Ever considered the high cost of Non-Union Dues?  

This is the money you leave behind by not having a negotiated collective bargaining agreement spelling out the coverage of benefits.  

This is usually the money being taken off your check for health care and a 401K.  

Under an IBEW contract, these are items that employers pay up and above the hourly wage rate instead of being deducted out of your paycheck.   

Take a look at a different view of what it is costing you by not working under an IBEW working agreement.