I am sure if someone wanted to chime in about pros and cons of a union they can send it via Private Message or PM.
I was looking to move to TX, A guy with a apprentice license was around $15 and J-man was $18/hr.
In TX I would looking into instrumentation and controls
www.ictechs.com is a site you can look at. I honestly won't be a plain OL electrician, Do what makes you happy. as far as TX I could take the exam in PA. there is an institute that provides the exam. I forget what it was.
Good luck
