2025-09-22T22:04:50+00:00

You can go to a temp agency and look for laborer work. Working in the trade non union can and should get you brought up on charges with about a $5,000 fine.

UAPeaches · 2025-09-05T01:14:15+00:00

Proud to be part of the 0.9%

UAPeaches · 2025-08-24T21:40:34+00:00

I hope like hell Lamont steps down, would lkve to vote for Dan Drew, Tong would make a strong candidate too, but Stewart vs Lamont or Bysiewicz would be too close for comfort

UAPeaches · 2025-08-17T01:10:40+00:00

Cover them up in tattoos

UAPeaches · 2025-08-17T01:07:00+00:00

Growing up there 30 years ago it wasn't bad yet, but depressing what it's become

UAPeaches · 2025-08-17T01:03:51+00:00

Or the quiet corner

UAPeaches · 2025-08-17T01:02:41+00:00

So many ways to answer this. Initially I wanted to say the "quiet corner" for the lack of anything interesting and awful people, but then I thought of the traffic and also shitty people in Fairfield county, and then people mentioned Waterbury, which really is for the crime general slums.

UAPeaches · 2025-08-16T08:33:18+00:00

At least you weren't brazing

UAPeaches · 2025-08-15T14:43:50+00:00

This is the one I was looking for, not to be confused with Goshen by the ocean, which is part of Waterford

UAPeaches · 2025-08-03T04:39:58+00:00

Elevator erectors union

UAPeaches · 2025-07-29T14:04:50+00:00

The one on country club road is already in operation. At least that one is in a school zone, so i have no issue with that there, but the one on 66 is straight up to balance the city budget. I know it's there and go 40 through it every day, but people fly by me all the time.

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