electricans

So as the title states I'm in my second week of my electrician apprenticeship , I'm in one of the ibew unions in Florida , I've seen some threads of other people on here being interested in trades so I figured I'd provide a very green but insightful thread on my exp so far Fire away

So I've been doing my due diligence looking up trades and decided that I'll go for being an electrician. I live in Upper Marlboro, MD so from what i can see IBEW 26 is the local union to go to. I have a BA from UCF and im 22. Just wanted to ask for any that know if this is a good time to apply...

Im talking about Carpentry, Masonry, Plumbing and becoming Electricians ? These are Jobs that can lead to a middle class existence or even can make you rich in some circumstances. Even though there are some You see too few black men in these jobs. What is the main obstacle(s) that keeps black...