Unions and hiring if you have a criminal record.

Especially the trade unions.
Plumber
Steam fitters pipe fitters
Iron workers
Sheet metal
Electrician
As a teamster truck driver and working freight it is really not a trade or dragging trailers down the highway, throwing freight it’s a young man’s game so I would not recommend this as job. I’ve only ran into few dudes that did time working in my union.I don’t understand why freight outfits won’t hire more standup ex convicts it’s not the greatest job, one man that stands out in my memories in teamsters.

Poor guy caught a murder wrap and it was actually self defense and he was originally from Deep South where it happened and it was in the 1960’s and he is black. I always thought that explains why he was convicted racism, he ended up doing 12 years great guy later he came north I never asked him about it then it was just common we all knew he did time yet it was none of my business.

He actually brought it up once after we got off third shift having beers at local bar . He was a decent man and great friend ,I used work on freight dock with him when I first started in 87.

A lot of these trades will hire you if you’re a felon usually on case by case after knowing what crime you committed ,most definitely a no on rapist or child sex offenders or if you abused women or kids which is understandable nobody wants to be around these types.

And they feel if you leave your past in past then good to go , and you are hired in to apprenticeship. And the apprenticeship are four to five years you go to your union trade’s school for free and work and get paid as well.

A example my close friend I grew up with my age 56 now couple years ago after almost 300 months in the feds released to halfway house then later moved into a apartment my wife has.

At first upon release he actually worked as janitor, yet in feds he worked industrial maintenance crew and also worked in some industries that he learned to weld and on outside he joined tin knockers union at 52 and was apprentice and today he makes decent $ a lot more than non union sheet metal workers.

And belonging to union it gives you a chance to have a decent life a bite at that apple to take care of your family or if it’s just you. And a lot of these folks what took them to prison Addiction and as a recovering alcoholic I sympathize with them.