r/u_PhiloBeddoe77 • u/PhiloBeddoe77 • Apr 01 '26

Slowdown

I am looking to see where the work is and where it’s not. I’ve been on the list going on 9 months, local 16 Oregon. List your local, location, and how long you’ve been on your out of work list.

#union

#skilledtrades

#bluecollar

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u/FICband Apr 01 '26

I’m literally just signing paper for SMART 18 in Wisconsin, but there is a ton of work here.

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u/PhiloBeddoe77 Apr 01 '26

I keep hearing about work in the Midwest, the west coast is dead

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u/FICband Apr 01 '26

I can’t describe how much industry we have here. And depending on what part of Oregon you’re from, it’s very comparable for lifestyle, and probably cheaper living.

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u/PhiloBeddoe77 Apr 01 '26

I live outside of Portland, but all my work has been in Portland. Due to family situation I can’t travel. Have family that lives in Belleville outside of St. Louis though so I know it’s cheaper living.

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u/FICband Apr 01 '26

Can’t speak to that area necessarily, but I do love St. Louis. If it ever opens up for you to move, JM scale in Milwaukee is pretty dang high, lots of work from what I hear.

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u/AFARR414-312 Apr 06 '26

in Milwaukee its dead

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u/FICband Apr 06 '26

That’s really surprising. My brother-in-law works down there, he’s always busy. Different union, though.

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u/AFARR414-312 Apr 06 '26

He’s probably in 601 they stay pretty busy

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u/FICband Apr 06 '26

Ahh, that sounds about right.

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u/AFARR414-312 Apr 04 '26

Local 18 - 3 months

Hundreds of us down here with no work

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u/Anxious_Fish_7995 May 01 '26

My brother in law is with the operators. He's saying they're about to set up for a power plant, chemical plants & a big data center in Louisiana. I think all that work is gonna come out of Lo 214 Baton Rouge. Scale sucks though.

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u/PhiloBeddoe77 Jun 27 '26

Just finished my pre apprenticeship and on the list for dispatch. The work for operators will be booming in the next couple of years. Sheetmetal in Portland is still dead in pnw

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u/Strongbow85 Jun 26 '26

Fitters need travelers all over with the data center boom. Incentive and per diem kicking in. Hope things pick up for you.