• The IBEW represents nearly 250,000 utility workers across North America in every aspect of the industry, including:
  • Electricity generation, transmission, and distribution
  • Natural gas and propane production, storage, transmission, and distribution
  • Water and sewage purification
    
    
• Did you know that the IBEW represents the majority of employees at:
  • Organized investor-owned utilities (70%)
  • Organized federal government electric utilities (100%)
  • Organized municipal utilities (76%)
  • Organized utilities in the United States and Canada (83%)
  • Organized rural electric cooperatives (96%)
    
    
• Make the right choice, join thousands of IBEW members working for utility companies like:
  • American Electric Power (AEP)
  • Exelon
  • Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
    
    
• Why Union? When workers come together as a group, they give themselves a voice in the workplace through a guaranteed contract.  Some of the benefits of having a collective bargaining agreement:
  • Higher wages – fair rates of pay, periodic pay increases, shift and grade differentials
  • Better working conditions – job security, safety and health protections, seniority, and fair treatment
  • Reasonable hours – defined work schedules and paid holidays and vacation
  • Solid benefits – health insurance, sick leave, and pension
  • A voice at work – formal steps to settle contract disputes through a set grievance procedure
    
    
• Call center workers
  • The IBEW represents thousands of customer service representatives and operator services employees throughout the industry.
  • Our members are currently working for companies like:
    • DirecTV call centers
    • AT&T call centers
      
      
• Clerical workers
  • The IBEW represents clerical workers employed throughout the utility industry in sectors such as:
    • City municipalities
    • Most utility companies
      
      
• Want to join the IBEW?  Interested in an apprenticeship?  Contact an organizer in your area for more information.

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