The union had him in for "the talk" the day he got his contractor's license. Tim is the owner of TJM Electric in the Prior Lake area. After years as an IBEW Local 110 journeyman, he took the leap to start his own shop. He expected an ultimatum: sign with us or lose everything you've built. Instead? They said that approach doesn't work anymore. Get yourself going. Build something. The boundary comes later—when you start bidding in their pools, then you might have to make a decision. It's a surpri