r/Ironworker

If an apprentice self admits himself to alcohol rehab hospital facility for a month will that kill his apprentice? How will they look upon his voluntary leave of absence? Is he employable when he completes the alcohol recovery program at the hospital ? I’m wanting to help a friend I’m driving him to facility tomm. Thankyou

We were unloading bundles of 60' #6 rebar and it was not going well. The bundles kept folding. We eventually got everyrhing done with a few extra straps and some trial and error but I'm wonderin if anyone here has any advice for unloading rebar like that. One load our method ended up being 4 straps and chain spreaders. The second load there were some #11 bundles that we rigged with the 6s to help fight the bend. All done with an excavator.

I am a female born tomboy who is really wanting to get into the nitty gritty of iron work. I've worked in warehouses my whole working life on my feet all day, and a few adventurous physically intense jobs. I can't sit at a desk and am not the type of girly girl. I have to be moving constantly,lifting, etc. to feel fulfilled. Where should I start? Is there a technical school that might help me launch a career In the field as an Ironworker??

May come of as a pussy. But i start as a pre apprentice in about a month and just turned 21. All I hear is how bad this shit is on the body and how most are seriously injured. So to ask my question. Is it realistically possible to last a 40 something year career without getting fucked up somehow. Just want to know what to expect.

Just out of curiosity (NYC) Ironworkers. How much did your life change when you went from apprenticeship money to journey man pay?

Had a side job fall into my lap. Fabricating a small handrail for a condo building and would like advice on how much i should charge.

The steel is only going to run me $150. I'll probably call it 4-6 hours of fabrication. Install should take less than an hour but most contractors would probably charge a minimum, right?

I'm kind of clueless, so any advice is welcome.

Also, there should be a 'side hustle' flair.

I have been in the system for a year, a whole year, and not one single call back or call or anything. I would call everyday while working at a metal shop, nothing, no work no anything or “sorry we aren’t looking for any apprentices. Is work for ironwork just dead in SoCal? I highly doubt AI has gone that far to get them out of work, I’m in need of sponsorship for this and nobody will give it to me. My name will eventually be taken out of the system since it’s only 2 year holds, and you’re gone. Which is stupid because it just sounds like a punishment for trying to get sponsored for so long. I would even show up at the hall early to speak business agents/journeymen on advice and they would simply diss me. Like why is SoCal so terrible? Is trade unions just a coin flip? Doesn’t matter how smart or dumb you are? Just coin flipping random people into a job?

I don’t know what to do guys, I tried this but I’m gonna try for electrical again, I tried every open window last year and this year but it’s only limited to 2000 applicants and it fills up fast and practically crashes the website. Am I just screwed here? Do I leave California at this point and find work in another state? I got people up north, y’all think that’s the best solution?

I want to buy boots that are 6" rather than my currently used 8" height boots, what exactly is the minimum height?

For years, my then wife and mother of my children wanted to quit the BROTHERHOOD because I was undependable due to work. We are now going through a custody battle and she told me that the only way I will get to be an active father is to quit and find a job that is flexible with my children's school schedule.

A little background about me, I'm a 3rd generation UNION JIW and my little brother is in the trade as well. I love this trade, bit love my girls more!

At this crossroads, I totally lost

What sole has lasted the longest for you guys? I love my 877 but might try something new, the sole on them do not last long which I can almost deal with but the uneven wear messes my knees up for sure

can i just get the ncerr cert and not need go drive back 1200 miles TWICE to just the qulifed rigger thingy ?

I happen to be on the FDNY list at a low number and have asked journeymen and foreman for advice and universally they all tell me to do FDNY over IW or do both. This would be because work is always guaranteed, pension, and retirement only requires 20 years of service; Most do 25 years for a better pension

However assuming I work 2080 hrs as a apprentice you will make only 13 thousand less [Gross 92,768] than an top pay firefighter [Gross 105,146] assuming you don't take your topping out [Gross 108,056] or don't get any over time which you often do. And to be fire overtime is required for fireman so they can range to 120 to 130 thousand gross, And often the same can be said about IW just as a apprentice.

I wouldn't mind this trade-off of work not always being there and a longer tenure. But the 3 days on 4 days off is really the selling point to me. Why haven't more unions other that FDNY, as far as I'm aware, attempt to make this possible for the trade unions especially in New York City?

To be real, to see this in the future contracts maybe as an additional alternative to 4 days 10 hours at least and not a full replacement of the 5 days 8 hours, would be a true blessing.

I’m 29 years old in nyc, looking for a career in ironwork . I’ve only been welding for a year and graduated from apex tech school. I also have a year of carpentry experience. But it seems like every job wants 5+ years. I feel so stuck and been applying to 20+ jobs a day
How did you score your first job? I need some advice and tips

Is it busy in 155 right now or pretty slow? I was an apprentice with Seattle local 86 and then unfortunately got hurt. They didn’t welcome me back (not really sure why) but I moved down to California. So looking at either 155 Fresno or 377 San Francisco, so wanted to see which locals got more work coming up soon?

Thanks brothers