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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers represents approximately 887,000 active members and retirees who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government.

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Learn More About the IBEW’s 41st International Convention

Leaders from across North America will gather this Sept. 21-25 in San Diego, California for the IBEW’s 41st International Convention. We will update the Convention website with information as it becomes available, and we look forward to seeing many of you in San Diego this Fall.

From the Electrical Worker
San Francisco Member Looks Out for Workers as Airport Commissioner
Jose Fuentes Almanza had just started his San Francisco Local 6 apprenticeship 25 years ago when his father — a union-represented janitor — suddenly passed…

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From the Electrical Worker
New California Law Requires Defibrillators at Utility Worksites
With an assist from Diamond Bar Local 47 and Vacaville Local 1245, the Justin Kropp Safety Act is now law in California, protecting lineworkers from…

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Circuits
Want Up to $32,000 for School? Apply for Founders’ Scholarship
For any IBEW member who’s considering higher education, the IBEW Founders’ Scholarship can help get you there….

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From the Electrical Worker
Indianapolis Local Organizes Public Defenders
When lawyers are involved in union matters, it’s usually to support or oppose the workers’ quest for representation. But for Indianapolis Local 481, the attorneys…

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Grounded in History
How the Earliest Sisters Helped Shape the IBEW
Mary Honzik couldn’t have imagined her present-day IBEW sisters, women who string high-voltage power lines, wire complex construction projects, even serve as foremen supervising their…

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From the Electrical Worker
New NLRB Attacking Historic Gains for Workers Under Biden-Era Board
After 10 months without a quorum at the National Labor Relations Board, a new 2-1 pro-employer majority has its eye out for cases they can…

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my IBEW story

Being a part of the IBEW has benefited not just me and my family here — my wife and three children, Kaidance, Liam, and Emery — but also my family still in Brazil, my mom and brother. The opportunity to have a great career, with a future to look forward to along with a dignified wage and outstanding benefits, has allowed me to provide comfort and security for all of my loved ones. In the IBEW, anybody who wants a better quality of life and a bright future has an opportunity to attain it — it depends only on you.

Jeimeson Saudino, Construction Organizer/Inside Journeyman Wireman
Wichita, Kan., Local 271

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