Looking to join the Union, just don’t know where to start
As the title says I’m looking to join the Union but have no idea where to start..
I’m 25 years old, and currently in Telecommunications, wanting to branch out and do something new, and I’ve always been interested in carpentry work,
I’m currently in Florida But am looking to go north to the Michigan area, would it be wise for me to attempt to join the union here and try to transfer? Or would it be easier to apply there and see what happens?
I have 0 experience with the line of work, but have always worked Manual jobs, (Roofing and telecommunications) so I don’t believe I’d have any transferable skills, how would that affect my chances of being accepted, if it does at all? And how does the process work? I’ve read that there’s “Pre-apprenticeship” and “Apprenticeship” but can’t seem to find what the difference is between the two.
Also, for anyone else around the same age range who decided to change paths in life, how did you get past the feeling that you may fail and it may not work out?
Thank you everyone in advance.