IBEW Local 488 Features

When it comes to Electrical Work, cutting corners can cost you!

Are you a skilled electrical worker looking for fair pay, great benefits, and a secure future? We are actively building a highly skilled workforce to partner with our top-tier contractor base—and we want you on our team. Your employers often join associations—like the ABC, CECA, SAA, or IEC—to protect their company’s best interests. Doesn’t it make sense to join an organization dedicated to... more ...

Industry and IBEW News

Introducing : Thomas Spellman, JATC instructor (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/my-ibew-story-thomas-spellman/?ref=ew

Boston Local 103 JATC instructor Thomas Spellman shares his 35-year journey in the IBEW, from childhood dreams inspired by union electrician uncles, through a workplace injury at a non-union shop, telecommunications apprenticeship, work on Boston's Big Dig and at Logan Airport on 9/11, to becoming a full-time instructor training the next generation of electrical workers.

Juhasz: Administration's Vendetta Against Wind Is Gutting Jobs and Raising Prices

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-vendetta-wind-gutting-jobs-raising-prices-1235471067/

Baltimore IBEW Local 24 fights to save offshore wind projects after Trump administration cuts $700 million in funding and issues stop-work orders. The article examines how these policies threaten thousands of union jobs at Maryland's Sparrows Point Steel offshore wind hub, eliminate clean energy supply that would power hundreds of thousands of homes, and contribute to rising electricity costs nationwide.

NECA, Local Donate $15k to Food Bank

https://www.egcitizen.com/2025/12/30/558981/electrical-trades-give-15-000-to-food-bank

Electrical contractors and local union members donated $15,000 to support a community food bank, demonstrating the industry's commitment to community service and helping families in need during the holiday season.

Developer Eyes Townhouse Project on Sheltons Bridgeport Ave

https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/development-townhouses-shelton-ct-21147288.php

Shelton-based ALKA Inc. seeks to amend an approved Planned Development District at 493 Bridgeport Avenue to build five one-bedroom townhouses. The site, near Walmart and Crown Point Center, was originally approved in 2016 for a gas station and convenience store but failed to generate retail interest. Each townhouse would include a garage with two parking spaces.

$88M Construction Loan for Greenwich Multifamily

https://commercialobserver.com/2026/01/santander-bank-88m-construction-loan-connecticut-multifamily/

Santander Bank provided $88 million in construction financing for Benedict Court, a 120-unit multifamily property in Greenwich. The consortium led by Lonicera Partners, Nimbus Properties, and Benedict Capital will build the development at 7-23 Benedict Place with 72 market-rate and 48 affordable units, plus 170 underground parking spaces. Completion scheduled for August 2028.