International President Lonnie Stephenson speaks from the podium on the last day of the 40th International Convention. One of his duties was to appoint IBEW delegates to a number of other labor conventions.

The IBEW International Convention appointed delegates to international federation conventions on the final day.

Delegates were proposed by International President Lonnie Stephenson and approved by acclamation of the delegates.

El Paso, Texas Local 583 Business Manager Leticia Marcum, and Portland, Ore., Local 125 Business Manager Travis Eri will be the delegates to the AFL-CIO convention.

The IBEW will send St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Local 1615 Business Manager Jabez Lane and Vancouver, British Columbia, Local 213 Business Manager Jim Lofty to the Canadian Labour Congress.

The delegation to the North America’s Building Trades Unions Convention will be Gary and Hammond, Ind., Local 697 Business Manager Joree Richards and Des Moines, Iowa, Local 347 Business Manager Patrick Wells.

Portsmouth, N.H., Local 2071’s Glenn Sell and Tullahoma, Tenn., Local 2113’s Clinton Ellison will be the delegates to the Metal Trades Department Convention.

The Maritime Trades Department Convention will be attended by Chickie McCombs, business manager of Groton, Conn., Local 261.

Finally, New York Local 363 Business Manager Sam Fratto will be the sole delegate to the Union Label and Services Department Convention.