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Retired Boilermaker Local 169 (Detroit) here. Do I miss getting up at 4:00 am and driving an hour and a half to work? Do I miss working outside with icicles hanging off my whiskers? Do I miss welding in temps over 100-degree Fahrenheit? Do I miss welding on the shell of a blast furnace (with a charge of molten iron still in it), in February with one side roasting and the other side freezing? Do I miss all these things? No! But I wouldn't trade that experience for anything. I learned tons of skills. Worked shoulder to shoulder with others who'd give you the shirt off their backs if you needed it. Worked with some who'd chew your butt out for something, on one job, but then you might be the one chewing their butts out on the next one.
Just finished training in Local 146 and returned from the first dispatch. Working hard 10-12 hours shift every day with some great guys doing great jobs. Work was super fun for me. Lots of interesting stuff to learn and def bunch of room for me to grow. The pay is really good as well for an apprentice (for I did not know a thing before entering this industry). However I do agree with all other boilermakers that this job ain't for everyone. You gotta be loving an extreme temperature, long shifts, chemical sludge / odor, squeezing yourself in tiny tiny spots, working on heights. I honestly think becoming a boilermaker was one of the greatest choices that I have ever made in my life. The only regret is that I did not know this trade sooner.
I just finished my WorkSmart with Local 146. I have my FAMA scheduled for Friday. How long did you have to wait to get your first dispatch? What items do you have to bring along with you?
@@majokarock3750 It really depends on the time of year, the list, your tickets.. In my case, I had completed worksmart last February, with my first slip in April.
Horrible trade. Scumbag central. Drug addicts, criminals, drunks. You’ll be told to vote Democrat and all your dues will be funneled to support the party that is shutting down your work. No per deim for travel, no mileage, the pension is completely broken. Health insurance costs twice the market rate and it sucks. Union officials live large, numerous embezzlement scandals……high cancer rate, unsafe working conditions. What’s not to like?
- Haha... Boilermakers in the United States better start thinking about re-inventing themselves because the Democrat political party in which they endorse is actively putting the Boilermaker industry out of business with their unsustainable Green Energy policies and regulations.
To the diversity hire that has no idea the relevance of a christmas tree to her trade or what people mean by working with liquid. Yay you. Girl power. Damn thos idiot men just holding you back cos penis
This looks like a horrible job. Nothing but loud noises, people yelling at you. Hot and cold environment, working with metal… no thanks. Now, back to video games.
That attitude is the reason we Boilermakers can almost name our rates these days. It's hard work that is rewarding on many levels, you either love it, or you're not cut out for it.
@@uncleputes It's a joke bro. I respect the job. Its freakin hard work. I go into boiler rooms all the time with my job. I see the pipe work and I'm blown away, really. I have a simple low pressure boiler license. That being said, I couldn't tell you how to build one.
@@shotty2164 where I am we cant just do that. I wish I could I'd love to but I have to get employed as an apprentice then I can do a course. It's stupid really idk why they cant teach the basics and fundamentals of being a good boiler maker before applying for a boiler maker job but that's how Australia works...
@Quánbù -TRENDS you can get as low as 12 bucks an hour as an apprentice up to what i have seen is like 100 dollars an hour working out on the mines as a fully qualified boilermaker
if you work for 146 in alberta be prepared to have french and newfie foremans and management who have an inferiority complex, hardly speak english or hardly worked with tools and went straight to foreman because of mommy or daddy or another family member. rampant nepotism.
Thanks for the excellent video. Very instructive and helpful for those that have no idea what a boiler maker is or does! I learned a lot. I´m a recruiter.
Absolutely it’s dangerous but if you’re not afraid of heights it can be a blast there’s nothing like taking a ride in a man basket with a crane swinging you around a couple of hundred feet in the air and the view is awesome Retired Union Boilermaker Local 107
@@ypimp7023 I started welding did all the training I needed and certs(college associates), got my NCCER, and other safety courses I needed to take(tons of tests and over 200+ questions, at another place)… I start Monday and don’t know much about it but Welding is a big plus. Just need to be extremely safe. Good luck if interested.
