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INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
LOCAL UNION 1547
ALASKA
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was founded in St. Louis, Missouri on November 28, 1891. IBEW Local 1547 was chartered in Alaska on October 1, 1946, assuming the jurisdiction of IBEW work in Alaska from Local 46 in Seattle, and continues to advocate for safety and protection of the rights of electrical and communications workers, as well as local government employees, health care industry employees, and many more non-construction occupations.
Local 1547 represents workers in many diverse construction classifications including power linemen, inside wiremen, power plant workers and technicians, mechanics, warehouse workers, line clearance tree trimmers and heavy equipment operators. Classifications in communications include telephone linemen, installation and repair workers, telephone operators, central office technicians, cable maintenance workers, and fiber optic specialists, just to name a few. We also take pride in knowing that our efforts in strengthening safety and worker rights benefit many other workers in our state, not just those we represent.
Traditionally, people think of IBEW members as people who work with electricity—but over the years, other classifications have joined the ranks of Local 1547. Some of the many classifications we represent are: cooks, certified nursing assistants, clerks, accounting specialists, engineers, city and municipal employees, property management workers, maintenance custodians, gardeners, librarians, plant services workers, programmers, radar operators, cashiers and x-ray technicians.
IBEW 1547 administers close to 70 collective bargaining agreements with various employers across the state of Alaska. We also partner with the nearly 200 contractors represented by the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Alaska Chapter, that are signatory to IBEW. We maintain a statewide staff of approximately 40 employees with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan and Fairbanks.
Many Local 1547 members participate in our pension and insurance benefits through the Alaska Electrical Trust Funds, one of the most viable trust funds in the United States today. In addition, Local 1547’s partnership with NECA provides the financial support for the Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship Training Trust with school facilities in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Together we are training Alaska’s workers without taxpayer money!
With close to 5000 members, IBEW Local 1547 is, we believe, one of the strongest unions in the state of Alaska.
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| Anchorage Unit 101 |
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IBEW Local 1547
3333 Denali St., Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone (907) 272-6571
Dispatch (907) 276-1547
Unit 101 Committee Members
For a list of the Unit 101 Committee Members
Area Covered
Unit 101 covers the area of the state below the 63rd Parallel and west of Yakutat with the zip codes 99500 through 99699. This area includes, but is not limited to:
- Municipality of Anchorage
- Cordova
- Kenai Peninsula
- Mat-Su Valley
- Kodiak
Events
Click the links below to view Unit 101 Local Events. As always, everyone is welcome to attend.
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| Fairbanks Unit 102 |
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IBEW Local 1547
2000 Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone (907) 456-4248
Jobline (907) 452-1547 after 5:00 pm.
Fax (907) 456-4292
Unit 102 Committee Members
For a list of the Unit 102 Committee members
Area Covered
Unit 102 covers everything north of the 63rd Parallel, or roughly the northern half of the State--from Cantwell on the Parks Highway, Delta Junction on the Alcan Highway, Paxson on the Glenn Highway, Prudoe Bay on the Dalton Highway--and all the cities and villages in-between. Nome and Kotebue on the Bering Sea, Barrow on the Arctic Ocean, and all the villages along the Yukon River, all fall within the Fairbanks jurisdiction.
Events
Click the links below to view Unit 102 local events. As always, everyone is welcome to attend.
- General Meeting 2nd Tuesday of each month
- Unit Committee Meeting 3rd Tuesday of each month
- The Yukon Quest in February
- The Annual World Champion Ice Carving - March
- The Yukon 800 - World's Longest River Boat Race
- Summer Solstice Celebration
- Annual Picnic is the 4th Sunday in June held at Kornfeind Training Center from 1:00 to 5:00
- Golden Days - Third week of July
- Labor Day Parade on Labor Day
- Equinox Marathon September 21, 2010
- New Year's Eve Fireworks Show at the University
- Annual Children's Christmas Party (Details to follow)
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| Juneau Unit 103 |
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IBEW Local 1547
813 W. 12th Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone (907) 586-3050
Fax (907) 586-4292
Unit 103 Committee Members
For a list of the Unit 103 Committee members
Area Covered
Unit 103 covers the area of the state with the zip codes 99800-99899 (excluding 99833). This area basically covers Norther Southeast Alaska, including the cities of Juneau, Haines, Skagway, and Sitka.
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| Ketchikan Unit 104 |
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IBEW Local 1547
317 Stedman
Ketchikan AK 99901
Phone (907) 225-1547
Fax (907) 225-3924
Unit 104 Committee Members
For a list of the Unit 104 Committee members
Area Covered
Unit 104 covers the area of the state east of the one hundred forty-first (141st) degree west longitude and south of the fifty-seventh (57th) parallel, including all of Kupreanof Island and excluding all of Baranof island.
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| IBEW History |
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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 28th 1891. Prior to IBEW’s existence, one out of every two linemen was killed on the job due to poor working conditions, long work hours and a lack of safety training. The story was the same everywhere. The work was hard; the hours long; the pay small. It was common for a lineman to risk his life on the high lines 12 hours a day in any kind of weather, seven days a week, for the meager sum of 15 to 20 cents an hour.
There has been a lot of anti-union legislation throughout the years. In 1918, the open-shop movement in the United States, the infamous misnamed American Plan--was adopted; and every piece of antiunion propaganda and trick in the book were pulled against the IBEW and its fellow union members in the AFL. Anti-union employers attempted to destroy the labor movement through legal and not-so-legal means.
Between the IBEW Conventions held in 1946 and 1948, the Taft-Hartley Act was passed, creating vexing problems for the labor movement and severely hampering efforts to organize new members. With just a few successes over the years, the antiunion forces continue today. During the Bush Administration from 2001 to 2009, the National Labor Relations Board made decision after decision which continue to hinder the progress of all unions in the United States.
Despite the obstacles, IBEW remains one of the largest, most powerful unions in the United States and Canada. Many other classifications have been added over the years. In addition to construction power linemen, IBEW also represents utility workers, inside electrical workers, communications workers, railroad electrical workers, electrical manufacturing workers, government workers and several non-traditional groups such as hospital workers and city employees.
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| Local History |
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IBEW 1547 was chartered in Alaska on October 1, 1946, and continues to advocate safety and protect the rights of electrical and communications workers, as well as many other diversified occupations. IBEW 1547’s efforts to provide skilled craftspeople and safety standards in the workplace effectively raises the bar for craftsmanship, safety, benefits and income for all workers in Alaska—union and non-union alike.
As a partner with the National Electrical Contractors Association, Alaska Chapter, IBEW and NECA operate the Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust which invests $2 million annually in training. At the Tom Cashen Electrical Training Facility in Anchorage and the Kornfeind Training Center in Fairbanks, apprentices receive training in the following classifications: outside lineman, inside wireman, communications/telephone worker, and powerhouse operator. Graduates are required to complete 8,000 hours of on-the-job training as well as a minimum of 280 hours of related classroom instruction each year. In addition to apprenticeship, journeyman level instruction is available throughout the year.
Today, IBEW 1547 is one of the most successful labor organizations in the state of Alaska. Serving approximately 5,500 active members, IBEW 1547 has branched out and now represents local government employees, health care industry employees, property management workers, programmers, clerical, and radar operators. With offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Ketchikan, IBEW 1547 has a staff of approximately 40 employees representing over 60 collective bargaining agreements.
By providing decent, working wages and benefits to their members, IBEW 1547 helps the economy grow and protects the middle class working families of Alaska. In addition to securing adequate compensation for work performed, IBEW 1547 seeks to assist each other in sickness and distress, to secure employment, to reduce the hours of daily labor, to create security for the individual, and to seek a higher and higher standard of living. Members enjoy longer paid vacations and more holidays, allowing them quality time to spend with their loved ones. They also enjoy health and retirement benefits that allow them to retire with dignity and not be a burden on society.
IBEW 1547’s success is also evident through the establishment of the Alaska Electrical Trust Funds which administers health and pension benefits to IBEW’s 5,500 active members and nearly 3,000 retirees. The Alaska Electrical Trust Funds began in 1968 and is unique because it is self-administered and supports local hire. It is envied by organizations nationwide because of the size of the fund compared to the number of people who participate. This equates to IBEW 1547’s nearly 3,000 retirees receiving $6.2 million dollars per month. More than half this amount stays in Alaska, benefiting the Alaskan economy.
As an active member of many communities in the state of Alaska, IBEW 1547 contributes to large non-profits such as Camp Fire USA Alaska Council and the American Cancer Society. On a hometown level, IBEW 1547 sponsors and participates in events such as the Kodiak Soap Box Derby, the Cordova Ice Worm Festival, Wild Salmon on Parade and the Anchorage Ice Fishing Jamboree. All events bring together communities to participate in fun, worthwhile activities. From coaching children’s sports, to boards of directors, IBEW 1547 members have volunteered literally thousands of hours to various groups, organizations and communities throughout Alaska.
IBEW has established a statewide presence and has become synonymous with the true definition of a skilled workforce, with accomplished workers throughout the entire state of Alaska. IBEW 1547 is actively working to elevate the moral, intellectual and social conditions for the working families of Alaska and America.
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| Our Mission |
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Declaration of the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
Our cause is the cause of human justice, human rights, human security.
We refuse, and will always refuse, to condone or tolerate dictatorship or oppression of any kind.
We will find and expel from our midst any who might attempt to destroy, by subversion, all that we stand for.
This Brotherhood will continue to oppose communism, Nazism or any other subversive “ism.”
We will support our God, our Nations, our Union.
Objects of the Local Union
Bylaws Article 1. Sec. 2. -- "The objects of this Local Union shall be to promote by all proper means the material and intellectual welfare of its members."
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Page Last Updated: Oct 22, 2010 (10:25:00)
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