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Discussing Union vs. Non-Union and Licensing

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If you’re deciding to go Union or Non-Union, Blue Collar Trade, here is some advice, Thoughts?

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A master electrician dad sits with his son and discusses the critical decision of whether to pursue a career as a union or non-union electrician. He poses questions about personal ambition, such as wanting to work for oneself versus working for an employer, and the desire for independence. The dad explains that joining a union is a selective process, with limited admissions per local union annually, implying it's not a given. He suggests that if one comes from a 'blue-collar family' where parents worked with their hands (e.g., truck drivers, plumbers, electricians, carpenters) and enjoyed such a career, then pursuing a union path might be suitable. However, if the son wants to be an 'independent person,' own his business, and direct his own professional trajectory, then going independent and getting his license is the recommended route.

Goal: Understand the differences and implications of union vs. non-union electrician careers and the importance of licensing.

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Should I go union, non-union? Should I get my license, not get my license? Listen, that's [music] a quick answer, easy answer. Do you want to work for yourself? Or are you okay, you know, working for somebody else? [music] First off, should I join the union or can you even be admitted? Will you be accepted into the union? That's what it should be. [music] It's an honor to be accepted into the union. They only accept like 50 people a year for local. So, it's not should I, it's can I. And I would think that [music] it depends on who you are. Is your family a bluecollar family? Were your [music] parents, you know, truck drivers, plumbers, electricians, carpenters? Did they work with their hands and they enjoyed that type of career? Then I would say yes, you want to [music] go union. If you're like a want to be a baller, [music] does that make sense? Baller. If you want uh to be an independent person, you really don't want to answer to people, you want to be in your own business, and you really want to direct how fast you go up or go down, it's really going independent and getting your license. And he

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