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VOL. 20 | NO. 9 | September 2026

New Airport PLA Is Another Big Win for San Diego Trades Members

‘A Titan of the Labor Movement’: Remembering Sister Robbie Sparks

San Diego Local 569: A Century of Progress

Local 465 Draws on Rich History to Help Build San Diego’s Future

From the Officers

IBEW Story

Dennis Steier, inside wireman (retired), Louisville, Ky., Local 369

“I’ve always enjoyed reading the ‘My IBEW Story’ feature, and it inspired me to share...

North of 49

Grounded in History

125 Years of Brotherhood in San Diego

It was the winter of 1900 when Brother Harry D. Parsons arrived in San Diego...

who we are

‘We Are Many, but We Are One. We are 47!’

From the desert to the mountains to the Pacific Ocean, the 15,500 members of Diamond...

Local Lines

Competitors at the Local 17 LCTT Jamboree.
Local 41 worked on Highmark Stadium, the Buffalo Bills’ new state-of-the-art facility in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Congratulations to Local 43’s class of 2026!
Local 71 officers and staff break ground on its new meeting hall and training facility.
Local 99 hosts a cars and coffee event at its union hall.
Local 125 salutes Gene Daily, longtime leader of the Benefit Golf Classic, for fundraising efforts over the last 29 years.
Local 191’s VEEP cohort (from left): Ryan Contreras, Jacob Rothanzl, Aron Wesley, Haig Tilton, Joshwua Boortz, Elena Reyes, NWEJATC Instructor Krystal McCann, Kalani Louie, Scott Barclay, Eric Saldate and Tyler Luvera. (Not pictured: Simon Geibel.)
From left, Business Manager Steve Barry, Rich Burbank and Organizer Jeff Plaisted look forward to a long and successful relationship between Local 223 and Burbank Electric.
Local 257 congratulates its newest journeymen, the class of 2026!
Local 269 Brothers Rudolf D. Brown (left) and David B. Sipler (right) celebrate their respective 55- and 70-year pins.
Local 351 representatives at the NSUJL Lineman Rodeo (from left): Sean Higgins (brother of Michael Higgins), Louis Jiacopello III, Jonathan Lindquist Sr., A.B.M. Roy Foster, B.M. Dan Cosner, Training Director George Stroup, Joshua Salmons, Anthony Bojarski, Conner Meehan, Shane Stack, Richard King and Francisco Ambert. (Not pictured: Jonathan Lindquist Jr.)
Local 479 congratulates its largest class of graduates to date.
Students at Local 481’s apprentice rights and responsibilities educational session.
Local 483 coordinated pickup of supplies for the 16th annual peanut butter drive.
The newly finished largest main video display in college football at the University of Illinois’ Gies Memorial Stadium, built by Local 601 and union labor.
Election committee members at Local 611 in Albuquerque.
Local 1205 President James Ingle smiling with the cooking committee before a meeting.
Local 1701 electricians working on a major infrastructure upgrade at the Cargill barge unloading facility in Owensboro, Ky.

Find out what’s happening at the IBEW’s more than 800 local unions…

Retirees

Local 3 North Jersey retirees hang rain or shine at their annual picnic.
Local 3 Queens retirees visit the Electrical Industry Training Center.
Local 35 retirees enjoying the views at a Yard Goats baseball game.
Local 134 honorees in attendance at the June 10th Luncheon, flanked by Retirees’ Club Vice President Keith Berls (far left), Business Manager/Financial Secretary Donald Finn and Retirees’ Club President Hale Landes (far right).
Local 530 retirees volunteering at the Inn of the Good Shepherd In Sarnia, Ontario.

Keep up to date on what’s happening with IBEW retirees across North America…

In Memoriam

Members for whom PBF death claims were approved in July 2026.

Letters to the Editor

Remembering the Union Sacrifices of 9/11

Reports & Notices

2026 LMRDA and CSRA Notice

Fee Payers Plan for 2027

NEAP Notice

NEAP Summary Annual Report

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