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Oh, You’re Wearing a Carhartt Beanie? Name 3 Local Trade Unions

Hey, there! That’s a pretty darn clean work hat you got on there. Nice to see some young fellas still getting into the trades. Where ya starting at? Electricians Local 98? That’s one of the strongest in the country, you know. No? Oh right, of course! I should know a fellow steamfitter when I see one. How’re the boys down at Local 316 doing?

Now hold your horses, are you even union? Don’t go telling me you’re some scab that the fancy developers hired. I’ll call the crew and get Scabby the Rat sitting outside your job site in no time. So if you know what’s good for you, you’ll start naming unions.

Wait a minute. Are you one of those frauds who steal blue collar valor? I bet you got that beanie at a flea market. If not, you better start naming local trade unions. You can’t just put on some Carhartt if you’re not gonna get down and dirty doing some real work followed by drinking away your paycheck and showing up to work the next day with a black eye. And if you’re wearing that hat without being one of us, you’ll be showing up with a black eye to your job, which I assume is being a social media manager.

Wow, you really had me fooled there for a minute. Those look like a hard workin’ fella’s jeans with all the rips and tears. Plus, those boots seem like they’ve been to hell and back. Can’t say I care much for that big ol’ yellow tag on the back of ‘em, though. Now, about that black eye…