A ramble Field trip today checking out union trades with my boys

[TEB]

Last edited Mon Jul 1, 2019, 08:12 AM - Edit history (1)

Rule around here after high school you will either go too college like you’re three older sisters. Or you will get into union trades like your uncles my one brother a union plumber steam fitter or our one son in law a union apprentice electrician in his third year. Union trades

Paid school by union and when you become journeyman you make great cash you have decent medical and pension.


I used too tell our daughter be like you’re mother get a higher education never depend on a man. And after I discharged in 87 my wife and I we’re married she was 19 and going to college and we had a infant daughter and her parents paid for her bachelors degree and I started working freight union dock.

And at 21 fresh out army I thought man I wanna do same for our child paid higher education no debt. And three daughters later my wife and I were able to do same for our girls, go in state university live at home and will cover you because we owe you. And plan is to do same for our two 15 year old sons. Do not be ass trash teamster truck driver like your father education or union trades.

So this year both guys got into industrial programs school has to offer. And next year they signed up for vo- tech program ,one is electrical the other son signed up carpenters program. I myself thought they both signed up for electrician program vo tech. Well we told you dad ok boys you know i have hearing aid.

So last week I asked my son in law if it was ok the journeyman teachers at IBEW ,give one son idea of what he will experience if he chooses this.

And then I picked up phone called carpenters union trade school introduced my self hey I’m 30+ teamster can you give son idea about program so today we’re hitting IBEW and Carpenter training centers. Keep them focused is my goal,I tell my boys if you choose to do these programs you can make application your senior year graduate high school.

Then go into trades apprenticeship and by the time you’re both 23 and graduate trades you both be knocking down good cash.

Carpenter top rate here is 32.50$ hour 2019 contract

Electrician top rate is 38.80$ as of 2019 contract get a career you enjoy I’ve bounced them twice to get up. I wore em out 12 hours fishing yesterday on third wake up I get vicious I start hitting them with pillows

[democrank]

1. That pillow fight should get them up and going, TEB.

Hope the tour goes well and helps spark an interest along the way. I so believe in trade schools, the perfect answer for some. Thanks for another chapter in Life with TEB. I always, always enjoy your stories.

[Lochloosa]

2. You give sound advice to your kids. Congrats.