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  1. CascadeScaper

    Struggling to get into IUOE Locals

    Join the apprenticeship, simple as that. If you're trying to join as a journeyman and don't have a bunch of experience, they are much less likely to let you in. The Locals have to uphold a high standard of skill within its membership; members make top dollar for their skills and if you don't...
  2. CascadeScaper

    Got into IUOE apprenticeship. Already irritated.

    All of what you're saying is true, it's a rough go as an apprentice. I'm still scratching my head on how you were charged $4,000 because I didn't pay for my initial training, every journeyman in the local chips in amount hourly to cover the costs associated with running our training center. We...
  3. CascadeScaper

    Has anyone here worked for PCL?

    All the information is on the website. The training program doesn't pay you anything, they are our training site. Those of us in Local 302/612 pay a portion of our check every month to keep our site running, keep guys trained, and square out the new apprentices. Contractor pays you, just like...
  4. CascadeScaper

    Has anyone here worked for PCL?

    http://www.oetraining.com/ That's our training program here for Western-Cental WA if you're fairly new to the trade, I'd suggest the apprenticeship route. Click on the apprenticeship tab, it'll show you everything you need to know about how to apply. I joined 7 years ago, best thing I ever...
  5. CascadeScaper

    Has anyone here worked for PCL?

    Join the union, lots of work here if you want to run gear for big dirt outfits. I work in tower crane service currently, less BS and more hours.
  6. CascadeScaper

    Has anyone here worked for PCL?

    Are you a union member? They are signatory with Local 302/612 here in WA as well as other trades. PCL does very little of their own dirt work here from what I understand, they sub most of it out in these parts. If you're into running cranes or forklift, your chances of operating for them would...
  7. CascadeScaper

    Has anyone here worked for PCL?

    You mean this PCL www.pcl.com? They are huge, union (at least here in WA they are), and they are obligated to pay overtime wages based on the contract they are signatory with. Overtime for salary employees usually doesn't exist, that's the whole point of them roping someone into going salary. I...
  8. CascadeScaper

    NCCCO is on the way out

    NCCCO not going anywhere anytime soon, absolutely not by July. For now, it's the mainstay, but I think in 10-15 years it could be a different story. I suppose if your employer decided to no longer recognize NCCCO as a certification program, you might have a problem, but I don't see contractors...
  9. CascadeScaper

    union electrician, want to move to heavy equipment! (help!)

    Where in PNW? Seattle and most of Western WA is represented by Local 302 and Tacoma/Chehalis Local 612.
  10. CascadeScaper

    Proper use of a telescoping boom lift as a "crane"??

    Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Says right on it, don't use for hoisting or transporting materials. Capacity is 500 pounds. Then again, in China I'm sure there isn't any regulation so whatever.
  11. CascadeScaper

    Starting IUOE Local 15 apprenticeship training soon...What should I expect?

    If you don't know something, ask; there are no stupid questions as an apprentice. Show up early, never be late, and be the last out of the gate at the end of the day. Take care of your equipment. Buy the best boots and work gear you can afford. Don't turn down overtime. FOLLOW YOUR CONTRACT. If...
  12. CascadeScaper

    hats off to guys that swing steel

    Highball and don't look back. How was the signaling from them? Usually the guys that complain the most about speed don't give good signals. That's just my .02 about it. I've been rigging for about 3 years, haven't set much steel but I've pushed a whole lot of rebar into tight spots. Not quite...
  13. CascadeScaper

    High speed reverse.

    Out here, there are some big companies that love to see an 8 or 9 going 3rd gear wide open in reverse. Those are the outfits I wouldn't want to work for. I think beyond the wear on the machine, as someone else pointed out, 3rd gear is just too hard on the operator. Dare I say a safety concern...
  14. CascadeScaper

    Heading to liebherr factory in Telfs Austria!!

    Coming from a crane standpoint, Liebherr builds some of the best around, especially their tower cranes. Quality product for sure.
  15. CascadeScaper

    OSHA's New Service Truck Crane Rule

    I understand where you guys are coming from talking about the small service truck cranes. I get it, used to run a small business myself and if I had a service truck I would be pretty hosed off too. However, common sense just doesn't exist anymore. I can think of just as many things to go wrong...
  16. CascadeScaper

    OSHA's New Service Truck Crane Rule

    Trust me, I understand where you're coming from. I don't particularly care for a whole lot of the safety BS that's floating around out there. However, the hoisting certifications need to continue to be a part of the game. Fact of the matter is that the insurance companies are running these...
  17. CascadeScaper

    OSHA's New Service Truck Crane Rule

    I've seen "qualified riggers" pull some pretty stupid moves and according to OSHA, they are 100% legal to do so. It's bad enough even with these rules in place. Can you imagine what it would be like out there if there were no rules? Absolute joke, that's what. We need these rules to keep these...
  18. CascadeScaper

    OSHA's New Service Truck Crane Rule

    These rules are a good thing. If there isn't a line drawn in the sand, where does it end? These outfits will do anything to cut a corner, next thing you know, someone is dead. Keeps people who have no business near a crane further away.
  19. CascadeScaper

    Apprentice looking for Literature, study guides, and pocket gudes.

    Does your apprenticeship not provide your NCCCO training? We run our own NCCCO classes at our training site so all the reading material for the written tests are provided. As an oiler, first and foremost, get your rigging and signaling. Best guys in the seat chased hook before they ever turned a...
  20. CascadeScaper

    It done got cold!

    Diesel 911 from PowerService works pretty good, I'd recommend it.
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