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I completed my second phase of my Longshore processing today. They gave me 13 minutes to complete the lashing test and I did it in 6 minutes and 55 seconds. No record or anything but enough for me to pass. I was on motrin and aspirin to subside some of the pain. Once I finished, I limped off and went home. I start officially working for the PMA on May 6th. So for those who know what this means to me, I MADE IT!!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

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I currently support several networks but being self employed doesn't give me anything towards retirement and no benefits. The Longshore job will give me all of that and about 6 figures a year. I can do both till I get totally burned out and then will just stick with the Longshore job till I retire.

Scott, I, don't want to rain on your parade, but don't give up your day job. You will be a causual, no benefits or retirement or six figures a year, untill your in the union.
There were casual's that finally, after Seven years got there B cards, and are now in the union.

Around September last year, ILWU started elavating people with 4,500 hrs, and these people have been waiting 7 years.

There was a reinstatment of about 500 causals, the last I heard, these were casuals that had to go find jobs, because they had families to support, and could not live on 2 to 3 days a month as a causal.

There were causals, that after 7 years, were going to make it, but they didn't pass the drug test, and were fired.

There were B books, that were moving up to A books, didn't pass the drug test, but because they were already in the Union, they were not fired, but had to go to a six month rehab, and after that they have to go back to the causal hall for 2 years.

There were 3 causals, there first night they get to work, they get lashing, they come down at lunch, tell the crane boss, there leaving, the boss tells them they can't leave, they tell him he doesn't understand, they quit and gave the crane boss there causal cards, and left.

You thought you were in pain after 6 minutes of lashing, see how you feel after 10 hrs. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)
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Then there's the 10 hrs of lashing in the rain, and in the cold, your arms feel like there gonna fall off, that is if you can pick them up.
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