Guides for union trades

Short answers to the questions that come up on the job and between calls. Every fact links to the government page it came from, with the day we checked it. General information, not tax or legal advice.

No tax on overtime for union construction workers: which part of your overtime countsWhich part of union overtime qualifies, two worked weeks (5x10, and four 10s plus a Saturday at double time), the limits, and W-2 code TT.
Unemployment between calls for union dispatch members: the job-search rule by stateWhich states let dispatch through the hall count as your unemployment job search, state by state from each state's own rules, with the conditions.

Independent guide. Not affiliated with any union or government agency.