Construction & maintenance

The IBEW Construction and Maintenance Department represents more than 400,000 highly-trained electricians throughout North America. 

Partnering with the National Electrical Contractors Association, the IBEW administers the Electrical Training Alliance, the largest training and apprenticeship program in the entire electrical industry. 

The department assists IBEW local unions in expanding market share, fostering partnerships, and upholding craft jurisdictional lines and is responsible for national agreements, Davis-Bacon determinations, agreement approval and veterans’ outreach.

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Construction & Maintenance Responsibilities

  • Approval of Letters of Assent
  • National Building and Construction Trades Department Agreements
  • General Presidents Project Maintenance Agreements
  • Construction and Maintenance Issues
  • Construction Apprenticeship Issues
  • Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
  • International Agreements (Construction, Maintenance, and Specialty)
  • Liaison with Construction and Maintenance Industry Organizations
  • Building and Construction Trades Department (AFL-CIO)
  • Construction Organizing Assistance
  • Construction Safety Issues
  • Liaison with Instrumentation Contractors
  • Craft Jurisdictional Disputes
  • National Electrical Code Matters
  • Federal Service Contracts (as assigned)
  • Voice, Data, Video and Communication Systems Issues
  • Sign and Motor Shop Issues

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