I'm thinking of starting an apprenticeship with the IBEW and I'm curious if anyone in here has experience with the trades and trade union.

  • kulak_inspektor [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    How do you piss, do they tell yoy ahead of time so you can strap the bottle to your leg, or do they surprise you

    • NaturalsNotInIt [any]
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      3 years ago

      Usually you get about an hour or two notice. A lot of people who go the fake pee leave a bottle in their car with heat pads so they are ready to go.

      For trades jobs, how much you get tested is a bit of a crapshoot. The big construction unions usually require random testing (IBEW definitely). Beyond that, the place you work for a project might require pre-site tests and randoms. Anything in chemical industry, utilities, or oil and gas definitely will, and it's hair testing so you have to abstain completely. Other stuff, less likely.

    • FactuallyUnscrupulou [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I'm pretty sure in MN employers are required to give 24 hr notice. We have tons of these doctor offices called occupational health clinics, and it's literally just medical staff that preforms drug screening, physicals, and job related injuries. Very easy to smuggle in urine. Show up for your appointment, and viola.

      Now large federal or state jobs can have on site random screenings. My uncle was a union sparky in Alaska, he said he would just abstain while on those big jobs but the pay was worth it.