Local 906 and the M.O.S.T. program

[wnywelder]

I just started training with the Boilermakers MOST program, and am told I will be with Local 906. Does anyone on here have any first hand experience with either of these? From what I understand I am not in the apprentice program, MOST is something different. Hopefully someone can give me some insight. Thanks.

[ncfh]

906 is a transient local out of PA. Transient meaning that there is no physical union hall to call home or apprenticeship program. No out of work list, nada. Essentially you're a permenent boomer without a home.

MOST is the agency that keeps track of paperwork for all union boilermakers. Right now your skills are being assessed by the local you are training out of. You will also take a drug test and attend an OSHA 10 class at the very least. MOST organizes all of this information and makes it available to the contractors who might hire you. Once you get your OSHA class and drug test you will get a PIN to login to the MOST website where you can review your own information and see all of the open jobs.

Take your training seriously, the local you are at is paying for all of your wire and coupons out of their own pocket.

You are correct that you are not an apprentice, you are a trainee. Which has it's pluses and minuses. You are not "in" yet. But depending on your skills you can make a lot more than an apprentice. Once you accumulate a certain amount of hours, you can be eligible for union benefits, health insurance, pension, etc. And then once you hit 8000 hours I
believe, you are a journeyman. Everything is by hours not years with the Boilermakers.

Ben and Jay should explain all of this to you.

What local are you training with?

[wnywelder]

Training with Local 7 right now. How is it that I could make a lot more than an apprentice? Ben and Jay have been very helpful. I am unfamiliar with union work, so it takes some getting used to. I like to know what i am getting into, so it is nice to hear from someone else who is familiar with the Boilermakers. Thanks for your help.

[Boilermaker237]

the most program all so takes care of keeping track of your common arc certifications.Oh and one more thing if local#7 decides to take you in as a apprentice you will start at a cut rate of the journey mans pay 65% and work your way up from there.That is the right way to go you will have alot more respect given to you compared to coming in threw the back door 906 book .go threw the apprenticeship you will come out alot more knowledgeable and a better journey man.