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IBEW Local 48

Building our communities

Union electricians help light up The Grotto Festival of Lights

Thirty IBEW Local 48 volunteers put in over a million LED lights.
Politics

Election night yields mixed scorecard for Oregon labor

Labor held the line in most races, but several losses stung.
Politics

A union electrician runs for the Oregon legislature

5 Questions for Oregon House Candidate Ray Lister.
Building our communities

Having a Blast

Union clay shoot raises funds for charities
People

Local labor movement personnel changes

Heather Conroy, Alma Raya, Stacy Chamberlain, Jaime Sorenson, Joe Esmonde
Union democracy

IBEW Local 48 reelects Gary Young

Young outpolled challenger Jakob Juntunen 711 to 665 in a July 12 runoff election.
Collective bargaining

At KGW-TV, unions take stand against ‘Uberization’ of news

Meanwhile, in Seattle, City Council takes the unions' side.
Collective bargaining

Verizon strike goes nationwide

The East Coast landline strike spreads, with solidarity pickets around the country.
Union Organizing

Portland-area ADT workers stay nonunion

Possibly spooked by an East Coast lockout, they vote 14-10 not to join IBEW 48
Jobs

New submarine-hunting drone is union built in Oregon

The drone sub is made by members of Iron Workers Shopmen’s Local 516 and IBEW Local 48.
Collective bargaining

KGW-TV on trial for labor violation

KGW wants an end to union jurisdiction, but won't show why it needs that
Culture

IBEW 48: More diverse than it used to be

A new online video by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) calls attention to diversity in Portland-headquartered Local 48. Local 48 was an...
Worker safety

Governor Brown appoints two labor nominees to workers’ comp committee

Kevin Billman of UFCW and IBEW Local 48 staff attorney Diana Winther are nominees for MLAC.
Building our communities

Giving Back: IBEW Local 48 members gather warm clothes and blankets for homeless

Union Gospel Mission gets a union assist.
Building our communities

Volunteers from IBEW Local 48 help light up The Grotto Festival of Lights

Continuing a 28-year tradition, IBEW Local 48 volunteers install 500,000 lights.
Politics

IBEW’s Gary Young appointed to Port Commission

Young takes the spot held by former ILWU Local 8 president Bruce Holte.
Culture

Old Glory rises at IBEW Local 48 union hall

The flag once flew over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Collective bargaining

At Siemens, solidarity got the goods

A group of NW medical imaging techs got a first union contract with big gains.
Oregon

A landmark session, but Oregon labor wanted more

A big Democratic majority led to high expectations, but Oregon lawmakers balked at minimum wage and other labor priorities
In Memoriam

Bruce Zimmerman 1944-2015

Zimmerman was president of IBEW Local 48 and assistant director at the NECA-IBEW Training Center
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