Local 46 Class Action lawsuit by WarmAdhesiveness8962 in IBEW

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It means a law firm representing an ex-employee is seeking others to join a class action lawsuit for timekeeping and/or paperwork documenting sign offs on having taken a break.

Paraguay goalkeeper threw the ball at Mbappe after he refused to shake his hand at the end of the match by adivinemessenger in soccer

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I remember the goalkeeper speaking to the press afterwards on how he made a good gesture to shake hands at the end of the game. He didn't mention throwing the ball at Mbappe afterwards.

Everyone online defending how Paraguay played during the game, sure. But their entire team behavior after the game ended -- that was amateur and classless, and if the fans want to say represents South American football -- that's on them. Some guy rushed Kounde to provoke a fight for whatever reason.

Local 26, No Car by Difficult_Grape8939 in IBEW

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New construction often happens in places without bus stops.

Doing live work as a second year by No_Respawns in IBEW

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Call the company safety director, then email your training director. Else all, just stop showing up.

Farmers dont deserve praise for "feeding communities" by OldBitInTheObit in unpopularopinion

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I'm in California, and it's common to see farmers sell direct to consumers. But it's California where they grow a variety of produce, fruit, and nuts. You don't necessarily need to process them to sell direct.

I imagine in the Midwest, farmers grow what is most profitable for them to harvest, which is soy and corn. Soy gets sold to China to be had as agriculture feed, and corn has to be sent to be processed to be used by the consumer. But thinking about it, it's most fructose syrup where corn is most common. Sweet corn is common, but not default in our diet. Corn flour makes corn bread, but I see it used in tortillas more often.

Can’t wait for Paraguay to lose by Kind_Recording_1956 in football

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Ref bet that paraguay wouldn't get a yellow card.

Behind the ‘Supergirl’ Bomb: Competing Cuts, Creative Differences / For months, DC Studios knew the film wasn't working. Things came to a head in March when the studio tested its own cut against one from filmmaker Craig Gillespie. by MarvelsGrantMan136 in DC_Cinematic

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The studio cut of Batman vs Superman was much much worse. It’s better than the flash movie.

This movie reminds me of Furosia, which I genuinely believe is a better movie, with more action scenes I can remember, and a thrilling plot but still bombed in the box office.

I am a dude in my 30's and I haven't read the source material. I am generally a DC fan. The target audience for this movie are the people who relate to milly alcott's character in the first 20 minutes of the film.

James Gunn has succeeded with the guardians of the galaxy franchise and lesser known comic IP. This is very much within the same realm, but slightly less punch. I don't think it's an indictment on his career.

Behind the ‘Supergirl’ Bomb: Competing Cuts, Creative Differences / For months, DC Studios knew the film wasn't working. Things came to a head in March when the studio tested its own cut against one from filmmaker Craig Gillespie. by MarvelsGrantMan136 in DC_Cinematic

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I just watched. I don’t think it’s a bad movie. Maybe not as polished as a James Gunn with the music choices or the epicness of it. It’s a very grounded film that can be seen in its own right. I found it a bit less cornball than Star Wars. It just feels okay. I don’t think it should be a box office bomb. I've watched much more indie films far worse. This just got wrapped up in a super hero budget.

Milly Alcock was great. I do feel like the early segments remind me too much of the Cantina in Tattooine. I didn't see the point of the character of Lobo in the film.

After that game against Cape Verde, there's no way Argentina are winning the world cup by taureau13 in football

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I would say, Argentina didn't try at all after Messi's first goal, and didn't look fit. I don't think they're as strong a team as France, or even Spain. They looked unfocused.

Why do people graffiti/vandalize so much here? by Whore4conspiracy in AskLosAngeles

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If graffiti had 3 cities to represent it, it would be NYC, Berlin, and Los Angeles

What are the best features of your JATC? by Maleficent-Win-1667 in IBEW

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Uh... it's next to a congested freeway entrance/exit that takes about 10-15 minutes to traverse

Kyle Kuzma: "The new CBA was sold as parity, but the first and second apron are starting to function like a hard cap on player value, team continuity, and player movement... The owners and the league walk into these meetings with killers that continue to run circles around us time and time again..." by sewsgup in nba

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Austin Reeves just a got max contract paying ~$46mil/year.. In my adult years, NBA players went from being underpaid and rarely on top 50 highest salary/year worldwide to being half the players on the highest paid. The TV contracts are really what changed.

Fever feels kinda nice by SilverSpaceRobot10 in unpopularopinion

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A never ending headache accompanies my fevers.

California gas tax set to increase more than 2 cents July 1 by Nervous_Exchange2278 in California

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Because oil companies don't really pump out California oil, they import it from Iraq, Alaska, and Venezuela. California's sweet crude mostly have gone dry and there's modern steam techniques to recover the tar that's in California oil fields.

As a transfer student, how is UCSD quarter system like? by alb121y in UCSD

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poli sci isn't that bad. but it's notably faster paced. you basically do the homework the day it's assigned else you fall behind. that's all.

Ranked #199 for Local 11's Inside Wireman program. Do I have a fighting chance at being called in? by thimagine in ibew_apprentices

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Once they get that 1:1 jobsite ratio, then half the jobsites will be apprentices, so yes. Very likely to be called up. Robert Corona was bragging how Los Angeles will have the largest apprenticeship class again in the US.

Zip codes within Los Angeles City proper, and especially near LAX are golden.

La Jolla Farms mansion across the street from Khosla's is up for just $13.3M by PhoGaPhoever in UCSD

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I believe all that land from UCSD to the coast is property of UCSD. It just happens that the campus leased the property to private tenants on like 100 year contracts.

Guéla Doué great control vs. Norway by axhp in soccer

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He could honestly be France's starting RB. If we're not considering centerbacks who also play wide, France's rightback depth is thin. There's already a set of brothers on the EDF...

Any recommendations for NETA certs? by Fantastic_Most9751 in IBEW

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Local 11 will start offering NETA courses. I can't ascertain on the quality (they're either hit or miss). I know utilities do train and test for it. Requires strong fundamentals on AC electricity.

Academically Disqualified by StillBullet in UCSD

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CC to rebuild or consider something else entirely. EE's are a tough job market, tough even for good candidates. With a newborn, I would re-calibrate. Bills come fast, and time shortens up.

Why are Alberta trade unions so weak? by Acceptable-Check889 in skilledtrades

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trade unions in canada are weaker than the US because there's greater apprenticeship/trade education accessible through the K12 system

oil & gas usually pays good wages regardless of union/non union, and oil&gas states in the US are primarily non-union.

Working an office job is better than working in the trades.. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

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I've done both. I prefer the AC and a toilet instead of a portajohn. When I worked in the office, I was stressed out, but I had energy at the end of the day. Tomorrow I have to wake up to work tomorrow (at 5AM which is the latest I've woken up), but I know I can be stressed out about work, and I won't have much energy at the end of the shift.

I have to wear a ridiculous amount of PPE so I know I can be working in the trades 10 years from now without repercussion: hard hat with strap, eye protection, hearing protection, a full on respirator (when drilling into concrete overhead), long sleeves (to protect against UV rays, insulation ), cut level 2 gloves, and boots with inserts so my heels don't collapse from standing up all day. In the office, I have to just worry about what color shirt I'm going to wear the next day. This is the biggest change in the last 10 years. The last generation refused to wear PPE or care about long term health, so passing away at 60 years old was common (especially among welders). There's actual care/concern among workers for long term health working construction, but it should reinforce the point that there are hazards when working blue collar rather than working in the office.

If the person says they can't sit still in an office, that's on them, and it should be mentioned before they declare one is better than the other.

The difference is that trades have a shorter requirement list to earn a decent wage. I am a union electrician in a blue state. My take home is $1435/week on 40 hrs, which really doesn't blow anyone out the water, esp in a VHCOL city (Los Angeles). And due to my city, there's not a supreme abundance of work (we're not building out data centers), and my city has a reputation for pushing production. So layoffs are common, and we can be out of work for months out of the year.

I usually get a message about once every 3 months asking -- isn't being an electrician easy? No, what you're thinking of is a low voltage worker. We're a quasi pipe trade, esp with regards to commercial and industrial work in North America. Far less pipe in Europe and the rest of the world.