Then, apprenticeship training was unheard of and safety consisted of trial and error and hoping for the best. The IBEW has lasted through two World Wars, The Great Depression, internal disputes, and hostile government leaders to become the oldest and largerst electrical union in the world today. The IBEW represents workers' rights in all areas of the electrical industry. To provide the highly skilled work force necessary to meet the customer needs and to insure job satisfaction for the electrical workers, the IBEW provides the very best apprenticeship training programs available. The IBEW has set the highest standards for the electrical industry.
IBEW locals have health and welfare plans with dependent coverage.
These plans are available after you fulfill the minimun eligibility requirements. Most IBEW Locals have one or more separate and distinct pension plans with eligibility running concurrently. There are two International pension plans that augment the Local's plan or plans. These plans are in addition to social security. While working away from home, as an IBEW electrician, wherever you work in the US, you are entitled to reciprocity of your earned benefits.