Daniel W. McInerney
Business Manager
Industry and IBEW News
Responsible Contractors Help Build Thriving Communities
High road employers that pay living wages not only create the types of good jobs that communities need, but also have more stable workforces that deliver better services for the taxpayers and minimize the hidden public costs of low wages.
(Sonn & Gebreselassie, National Employment Law Project).1
Introduction: What is responsible contractor language, and why is it important?
Public construction projects are often costly undertakings. In recent years, municipalities and schools are increasingly using responsible contractor...
Our Mission :
IBEW Local 488, Bridgeport, received its charter April 1, 1913, with nineteen original members. With Sikorsky Aircraft, Remington Arms and Avco Lycoming in our jurisdiction we quickly grew to meet the defense needs of our nation.
In 1969 we merged with Danbury Local 525, in 1981 with Waterbury Local 660 and again in 2009 with Norwalk Local 208 to increase our jurisdictional area to include most of northwestern and southwestern Connecticut. Please visit our jurisdiction map to view the cities and town serviced by Local 488.
As technologies expand and industries transform, Local...
Founded around the turn of the 20th century in 1891 as a part of the AFL, The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) emerged out of simply horrid working conditions for electrical workers.
At the time of their founding, being an electrical worker meant making about $10 a week, low even for the era and a death/injury rate that was double other industrial jobs. At one point a staggering 1 out of 2 linemen and wiremen died on the job in certain cities. Thus the IBEW was largely founded to give these workers the working conditions that all Americans...
We sometimes hear concerns about what it means to your business and your customers when you join our organization. Here we detail some of the most common questions, and address "The 4 Prevalent Myths":
MYTH #1: Electricians affiliated with the IBEW Will strike
The philosophy of the IBEW's contractors is that striking is detrimental to our construction partners. Therefore, IBEW construction locals have a no strike clause in their collective bargaining agreements.
MYTH #2: Affiliated Electricians are more expensive
Fixing problems behind walls can quickly...
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