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Collective bargaining
IBEW Local 48 gets $13/hour increase over three years
Members of IBEW Local 48 ratified three agreements in the last month that cover nearly all of the union’s 6,000 members.
Workers Rights
IBEW Local 48 members now get pregnancy benefitsÂ
Pregnant members can get up to 26 weeks of benefits, starting 13 weeks before their due date, and ending 13 weeks after the birth.
Union Organizing
Business owners call the union: We want in
Hamer Electric determined there were undeniable advantages to signing up with IBEW Local 48.
Building our communities
LET THERE BE LIGHT!
IBEW Local 48 electricians keep with 31-year tradition by helping light up The Grotto light festival.
Jobs
To break into Portland’s residential market, electricians union offers incentives
Plus5PDX warranties union electrical work for an additional five years
Portland
To diversify, IBEW recruits
NECA-IBEW trains and dispatches black Portlanders who want a starting spot in the electrical trade.
