Objectives of the IBEW
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1.To organize all workers in the entire electrical industry in the United States and Canada, including all those in public utilities and electrical manufacturing, into local unions.
2. To promote reasonable methods of work.
3. To cultivate feelings of friendship among those of our industry.
4. To settle all disputes between employers and employees by arbitration (if possible).
5. To assist each other in sickness or distress.
6. To secure employment.
7. To reduce the hours of daily labor.
8. To secure adequate pay for out work.
9. To seek a higher and higher standard of living.
10. To seek security for the individual.
11. And by legal and proper means to elevate the moral, intellectual and social conditions of our members, their families and dependents, in the interest of a higher standard of citizenship.
The IBEW
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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) represents members who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. The IBEW has members in both the United States and Canada and stands out among the American unions in the AFL-CIO because it is among the largest and has members in so many skilled occupations.
Code of Excellence
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The IBEW Code of Excellence is our construction membership demonstrating pride in IBEW membership and instilled craftsmanship by leaving a lasting impression of quality workmanship on every project we perform.
It is IBEW members, performing the highest quality and quantity of work, utilizing their skills and training, and exercising safe and productive work practices.
History of the IBEW
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At the Second Convention of the National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (as the IBEW was then known), first Grand President Henry Miller said, “No brands of skilled labor ever presented a more organized or demoralized condition than that of the Electrical Workers of America in the year of 1889.”