The choice to join or not join is yours to make because you have to live with it.
For ME if I were going to take the dirt works track I would most likely pass on the union but if I were looking to get into hook work the union is the place to be.
With that said I will agree with Mark and say the IUOE has a very good apprenticeship program at least in my area and it is very hard to get into it most of the times. You will pay your dues in time by being a oiler but everyone starts at the bottom.
Some other things you need to consider before taking on hook work is do you have the personality for it. Yes you sit in a cab (some with A/C and heat) while others on the job work their buts off out in the elements. But you will find you hold a mans life in your fingertips many times. You have to be the best at what you do to do this. One mess up and someone dies.
While I use to be in the local 406 I got out of it because construction and moving from one job site to another got to me.
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