Patricio

I'm at a fork in the road and i would like some advice I applied to Local 25 in Long Island due to the fact that Local 3 was closed @ the time, I did really good on my interview and test for 25 got a 93 overall, but never heard back from them so when the application came for local 3 i went ahead and applied. now my problem is this.. local 25 called me saying they have oppurtunities open now and if i'm still interested, but i just had my interview for local 3 last week. Im not sure what I should do is it possible to transfer from 25 to 3 later on? is that looked down upon? any help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance

Black4Truck

I would go with 25.. driving into the city can cost you 4 hours a day and you have to figure what travel will be like in 10 years from now.

dukester

you'll probably by driving into the city anyways. 3 has a higher scale and alot of work allways... Go with three and if they don't take you call up 25

NarfRA

Anybody in here have an interview with Local 46 or 76 recently, any news when the work might start coming so that another class will be formed.

LawnGuyLandSparky

Right now local 3 has 3000 men out with a 27 week wait for work. What it will be like after a 5 year apprenticeship is anyone's guess. I was faced with this same decision, 25 or 3, many many years ago, and chose #3.

Local 25 JW is $45.75
Local 3 JW is $49.00

brian john

And the 27 weeks is just an estimate.

LGLS where do you live?
What is the commute distance and time.
Does the difference in scale and benefits offset the commute to you?

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LawnGuyLandSparky

Fort Salonga. My commute is just under 1 hour each way.

If my career was spent working in Local 25's jurisdiction, it would probably average the same or longer commute. This Isle of Long was designed and built for commuting to Manhattan, getting from the North Shore to the South Shore would take longer than getting into NYC.

Further, #25 works a 40 hour week therefore the take home is more, vs. our 35 hour week. I am not totally or even margianally familiar with 25's fringe package, but I do know there's no unemployment "B" fund. I still have a couple hundred thousand in mine thanks to a long career with less than 12 months lost time total, and never withdrawing for other allowable items like vacation spending money, school tuition, nose jobs, breast augmentation... yep it happens.

MechanicalDVR

Knowing what I have heard from members of both locals I would go with 25 and enjoy the work.

N PHILLY KID

lu. 25 sounds like a sure thing lu 3 is a what if .Make sure you are being considered for the inside apprenticeship and not some other classification .I believe local25 has residential and service classifications.they did use the word opportunities. I would at least call them back Good luck.

Buddha In Babylon

The man in this ad which was at the bottom of the thread is obviously a flaming pirate. Just had to point that out. Please don't mind me.

splitphase

The best thing you can do is try to get into 3. I am in 25, and have friends in 3..... 25 is a waste of time. If you are not that far along with electrical, try to get into plumbers local 1, they now make more than electricians. 25 is a sweetheart union, use it as a last resort..... You will be better off elsewhere.

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Melissa809

Go with Local 3...when the economy picks up...and it will....NYC will have far more work than Long Island...