| SketchifisT |
Well im sick of Vancouver and i want to get my electrical apprenticeship done ASAP so i can go back to university and get some other education done.
So just curious if anyone knows of a good electrical company that i would wnat to work for more so then others? I dont think ill get same wage up in edmonton as i do down here to start but u never know. Anything will help , ima call up NAIT and ask them what companies they suggest. Anyways yeah thanks alot ;) |
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| Jord@n |
| Ledcor :dunno: That's where my brother just started working for Electrical Apprentice. |
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| jeff92lude |
| what year are you? |
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| SketchifisT |
| 1st , but im more knowledgable then most 1st years. I know that still makes me a first year but im willin to do what it takes. |
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| Nightstalker |
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Originally posted by Jord@n
Ledcor :dunno: That's where my brother just started working for Electrical Apprentice.
Heh, i laugh just because they keep trying to steal the welders from the shop I work for. If you wana make some real money man, go work union in Fort Mac. My dad (also a electrician) is a GF there working for Chemco, making huge money. Just a idea if your willing to work outside in the cold threw the winter. You likley would be hard pressed to find a place that would pay more in canada. |
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| SketchifisT |
| yeah i know thats a good place to go, i was waitin to get another year under my belt but i may just go up there for the winter make some coin |
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| Supra_devil |
fuckin cheap assed chemco. i'm with Nightstalker, union in fort mac, pension, benifits, ussually have better camps and still get paid the same hourly rate in your pocket, just all round better imo.
i'm an ironworker, local 720 btw, lol.
my dads in the electricans hall too. |
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| SketchifisT |
Nice, yeah well i think ima give it a shout, i hate my company down here in Vancouver. The bosses are just not on the ball and they blame everyone else for the mistakes that happen and its gotten old really fast.
Ive been getting billed out as a Journeyman for the passed month and im left on my own for a lot of things and then they complain that when i did the job normally takes someone an hour it took me close to 2. Im like well when you pay me 13$ an hour and you just charged them 60 , the fact it took me an extra hour more then someone who has done it for 4+ years im still makin you money, so yeah that finally got me upset. Admittedly i was a little slow on the pipe run but it was my first time bendin 2 inch pipe and runnin it, i didn't wanna screw it up.
Anyways enuff of that speel, good to know ill place some calls to the edmonton union , anyone know what the wages are like ? |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by SketchifisT
Anyways enuff of that speel, good to know ill place some calls to the edmonton union , anyone know what the wages are like ?
As a first year my brother makes 13/hour non-union. |
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| SketchifisT |
| thank you kindly figured it was goin to be something along those lines. |
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| qualthar |
| So I've been told, union apprenticeship isn't the greatest thing to do. You don't get a wide variety of tasks - you're either only building tray, only pulling cable, only terminating panels, etc... therefore you don't learn much. |
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| Supra_devil |
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Originally posted by qualthar
So I've been told, union apprenticeship isn't the greatest thing to do. You don't get a wide variety of tasks - you're either only building tray, only pulling cable, only terminating panels, etc... therefore you don't learn much.
depends a lot. a wide statement like that isn't fair, theres residential, commercial and industrial work. then every job and part of the job is different.
as a first year apprentice i was making 12.50 iirc, then i had benifits, pension, etc. well worth it in my books.
Now i realize theres probably non-union, and union guys on this site and i'd rather not see a big arguement over whats better. IMO pension and benifits are as important as in your pocket pay, thats why i'm union, its good for me now and me and my family later.
For info on most of the unions in alberta you can check the alberta building trades website, or for nonunion there is always ledcor. |
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| SketchifisT |
can you give me a website?
Well all apprenticeships depend right. As a first year u will get all sorts of jobs and dont learn much, but as u get into 2nd and 3rd year and show some potential they start pushin u in the right direction. Me im already learnin way more then most journeyman when it comes to firealarms and termentatin panels. but yeah. It all depends union is rough sometimes but its pretty good other times, all depends really on your district. |
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| Jord@n |
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Originally posted by Supra_devil
or for nonunion there is always ledcor.
I believe Ledcor is union. I could be wrong but my brother was saying it was and that he had to pay union fees. :dunno: |
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| Supra_devil |
| Ledcor is NOT union, they sometimes hire union contractors cuz they can't get enough of their own guys. But ledcor itself is not union. |
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| Jord@n |
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Originally posted by Supra_devil
Ledcor is NOT union, they sometimes hire union contractors cuz they can't get enough of their own guys. But ledcor itself is not union.
Uhh ok. :dunno:
Alls I know is my brother had to pay 'union fees'... |
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