There is a sort of seniority when it comes to unions in terms of layoffs and working from out a different jurisdiction changes things. A transient is like a "visitor". I'd have to re-research it or you can check out the Austin thread and search for it. But either way you'd be a proby so you'd be starting from the bottom anyway. So I doubt it'd make a difference but if you have contacs in local 1, you can ask just to be on the safe side.