Is joining a carpenter union worth it?

Question

I am thinking of joining a carpenter union. Is it stable? Can one live off of it?

Answer 1

I retired from my last union,
It began in 1919. A previous
union hire involved a State
Department of Corrections.
That's lifetime work also.
California correctional new
hire have a state start salary
of 65K and are union too.
The worst paid are within
'W. Virginia. A right to
work state where unions
are made unwelcome.

Answer 2

Yes. It's worth it. Good wages, insurance, and retirement.

Answer 3

Hell yea unions are good jobs.. go to your local chapter with a appy app hope they call you, it’s tuff get into unions unless you have people you know work for them or family.. how I go into our beer can factory in town.. it’s union we make aluminum cans but there are people there who put in the app an get called, good luck

Answer 4

Some states you cannot get a job if not member of a union