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Our Jobs

IBEW Local 48 offers a $1,000 bounty for new members

There’s so much work right now for members of IBEW Local 48 that the union is offering a bounty for qualified electricians who sign on.
Building our communities

COVID changes union holiday plans

The pandemic is impacting union holiday traditions. The Grotto and Elsinore events are cancelled, but ironworkers will hold a drive-up event.
Green Jobs

Green jobs, but not for you

Oregon construction unions say state-subsidized clean energy work is going to nonunion out-of-state firms and out-of-state crews.
Washington

A union guide to Washington’s Aug. 4 primary election

Ballots will be mailed July 17 and must be return postmarked by Aug. 4. The top two vote getters, regardless of party preference, go on to the November general election.
Our Jobs

Roadblock in the Broadway Corridor?

A deal on a community benefits agreement is held up over equity for construction workers.
Workers Rights

IBEW Local 48 members now get pregnancy benefits 

Pregnant members can get up to 26 weeks of benefits, starting 13 weeks before their due date, and ending 13 weeks after the birth.
Collective bargaining

Machinists and electricians get raises of up to $10,000 at Nabisco

Bargaining dragged on and on. Then workers got ready to strike.
Retirement

Oregon Democrats meet with public workers whose retirement contributions they voted to cut

Republicans wanted deeper cuts, Oregon’s House Speaker Tina Kotek and fellow Portland House Democrat Rob Nosse told public sector union members.
Building our communities

Who won the Presents From Partners’ Toy Challenge? The results are in

Five unions competed for bragging rights in the annual Presents from Partners Toy Challenge.
In Memoriam

Michael H. Carnahan, 1953-2019

He was an active member of IBEW Local 48 and treasurer of the IBEW and United Workers Federal Credit Union.
Union Organizing

Business owners call the union: We want in

Hamer Electric determined there were undeniable advantages to signing up with 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.
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