Every union works to the same basic mechanics and settles the details differently in every local. These pages explain how dues are charged, how the benefit funds are paid for, what the collective bargaining agreement covers, how dispatch and travelling work, and how to get in — then point you to your own local for the current figures.
Gulfstream is a recruiting firm working alongside the trades. We do not dispatch, set rates or speak for any union, and we never publish a dues or wage figure we cannot date.
Plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, HVAC service and welders — 242 locals.
Electricians, low-voltage and inside wiremen — 253 locals.
Sheet metal workers, HVAC installers, testing and balancing — 92 locals.
No. Gulfstream recruits for both union-signatory and open-shop mechanical, electrical and sheet metal contractors. The roles listed here are direct-hire positions where your experience decides the outcome. We are not a hiring hall and we do not dispatch.
That depends on where you live and how you file, and the rules have changed in recent years for federal filing in the United States while some states still allow a deduction. Ask a tax professional about your own return — we are recruiters, not tax advisers.
The local issues it. Where we hold a dated published sheet for a local we show it on that local's page and say when it was issued; where we do not, we say so rather than guessing. The hall's office always has the current one.
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