Jobs for felons

Does anyone know of any companies that hire people with a felony in their record in Dallas, TX?

I am a Business Services Specialist for the County of Los Angeles with some good information. Blue collar, union apprenticeships accept felons and no experience is necessary. Get paid training as a union apprentice. These jobs require various degrees of physical ability but they are steady and always in demand.

California, union apprenticeships are from one to five years in duration and you get paid half the union rate(around $15/hour)to learn one of the following trades: Asbestos Workers, Barber, Boilermaker, Bricklayer, Carpentry, Carpet Linoleum, Cement Masons, Cosmetology, Drywall/Lathers, Electrical & Electric, Elevator Mechanic, Operating Engineer, Glazier & Glass Workers, Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning, Iron & Steel Workers, Laborers, Linemen, Machinist, Millwright, Painting & Decoration, Plasterer, Plumbing & Pipefitting, Roofer, Sheet Metal, Surveyor or Tile Layer/Setter.

Each year your pay goes up about $5 until you end up a union Journeyman earning the full rate depending on the trade(around $30/hour). Most do not even require a high school diploma or GED. None require a college education but to be an electrician, for example, you will need to have passed Algebra I in high school. One requirement is that you must have a valid, CA driver's license. I was told that another requirement is the use of any vehicle, whether owned or borrowed, with liability insurance under your name but it turns out that all you have to do is show up for a job and work it out with the crew about carpooling, if necessary.

Good tip:

We had a Participant(felon) come in to the office a few days ago who told us about how he followed our advice and applied to be an apprentice for the Pipefitting union. He started as #33 on the list and was told how it works. The union calls in chronological order the apprentices on the list many times daily depending upon how many Journeymen/employers call their office looking for apprentices. If no one responds then they keep going down the list until they find someone who is available. He said that he went to the union office every day for two weeks until one day they called on him because supposedly all the other 32 apprentices in the list above him never called back.

The tip is to do what Woody Allen states, “90% of success is just showing up.” As a felon, you should know that you will never be treated fairly in any society. That is another form of prejudice that you cannot escape from. What you can do is be the one who is always there with a smile on his face, ready to take the job and do that job well. Once you prove that you are willing to do what it takes to do a better job than the other guy and you do it, people will respect you.

The website for union apprenticeships in California is: http://www.ca.gov

Any feedback and/or further tips on finding felons jobs would be appreciated.

Try this site from the government:
http://www.governmen...

Find your local office, and make an appointment. Be polite, but firm, fill in all the paperwork, and pester them until you land a job. Good luck.

Try Project Rio In Texas it is a state job program for ex-offenders sponsored by the Texas Workforce Development. I found an interesting article about the program: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003437704_convicts19.html

Also, you may be able to find available opportunities at Walmart, temporary agencies, Minyard, UPS, newspaper delivery, selling products at the flea market, may try to get your barber, cosmotology or nail license, purchase property at tax sales and resale or do mystery shopping. Mystery Shopping is very easy, I have received payment of $9.00 up to $50.00 an hour and was reimbursed for the items that I purchased. As a Mystery Shopper remember to always keep your assignments in order to get more work. Also try truck driving, it is possible to do local runs and not go out of state because of your probation or parole. Some truck driving companies will sponsor you and pay for your classes. You are even guaranteed a job (in most cases) after completion of your truck driving classes. I have noticed that some truck driving classes will even pay you $400.00 while training.

Best Wishes.

I live in Dallas and have felonies. I have worked through Spherion staffing so I know they hire felons here is the Address and phone number in Arlington but they have other locations in Dallas and Coppell just look them up on yellowpages.com. 2301 and Collins St Arlington, TX 76011 (817) 461-5005

They say it depends on the company whether they can hire you or not. I also applied at Integris Staffing Solution today in Grapevine they also said they could hire people with felonies depending on the employer. They have warehouse and hotel jobs. Here is their address and phone number. 901 W Wall St Grapevine, TX 76051 (817) 251-1303

I hope by Monday I will have a job. Wish me luck