International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Want to join an elite membership of skilled craftsmen and women who are trained to be the best? Looking for a defined benefit pension? Excellent healthcare for you and your family? A generous annuity plan? If you answered “Yes”, then the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is right for you.

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More Than Excellent Wages

Our Apprentices Have An Opportunity To Build A Career In The Construction Trades

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Learn With The Best

The IBEW have multiple locals all over the state. They have a training center in Wheeling, and also in Clarksburg. Parkersburg. Local 246 in Steubenville, OH also is a member of the WVSBT and has a training center. The IBEW stands out among the American unions in the AFL-CIO because it is among the largest and has members in so many skilled occupations.

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Earn While You Learn

Certified WV Electricians and other construction positions are in high demand across the United States. As an apprentice with the IBEW you will develop industry skills while you earn top wages and enjoy excellent benefits, including: Competitive Wages, Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Health Insurance, Electrical & OSHA Certifications.

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Unlock Your Future

IBEW has a long history of productive labor-management partnerships, and the IBEW Code of Excellence has proven successful when the employer partners with our union. When working together, the IBEW and our employers have created a solutions-driven and proactive program that benefits our members, employers, and communities.

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Join A Brotherhood Of Skilled Craftsmen & Women

The IBEW represents approximately 820,000 active members and retirees who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. The IBEW has members in both the United States and Canada and stands out among the American unions in the AFL-CIO because it is among the largest and has members in so many skilled occupations.

As union members, we bargain collectively with our employers over wages, benefits, and rights.

Most of us have very limited bargaining power as one person, but as a group, we are strong. And, with a good negotiated contract, we have legal protections we would not have otherwise.

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Our History

The First Convention was called in St. Louis on November 21, 1891. Ten delegates attended, representing 286 members. The adopted name for the organization was the National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (NBEW). The delegates to that First Convention worked night and day for 7 days drafting the NBEW’s first constitution, laws, ritual, and emblem. The image of a fist grasping lightning bolts is still used as the IBEW logo.

What We Do

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) represents more than 800,000 members who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. The IBEW has union members in both the United States and Canada and stands out among the American unions in the AFL-CIO because it is among the largest and has members in so many skilled occupations.

Work Anywhere In West Virginia

Our jurisdiction covers all of the fifty-five (55) counties of West Virginia. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have multiple locals all over the Mountain State. We have training centers in Wheeling, Clarksburg, and Parkersburg. Local 246 in Steubenville, OH also is a member of the West Virginia Building Trades and has a training center.

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What Type Of Work Does An Electrician Do?

A skilled electrician specializes in electrical wiring of buildings, transmission lines, stationary machines, and related equipment. Electricians often install new electrical components and then can maintain and repair existing electrical equipment/infrastructure.

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Why Join An IBEW Apprenticeship?

Students in the electrical training ALLIANCE training programs earn while they learn by doing apprenticeships. Apprentices receive excellent wages, paid health benefits, pension, guaranteed wage advancement, and an employment atmosphere with safe working conditions.

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