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Nice toilet, CC! lolz.wav

Union Sprinklefitter eh? Union benefits are great I just dont like union dues. I was thinking of becoming Union Pipefitter and getting out here on a semi big job I think its like 20 mil dollar job right now but Not sure about it Razz

The Union dues arnt that much. They take some out of your check each week and and i have to pay some each month. I belive its like $33 dollars or so which isnt all that bad considering the money I make. How many people can say they make a grand a week as a dumb construction worker? Very Happy

I have been thinking about doing a little traveling after I get out of my apprenticeship. I can go any where in the contry and get a job with another Sprinklerfitters Union as long as they are hireing.

The pay is great, the work isnt all that hard all the time. You might get a crappy day but then the rest of the week might be a breeze. Most of the time you get to work with good guys, and you know you will always have a job. Cant beat that with a stick. Good Idea

Spidy thats not a toilet, its a laundry basket. Very Happy

ooooh your still in apprentice so I would say roughly 50% of what a Journeyman makes. I was thinking of joining but I'm not sure anymore. I do know that a journey makes abuot 36$ an hour for pipefitting that is so you do the math. it adds to about 70k a year all this before taxes of course Razz

about 5700 a month meh. It would get the bills payed

Yes I am still a Apprentice. Im in my 5th year right now so i make 95% of the fitters rate. I take my test in the next month or so and after that I make the full rate. Yea its right up there around 70k a year or so. I know I was just looking at my tax info real quick and I was up to like 53k after taxes and that was while not working a full year. Very Happy

70K !!!!!!!!
I do well to break 25k : ( and i've been here 5 years!!! now you know y im thinking of moving up north!!

I just graduated from my Apprencticship in the union so I am now officialy a Journeyman. Which basically means more money and I have had the education that most companies are looking for in a worker. Good Idea

Forum Medic Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 167 Location: NC

hooray? (i dont know what that means, except that you should be getting a job soon?)

does all this mean you are a plumber?

Congrats, yo.

speaking of unions, did you know you can get fired for saying the WORD union in Wal Mart?

Forum Medic Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 167 Location: NC

that is because wal-mart is evil and will rule the world eventually . . . .

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::points finger and laughs::