I was out there 25 years never had to join a union never wanted to , had to many friends in the 798 told me not to do it cause the don't rotate the list like there suppose to. Best to just get out and knock on doors. there busy here around east Texas
A friend of Mine who lives near Scranton, Pa. was running heavy equipment on a pipeline job somwhere up there. I think He said that Henkel & McCoy is the contractor, and the welders are 798rs. I think this is pipline maintainance, but it might be some new work too.