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Weekend boss pays cash and says Local 3 is a waste of five years

Asked by Flushing.sparks · Oct 1

I asked about the Local 3 application here a while back. Update and a new question. I've been working weekends for an electrician in Ridgewood, cash. He found out I'm planning to apply and now he's offering me full time when I graduate, more cash than I'd make as a first-year apprentice he says, and he keeps telling me the union is a waste of five years. Money's good for my age. But is cash going to hurt me later? He says "nobody checks."

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neutral_bar_99
electrical student · Passaic County, NJ

Similar age and situation here in Jersey. My teacher says anything off the books is basically invisible later. Not sure that's literally true, but he says it a lot.

3 helpful · Oct 2
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groundrod_05
New electrician · 2 years · Bronx, NY

I'm non-union (Bronx shop, the Queens one starts next week) while I wait on 3, but I'm on the books. Big difference. If he really wants you full time, he can put you on payroll.

1 helpful · Oct 1
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