The IBEW represents approximately 100,000 employees in the Telecommunications industry with over 400 collective
bargaining agreements.Our members work in all phases of the industry - local and long distance telephone companies, cable television, wireless and communications systems.
IBEW
members are employed by leading telecommunications companies, just a few of which are:
Verizon of California
ITT, Systems Division, DSN Barstow, CA
Verizon Select Services Inc. (VSSI), Long Beach, CA
AT&T, including AT&T Broadband Internet Services
GTE
Sprint
Jones Intercable
US West
ALLTELL
Frontier Communications
NYNEX
Lucent
Ameritech
Citizens Utilities
Time Warner Cable
Bell Atlantic
Southwestern Bell
Pacific Telesis
The IBEW
recognizes that major changes have impacted the telecommunications industry. Technological change, advanced skill requirements, rapid restructuring, and mergers have caused great turmoil for workers.
The IBEW
has negotiated skill enhancement programs that give state of the art training to our members. this gives them the high performance advantage in a globally competitive workplace.
