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The only union shop around: Tube Art Group sign installers join IBEW 48

Sep 4, 2019

Workers at Tube Art Group ratified their first contract last month. It’s the first unionized sign installation company since the 1980s.

Challenger outpolls incumbent in IBEW Local 48 officer elections

Jul 11, 2019

Garth Bachman was elected business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 48, outpolling two-term incumbent Gary Young by 11 votes.

Union Spirit at the Portland Rose Festival

Jun 17, 2019

A contingent of 60 union women dressed as Rosie the Riveter was one of three union entries in this year’s Rose Festival parades.

Lee Duncan, 1954-2019

Jun 6, 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.

Former IBEW business manager Ed Barnes honored as “First Citizen” of Clark County, Washington

Apr 30, 2019

Barnes is the first union official to receive the Community Foundation’s exemplary citizenship award.

Honored for safety by Oregon’s governor

Apr 2, 2019

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.