Jobsite reviews by trade
A roofer's two-day job and a remodeler's eight-week job are rated by very different pressures.
The trade behind the report matters
A roofer's two-day job and a remodeler's eight-week job are rated by very different pressures.
Union Break asks every reviewer which trade they were working when they filed. A slow-decision score from a kitchen remodel means something different than the same score on a service call, and knowing who wrote the report lets you weigh it properly.
Search an address and read the trade tag on each card. When several trades independently score the same customer low on pay, that is about as strong a signal as this network produces.
Is the trade required when filing a report?
Yes. The report wizard asks you to pick your trade explicitly — it is not pre-filled — so every report carries accurate context.
Can I search by trade alone?
Search is address-first, but each result shows the filing trade so you can scan a street and see which trades have already been there.
Searches worth running
- electrical
Reports filed by electrical crews.
- plumbing
Service and rough-in work.
- roofing
Short-duration, weather-driven jobs.
- hvac
Change-outs and service contracts.
Other topics
- Customers who pay late
Pays on time is one of the five stars every report scores, and it is the star that sinks the most jobs.
- Scope creep and change orders
Reasonable requests and decision speed are two of the five stars, and together they predict change-order pain.
- Good customers to work for
The top band on Union Break means the crew would take the call again.
- Customer reviews for union contractors
Union contractors carry real labor costs and real benefit obligations — a slow-paying customer hurts a signatory shop more than anyone.
- Prevailing wage and public works customers
Prevailing wage jobs come with certified payroll, retainage, and payment timelines set by statute, and some owners still find ways to stall.
- What customers should know about union shops
Union Break is written by the trades, but customers read it too — and the pattern in the reports is consistent.
- How to join a union trade
Most people overcomplicate this. There are three real paths into a union trade, and which one fits depends on your experience.
- What 'signatory contractor' actually means
A signatory shop has obligations that exist whether or not the customer's check clears — and that changes how you should pick jobs.
- Union contract basics for contractors
A union contract fixes what labor costs you. What it can't fix is whether the customer pays on time — that's still on you to check.