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IBEW Local 48
Union Organizing
The only union shop around: Tube Art Group sign installers join IBEW 48
Workers at Tube Art Group ratified their first contract last month. It's the first unionized sign installation company since the 1980s.
Union democracy
Challenger outpolls incumbent in IBEW Local 48 officer elections
Garth Bachman was elected business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 48, outpolling two-term incumbent Gary Young by 11 votes.
Building our communities
Union Spirit at the Portland Rose Festival
A contingent of 60 union women dressed as Rosie the Riveter was one of three union entries in this year's Rose Festival parades.
In Memoriam
Lee Duncan, 1954-2019
A Navy veteran and former business IBEW Local 48 business rep, Duncan founded a motorcycle poker run that raised $465,000 for a children's hospital.
People
Former IBEW business manager Ed Barnes honored as “First Citizen” of Clark County, Washington
Barnes is the first union official to receive the Community Foundation's exemplary citizenship award.
Worker safety
Honored for safety by Oregon’s governor
IBEW safety expert Barry Moreland and union-signatory Snyder Roofing got some of the top honors at this year’s Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Conference.
Building our communities
Presents From Partners’ Toy Challenge: The results are in!
IBEW Local 48 led the pack among unions donating to the this year's toy drive.
People
IBEW’s Ed Barnes named First Citizen of Clark County, Washington
The award is presented annually to a Clark County resident who has modeled exemplary citizenship.
Building our communities
LET THERE BE LIGHT!
IBEW Local 48 electricians keep with 31-year tradition by helping light up The Grotto light festival.
Training the Next Generation
Portland hosts (and wins) IBEW Western States Electrical contest
IBEW Local 48 apprentice Ethan Rinier took first place in the 2018 Western States Electrical Contest for newly graduated journey-level electricians.
Jobs
Union-backed coalition pushes bold vision for Broadway corridor project
Redevelopment of the 32-acre downtown site will set the tone for what kind of city Portland will be.
Collective bargaining
Vigor shipyard workers vote to authorize strike
Tired of being disrespected, shipyard workers are demanding a family-friendly work week.
People
IBEW’S DONNA HAMMOND: A lifetime of beating back barriers of race and gender
A dose of sass — and a sense of when to pick her battles — helped overcome many obstacles in an overwhelmingly white male construction workplace.
Union democracy
Metal trades council elects new officers
Jason Joeckel of Laborers Local 737 is the new secretary-treasurer of the Metal Trades Council, which represents workers at the Portland Shipyards.
Jobs
Federal rules have delayed coal export project 5 years, IBEW Local 48 rep tells Congress
Millennium Bulk Terminals wants to turn a mothballed aluminum smelter into the West Coast’s largest coal export terminal.Â
Building our communities
Union electricians light up the Grotto festival of lights
For members of IBEW Local 48, setting up power for The Grotto’s Christmas Festival of Lights is a 30-year holiday tradition.
Building our communities
‘Unions for Kids’ poker tournament raises cash for Doernbecher, LCSA
The 6th annual Poker Tournament raised $10,000.
In Memoriam
Norman Malbin, 1949-2017
As longtime attorney at IBEW Local 48, he used his knowledge of the law to help union members and working people.
Culture
Labor’s future in the age of Trump
Working people must learn from history if they want to rebuild the labor movement and take the country back.
Buying Union
Need some electrical work done? Here’s $200 to help you get it done with a union professional
As part of a campaign to win back residential work, IBEW Local 48 is ready to contribute $200 toward your next home electrical project.
