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No job in the construction industry is more challenging
than signing a contractor and bringing his or her work force
into the IBEW's ranks.
 Don't look for
blueprints, say those who succeed. Do a lot of listening.
Learn the specific needs and culture of both the employer and
the workers. Make a rough plan. Dig in. Develop the tactics
and tools to fit your situation.
While every campaign seems to have
its own distinct features, locals have much to learn from each
other's experience.
This IBEW Web site series, "Breaking
New Ground," is designed to spread our experiences so
that locals may learn from each other to win new campaigns,
building the union's power for the next generation of IBEW
electricians.
"Breaking" Stories
PART
3: IBEW Staff Energizes SF Airport "People Mover"
In 2003, it was the workers who operate
and maintain the AirTrain people mover system at San Francisco
International Airport who were, themselves, moved to join San Mateo,
California IBEW Local 617.
PART
2: Denver Local 68 Focuses on Residential Gains
With
new home construction busting loose in counties surrounding Denver,
Colorado, leaders of IBEW Local
68 knew that they needed to get
into the game.
PART
1: New York Organizing Strengthens Union, Contractors
When
five IBEW locals in New York came together in 1995 to establish
a coordinated organizing campaign targeting LaCorte EC&M,
an Albany-based electrical contractor, no one imagined it would
take seven years to achieve success.
Keep an eye out for more stories over the next several
months...
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