“If I win the lottery I’d still come back”. That’s something that most Ironworkers feel, it’s an amazing living. Opportunity too see and do things that most don’t, and a damn good wage for doing it. I’ve been a Union IW since the age of 18. I don’t know much of anything else. They say that you’re not supposed to let your job define who you are. I believe I speak for most Ironworkers when I say that WE ARE IRONWORKERS, and we love it. The brotherhood makes it a lifestyle. We may have other hobbies, but none compare to going to work!

The biggest balls in construction! All us other tradesmen usually give these guys much respect!

I certainly have a lot of respect for these guys. I don't see how they can ever get used to the heights. Fear is a terrible feeling, and yet these guys over come it. My hat goes off to them!

These people build the cities you live in be respectful

Whatever these guys get paid, they don't get paid enough.

Ironworking has been so good to me. I am currently a union rodbuster in NYC with Local 46, I always wished I could join Local 40 and do structural work but they rarely take in people and to be honest I fucking love being a rodbuster man. I respect both reinforcing and structural boys.

Did this for about 2 years at a site of a coal fired electric generating plant outside of Houston, TX. Literally worked my way from the ground up. This video does a good job explaining the mindset needed to walk the high iron. For me, relaxed on the drive up to the site. But everyone got quiet when we pulled into the dirt parking area. I would think to my self "You have a 50/50 chance of living today". It helped me stay focused, yet relaxed at the same time. You could be walking a beam, kinda miss a step, but keep on going like you were walking on a sidewalk. Other days, you stop, look down, say "oh shit", then crawl for a bit. Climb the stairs to the turbine deck, get you tools out of the gang box, and off you go. But even the best have days where something is not right. They get their stuff, and after a little while, come back, put their stuff back in the gang box, and go home. And on one says a word. No one. Better to be focused than distracted. As far as falling. No one wants to fall, but if you do, hopefully you are far enough up that you break your neck and die instantly. Beats living with a mangled body the rest of your life.

Worked with a fellow ironworker from the islands... He said who's dumber, the people who work in the building... Or the people who put them up?? Something to think about... If you want to be tough you better be dumb!!

Hats off to you guys! There is no amount of money you could pay me to do this.

It's insulting as fuck to have that politically correct bullshit intro "men and women"? This has nothing to do with a woman's ability to do the job, it's the fact that women do not choose to do this kind of work. Show me ONE woman who works these skyscrapers and I will change my mind. I work out in the oil fields, and the only women I have ever seen out of hundreds of people, are 2 female welders, 2 female welder's helpers, and 1 female who I think was on the scaffolding crew in one of the buildings. All the other women work in the offices. This is not because of a lack of opportunity, this is purely choice! And men hold the distinction of 94-96% of all work related deaths, so take your PC shit and shove it! It is MEN who make the world function because no chick wants to be a sanitation worker, or work on power lines, or do underwater welding in the Atlantic. It's men who do that, and it's time we start acknowledging this fact, and giving respect and praise to the average everyday guy who works dangerous as fuck jobs that benefit us all!

It's very true what this connector says if you lose focus you may lose everything God bless brother live high and be free!!!

There's old ironworkers, and there's bold ironworkers, but there aint no old bold ironworkers. Work smart, work safe and God bless ya. RD ironworker local 25 Detroit. Retired (32 years)

The only thing greater then these amazing workers, is the engineering behind the construstruction of a skyscraper. Crazy stuff.

These guys are heroes to me.

Those guys are amazing, there is no way I would get up there...great video

Proud to be a retired union ironworker. Best job in the world.

Amazing guys 🙏

I’m an iron worker,and the iron they’re walking on is called “sidewalks “.

I can walk on a curb I could do that easily! It’s a young mans game. God bless!

Im proud to be and iron worker to from.cali

I would prefer a safety line and harness. It may take longer to use them but it is safer.

wild. my father was a ironworker, now going on 72 years old, still talks about going back to work. i remember when i was a kid, in the winter he had fallen 50 feet off a building while sweeping snow off the iron. someone had cut a rope on a plank but failed to remove the plank and he stepped on it. after he healed up and went back, the guy would ask him whee the woodpecker was in the air. took him a day or two to realize they meant his knees knocking in fear lol great bunch of guys! IRONWORKERS!

Don't go onto a high rise without a safety net or harness! ~J.R. netting.com/

In Europe they don't have iron workers free walking at height..... Health and safety are very strict.... And they have very few deaths and injuries. A job is not worth your life.

Awesome, I'm a proud iw out of central pa for 21year 's

If I made the cash they make, fear would blow away with the wind.

"You have more chance gettin hit by a car than falling off of this" I'll take my chances thanks! lol

They all have my ultimate respect. I couldn't climb 2 floors, let alone 222 floors.

I'm an ironworker apprentice and im proud of it 1st generation

This is what spider man gotta see everyday in New York if you think about it.

Amazing i want to try this, see if i like it.

It looks like a great job, but its too scary!!😵😵

Balls bigger than those buildings and harder than that iron, I won't do it for all the money in the world

pure skill

im a ironworker and im proud of it.

Much respect bro, Steve - LOCAL 229 San Diego.

Respect for this people, very,very job. For London 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💜❤💚💜❤💖💝

I get freaked just going on my 23rd floor balcony, couldn't imagine doing this for a living, don't care how good the money is

Just think of it as a giant climbing frame XD. lol, yh same here, i would never do this job. o.o You must have a lot of guts to do this.

Hats off to all our iron workers

IW 782, I am a 3rd generation ironworker, love my job, and to anyone who wants to talk shit, take a walk in my boots for a day, we will see who makes it home!

badass guys

living the american dream for me ironworking is a very pidefull carrer journeyman connector outa texas

And here I thought that construction workers in the 21st century would be safer than those from the 1930s. Apparently, it has changed much.

respect

right on seattle local 86

Fuck that. Hats off to these fellows. I don't mind going up in a lift or man basket but I don't think I could do this.30ft tops for me. Call me what ya want but he'll no... much respect for iron workers

right on local 86

or the lanyard is always gettin caught on sumthing

Bear Stearns Building.............Some time in early 2000.

Anyone with Acrophobia can never do this job!

OSHA makes us wear them in Cal

Did this kind of work out of local 97 Vancouver B.C.

my fear of falling and fear of height would paralyze me not for me i like to see bulding get built buttt i prefer to be on the ground prop to these man tho

get married young build a house have kids do carpentry thats my goal all respect to you keith

great job hang in there gent's BMN2u

Damn this is the real deal. I couldn't do this shit I'd end up falling off. How much do they pay these dudes?

these guys were straight off the reservation from Quebec from the mid-80s till the late nineties IDK brother be safe and put some duct tape over that Banner or you got on your hard hat out of respect for the real mohawks

I'm 68 and a long time newspaper delivery person... and wish I could have chosen a better career.

hang it high boys!!! Local 7 ironworkers, boston,,

i think im related to this guy

hanging iron 4 life

Ima stick to 119 UA pipe

Hanging and Bangin local 118 Sacramento California

I will be joing local 29 outta portland Oregon.

32.20 per hour in New York LMFAO

IW 5 IW 16 wash D.C. baltimore

Balls the size of Volkswagen's....

im louie im also a member of 40

@Shukria123 HAHA!!! That happends to me too!!!

Now it’s $60 an hour

Where is his harness?

damn i always thought harnesses were used. these guys really are heroes. all iron workers are.

in canada its all concrete and we just fly tables, gets done faster. and safer

@Fragem420 are you kidding me. you need high school diplomajust to qualify for the exam, and when you finally do get to the exam its mechanical apptitude and spatial relations examination

tough guy aye?

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No F'in way!

786 I/W Sudbury Ontario Canada 41 years

We make a lot more than 32.50 full package closer to 100 per hr. But I always say if it wasn't my job it would be my hobby. Louie ironworkers local 40

Good job brother.

Wtf! No chicken wires. No double tie off harnesses. I'm in! Hire me please.....

local 580 NYC

are those bols torqued or just hand tightened

32$ an hour??? Only 100k in retirement???? Wtf.....

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L.A. 433 Almost 20yrs

Damn they where courageous back in the days , before harnesses and 100% tie off.

Local 40???

It makes me nervous watching this! 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

Single dumbest job in which one can put themselves.

Local 847

Balance. I.W 700

Health and safety, where are you now?

;)

That guy with the white hard hat that says mohawk on it, is an Indian from Canada

that's reasonable $32.20 an hour to be in the air!

Their poor wives

There are tons of women in the trade, well not tons, but ive met quite a few. IW Local 97

did he say $32.20 an hour? That's not nearly enough I make $200 a day instaling cabinets