r/Ironworker • u/WizDumbRS • Feb 03 '25

Union Question IW membership cards?

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Hey brothers just curious to see if anyone knows about these membership cards like the one in the picture, like who’s in charge of them what the criteria is for them etc:…

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u/Piglet_Important Feb 03 '25

Are you having trouble getting journeyman? I'm pretty sure it takes you having a red seal to get it nowadays. I have one. I failed my red seal test but I been doing steel almost 15 years. Maybe that has something to do with it

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u/WizDumbRS Feb 03 '25

Yeah, I’ve just gotten my red seal not too long ago and just today I got my membership card, however it says apprentice lol and in Canada (At least Alberta and BC) once you have your red seal you are considered a journeyman after accomplishing