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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 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.
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.

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