My name is Israel Salinas I'm a 4th year apprentice in the IBEW local 440 Riverside Ca I want to talk to blue collar workers through out the world Email: Israelsalinas316@gmail.com

Our first mechanic on the podcast and he talks about how he became one because of his father

We talk about how Marcus got 2 years of working taken away from him basically and it's still out of his retirement

We go from the indio jail to kaiser hospital where Marcus works now

We talk about funny shit in blythe and some safety stuff

We have a few funny stories to tell about a romanian and other job site stories

We talk about him working at a powerhouse ,theater, and a lil bit about blythe

Marcus went from a few years of being a journeyman then went to go work as an electrician in Afghanistan On the military bases

We talk about sticking up for one another and what its like

We give insight to apprentices and mutual respect for one another

Marcus talks about his college experiences and how he got into the IBEW

Talk about good times working and a few safety stuff

We talk about funny stories and his retirement

He talks about his up bringing and how he started working

Finished up talking to my pop about his travels and experiences

I thought this was going to be just a 2 part episode but i ran out of time looks like we're going to make a third

This episode is about my pops and the beginning to his career in the IBEW,this is a part 1 of 2