About Union
The IBEW Journeyman Lineman Receive
- Higher Hourly Wages
- Quality Family Healthcare!
- Better Retirement Benefits and Pensions!
- A Strong Voice in the Workplace!
- Job Security and Satisfaction!
- Recognition and respect you deserve as a UNION lineman!
Transform Your Career
Lineman Health Benefits
LINECO - is a multi-employer self-funded, self-administered welfare benefit plan set up to provide medical, dental, vision, and disability benefits as well as Life Insurance for outside members of the IBEW working under bargaining
The National Electrical Annuity Plan (NEAP) was established on December 11, 1973. Both plans provide retirement and related benefits to employees in the electrical industry. Eligible individuals can receive a pension or disability benefit, separate from Social Security or other pension benefits. National Electrical Benefit Fund You probably don't realize it but every day you go to work, you are working your way toward your retirement. On your first day of covered employment, you became a participant in the (NEBF). agreements between the IBEW and the NECA.
As a UNION outside construction lineman, not only will you be working in an important and exhilarating profession, you will also be able to enjoy a gratifying, life-long career with all the personal and financial benefits that come with being a member of the IBEW!
Q. What is a Union?
A. A Union is a group of workers who are united together to have a collective voice in obtaining workplace goals. “In unity there is strength.”
Q. Who runs a union? The company says “the union” is a bunch of outsiders,
a third party.
A. YOU run your union. YOU elect your officers. YOU decide what proposals your negotiating committee will bargain for. YOU vote to accept or reject your contract with the company. YOU, THE WORKERS, ARE THE UNION.
Q.How much are dues and will I have to pay an initiation fee?
A. Dues are based off your membership type. ‘BA’ Members pay $15.00 per capita, plus 1.25% of Gross Wages per month dependent upon the agreement you’re working under. ‘A’ Members pay $29.00 per capita plus 2% of gross wages dependent upon the agreement you’re working under.
Q.Will the union make us go on strike?
A. No one can force you to go out on strike. There can only be a strike if the majority of workers vote to do so. In the IBEW strikes are a last resort. Local 47 has not had a strike in over 50 years.
Q. What happens in a “Reduction in force”?
A. Typically at our Utility employers, as it stands today, as an “at will” employee, you have no protections in the event of a force reduction. Since it is likely that we will be negotiating a new contract for your bargaining unit, we will work to insure fairness, based on seniority rights and job qualifications for “bumping.” At a Contractor the Employer has the right to hire, terminate or reject as it sees fir under the terms of the Collective Bargaining agreement.
Q. Can I get fired for helping organize a union or attend union meetings?
A. It is illegal for you to be fired, disciplined or harassed for support the union or attending union meetings. The law protects you rights a workers to form a union.
Q. Will I lose the benefits I have now?
A. No. It is against the law for the company to take away any benefits or threaten to take away any benefits you have now in order to discourage you support for your union.
Q. What can we expect the company to do to try to get us to vote against our union?
A. The Employer tries to influence employees with scare-talk, anti-union speeches and letters. On the other hand, be prepared for the company to be on their best behavior until the campaign is over. Some companies even make improvements during a campaign, hoping employees will forget about their past problems. Remember the promises.
Q. Does the company have to negotiate if our union wins the election?
A. Yes. The law required the company to bargain “in good faith” with your negotiating committee.
Q. Why must I sign a petition?
A. Your signature on an IBEW Local 47 petition indicates your support and commitment to forming your union. The petition will be used to obtain recognition of your union by the NLRB. It is not a power of attorney and gives Local 47 no authority other than to represent you in collective bargaining.
Q. Will the company see the signed petition?
A. As a general rule, the company does not see the authorization petitions. However in very rare cases, employers have been able to see the petitions as a result of later litigation. To our knowledge Local 47 and the IBEW 9th district have never been involved in litigation that required petitions to become public. Always remember your rights to sign a petition and support your union are protected by federal law.
Q. What benefits can our union guarantee?
A. There is one guarantee. With the support, strength, and unity of the workers, working together, we will win the best collective bargaining agreement possible.
Information provided by National Labor Relations Board. (310) 235-7351.
For answers to other questions you might have call the IBEW International offices at (925) 432-6158.
| Local Number | City | State | Yearly Salary Based On 40hr Weeks |
Hourly Rate | Total Package | Cost Of Living As A % Of National Avg |
Adjusted Base Wage For Cost Of Living |
Defined Pension |
Contribution Pension |
401K / Annuity |
Per Diem | NEBF | Vacation Pay | H&W | Dues | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Of All Cities | $92,527.50 | $46.26 | $70.03 | - | $50.44 | $6.75 | $5.25 | $9.68 | - | $1.43 | $2.44 | $7.59 | - | - | ||
| 2 | St Louis | MO | $99,420.00 | $49.71 | $170.63 | 83% | $60.11 | $12.43 | $1.49 | $12.43 | $100.00 | $1.49 | - | $7.00 | 1.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 9 | Chicago | IL | $113,100.00 | $56.55 | $78.27 | 106% | $53.35 | $7.91 | - | $9.36 | - | $1.70 | - | $10.65 | 1.75% | 10/21/22 |
| 12 | Pueblo | CO | $107,220.00 | $53.61 | $64.56 | 85% | $63.07 | $7.79 | - | $2.34 | - | $1.61 | - | $7.00 | 4.50% | 3/26/23 |
| 17 | Southfield | MI | $96,100.00 | $48.05 | $68.70 | 100% | $48.05 | $1.44 | - | $12.01 | - | $1.44 | - | $7.20 | - | 10/21/22 |
| 44 | Butte | MT | $97,300.00 | $48.65 | $60.97 | 80% | $60.81 | $5.54 | $1.46 | $3.86 | - | $1.46 | - | $7.00 | 1.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 44 | Butte | MT | $97,300.00 | $48.65 | $57.11 | 80% | $60.74 | $5.54 | $1.46 | - | - | $1.46 | - | $7.00 | 1.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 47 | Diamond Bar | CA | $128,800.00 | $64.40 | $123.33 | 173% | $37.23 | - | $12.33 | - | $50.00 | $1.93 | - | $7.00 | 2.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 51 | Springfield | IL | $109,900.00 | $54.95 | $77.34 | 75% | $73.27 | - | - | $13.74 | - | $1.65 | - | $7.00 | 1.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 53 | Kansas City | MO | $100,620.00 | $50.31 | $71.40 | 88% | $57.17 | $1.51 | - | $12.58 | - | $1.51 | - | $7.00 | 3% | 10/21/22 |
| 55 | Des Moines | IA | $100,400.00 | $50.20 | $55.18 | 79% | $63.54 | $12.55 | $1.50 | - | - | $1.51 | - | $3.47 | 3.00% | 1/30/22 |
| 66 | Houston | TX | $87,480.00 | $43.74 | $63.74 | 97% | $45.09 | - | - | $12.19 | - | $1.31 | - | $6.50 | 1.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 70 | Forestville | MD | $77,760.00 | $38.88 | $130.74 | 114% | $34.11 | - | - | $8.94 | $75.00 | $1.17 | - | $6.75 | 2.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 71 | Columbus | OH | $89,460.00 | $44.73 | $56.81 | 86% | $52.01 | - | - | $10.74 | - | $1.34 | - | $7.00 + $0.60 HRA | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 77 | Spokane Valley | WA | $107,640.00 | $53.82 | $55.43 | 99% | $54.36 | - | $11.90 | - | - | $1.61 | - | - | - | 10/21/22 |
| 104 | Mansfield | MA | $100,400.00 | $50.20 | $78.71 | 71% | $70.70 | - | - | $16.25 | - | $1.51 | $1.00 | $9.75 | 3.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 104 | Boston | MA | $100,400.00 | $50.20 | $62.46 | 162% | $30.91 | $16.25 | - | - | - | $1.51 | $1.00 | $9.75 | 3.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 111 | Denver | CO | $107,220.00 | $53.61 | $64.63 | 129% | $41.56 | $8.04 | - | $2.41 | - | $1.61 | - | $7.00 | 1.90% | 3/26/23 |
| 125 | Portland | OR | $115,320.00 | $57.66 | $79.79 | 132% | $43.68 | - | - | $13.40 | - | $1.73 | - | $7.00 | 1.22% | 10/21/22 |
| 126 | Montgomery | PA | $115,860.00 | $57.93 | $72.17 | 76% | $76.22 | $14.18 | - | - | - | $1.74 | $1.50 | $11.00 | - | 10/21/22 |
| 141 | Wheeling | WV | $66,700.00 | $33.35 | $49.95 | 99% | $33.69 | $8.15 | - | - | - | $1.00 | $6.70 | $8.90 | 5.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 145 | Moline | IL | $94,500.00 | $47.25 | $67.48 | 78% | $60.58 | - | - | $11.81 | - | $1.42 | - | $7.00 | 2.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 160 | Baudette | MN | $101,720.00 | $50.86 | $139.39 | 75% | $67.81 | $12.72 | - | - | $80.00 | $1.53 | - | $7.00 | 2.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 164 | Jersey City | NJ | $116,260.00 | $58.13 | $89.52 | 147% | $39.54 | $8.72 | - | $8.72 | - | $1.74 | $4.65 | $16.28 | 3.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 175 | Chattanooga | TN | $71,440.00 | $35.72 | $43.79 | 87% | $41.06 | $5.72 | - | - | - | $1.07 | - | $7.00 | 2.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 193 | Springfield | IL | $113,200.00 | $56.60 | $79.45 | 75% | $75.47 | - | - | $14.15 | - | $1.70 | - | $7.00 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 194 | Shreveport | LA | $65,000.00 | $32.50 | $40.53 | 77% | $42.21 | $5.45 | - | - | - | $0.98 | - | $7.05 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 196 | Batavia | IL | $114,340.00 | $57.17 | $80.18 | 107% | $53.43 | $1.72 | - | $14.29 | - | $1.72 | - | $7.00 | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 220 | Fort Worth | TX | $70,000.00 | $35.00 | $48.65 | 100% | $35.00 | - | - | $5.60 | - | $1.05 | - | $7.00 | - | 10/21/22 |
| 222 | Orlando | FL | $77,680.00 | $38.84 | $40.01 | 104% | $37.31 | $7.67 | - | - | - | $1.17 | - | $7.00 + $1.05 HRA |
4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 238 | Asheville | NC | $64,320.00 | $32.16 | $40.12 | 106% | $30.34 | $3.54 | - | - | - | $0.96 | - | $7.00 | 5.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 245 | Toledo | OH | $89,460.00 | $44.73 | $63.81 | 73% | $61.53 | $1.30 | $0.60 | $10.74 | - | $1.34 | - | $7.00 | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 270 | Oak Ridge | TN | $58,120.00 | $29.06 | $37.78 | 83% | $35.01 | $8.08 | - | - | - | $0.87 | - | $7.85 | 5.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 278 | Corpus Christi | TX | $68,140.00 | $34.07 | $42.09 | 83% | $41.00 | $3.00 | $5.00 | - | - | $1.02 | None | $7.00 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 291 | Boise | ID | $102,040.00 | $51.02 | $62.36 | 117% | $43.79 | $5.35 | - | $2.81 | - | $1.53 | - | $7.00 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 295 | Little Rock | AR | $76,000.00 | $38.00 | $150.70 | 83% | $46.06 | $1.14 | - | $4.56 | $100.00 | $1.14 | - | $7.00 | 5.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 304 | Topeka | KS | $91,460.00 | $45.73 | $65.53 | 79% | $57.89 | - | - | $11.43 | - | $1.37 | - | $7.00 | 2.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 307 | Cumberland | MD | $73,000.00 | $36.50 | $49.50 | 78% | $46.79 | $4.40 | - | $4.00 | - | $1.10 | - | $7.90 | 6.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 309 | Collinsville | IL | $117,260.00 | $58.63 | $68.38 | 84% | $69.80 | $14.66 | - | - | - | $1.76 | - | $7.99 | 2.75% | 10/21/22 |
| 317 | Huntington | WV | $76,220.00 | $38.11 | $47.05 | 90% | $42.34 | $6.21 | - | - | - | $1.14 | - | $7.80 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 342 | Greensboro | NC | $66,100.00 | $33.05 | $41.04 | 81% | $40.65 | $3.64 | - | - | - | $0.99 | - | $7.00 | 6.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 351 | Folsom | NJ | $100,300.00 | $50.15 | $51.65 | 91% | $54.93 | - | - | - | - | $1.50 | - | - | - | 10/21/22 |
| 369 | Louisville | KY | $69,200.00 | $34.60 | $45.14 | 88.0% | $39.32 | - | $0.24 | - | - | $1.04 | $0.05 | $9.45 | $4.50 | 10/21/22 |
| 396 | Las Vegas | NV | $106,220.00 | $53.11 | $70.39 | 111% | $47.85 | - | - | $8.69 | - | $1.59 | - | $7.00 | - | 10/21/22 |
| 400 | Asbury Park | NJ | $104,240.00 | $52.12 | $82.09 | 118% | $44.21 | $9.64 | - | $10.16 | - | $1.56 | $2.08 | $16.16 | 5.70% | 10/21/22 |
| 426 | Sioux Falls | SD | $96,000.00 | $48.00 | $68.99 | 89% | $54.18 | - | - | $12.00 | - | $1.44 | - | $7.55 | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 443 | Montgomery | AL | $68,080.00 | $34.04 | $42.06 | 76% | $44.91 | $5.11 | - | - | - | $1.02 | - | $7.00 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 449 | Pocatello | ID | $105,100.00 | $52.55 | $63.94 | 85% | $62.12 | $5.40 | - | $2.81 | - | $1.58 | - | $7.00 | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 474 | Memphis | TN | $62,840.00 | $31.42 | $38.11 | 78% | $40.54 | $4.71 | - | - | - | $0.94 | - | $5.75 | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 483 | Tacoma | WA | $105,520.00 | $52.76 | $71.39 | 118% | $44.71 | $1.58 | - | $11.05 | - | $1.58 | - | $6.00 | 1.25% | 10/21/22 |
| 532 | Billings | MT | $97,300.00 | $48.65 | $60.97 | 95% | $51.21 | $5.54 | - | $3.86 | - | $1.46 | - | $7.00 | 2.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 583 | El Paso | TX | $77,120.00 | $38.56 | $46.72 | 82% | $47.02 | - | $7.10 | ? | - | $1.16 | - | $7.00 | - | 10/21/22 |
| 586 | Ottawa | ON | $95,820.00 | $47.91 | $53.17 | - | - | $10.38 | - | - | - | $1.44 | $0.12 | $3.70 | - | 10/21/22 |
| 611 | Albuquerque | NM | $92,180.00 | $46.09 | $54.47 | 91% | $50.76 | $11.06 | - | - | - | $1.38 | - | $7.00 | 3.00% | 4/13/23 |
| 649 | Alton | IL | $110,360.00 | $55.18 | $63.84 | 75% |
$73.38 |
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| 649 | Alton | IL | $110,360.00 | $55.18 | $63.84 | 75% | $73.38 | $13.80 | - | - | - | $1.66 | $3.31 DEDUCT | $7.00 | 2.25% | 10/21/22 |
| 659 | Medford | CA | $115,320.00 | $57.66 | $79.54 | 100% | $57.43 | - | - | $13.40 | - | $1.73 | - | $6.75 | 1.75% | 10/21/22 |
| 700 | Fort Smith | AR | $67,200.00 | $33.60 | $41.61 | 76% | $44.21 | $7.00 | - | - | - | $1.01 | None | $7.00 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 702 | West Frankfort | IL | $118,180.00 | $59.09 | $82.13 | 72% | $82.07 | $1.77 | $14.77 | $14.27 | - | $1.77 | $4.14 DEDUCT | $7.00 | 3.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 760 | Knoxville | TN | $65,380.00 | $32.69 | $39.67 | 86% | $38.23 | $5.23 | - | - | - | $0.98 | - | $6.00 | 3.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 768 | Kalispell | MT | $100,700.00 | $50.35 | $51.86 | 98% | $51.59 | - | - | - | - | $1.51 | - | - | - | 10/21/22 |
| 769 | Phoenix | AZ | $104,880.00 | $52.44 | $54.01 | 109% | $48.24 | $8.91 | - | - | - | $1.57 | - | - | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 852 | Corinth | MS | $60,200.00 | $30.10 | $37.00 | 74% | $40.90 | - | $4.50 | - | - | $0.90 | - | $6.00 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 876 | Mount Pleasant | MI | $88,320.00 | $44.16 | $66.62 | 87% | $50.76 | - | - | $11.04 | - | $4.42 | - | $7.00 | 1.50% | 2/22/23 |
| 934 | Blountville | TN | $69,360.00 | $34.68 | $42.72 | 82% | $42.29 | $5.55 | - | - | - | $1.04 | - | $7.00 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 955 | Baton Rouge | LA | $65,000.00 | $32.50 | $39.48 | 92% | $35.33 | $3.25 | - | - | - | $0.98 | - | $6.00 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 968 | Parkersburg | WV | $70,620.00 | $35.31 | $53.55 | 73% | $48.11 | $8.43 | - | - | - | $1.06 | $7.28 | $9.90 | 6.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1002 | Tulsa | OK | $83,640.00 | $41.82 | $60.53 | 82% | $51.00 | - | - | $10.46 | - | $1.25 | - | $7.00 | 2.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 1049 | Long Island | NY | $122,420.00 | $61.21 | $93.42 | 127% | $48.27 | - | - | $15.30 | - | $1.84 | $1.07 | $14.00 | 1.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1186 | Honolulu | HI | $105,100.00 | $52.55 | $73.44 | 177% | $29.77 | $6.25 | - | $6.31 | - | $1.58 | $6.10 | $6.90 | 5.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1245 | Vacaville | CA | $128,800.00 | $64.40 | $123.33 | 134% | $48.06 | $1.80 | $12.33 | - | $50.00 | $1.93 | - | $7.00 | 2.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1249 | Cicero | New York | $112,000.00 | $56.00 | $71.08 | 88% | $63.64 | $14.50 | - | $3.00 | - | $1.68 | - | $10.40 | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1250 | Rapid City | SD | $60,100.00 | $30.05 | $37.49 | 93% | $32.35 | $3.75 | - | - | - | $0.90 | $0.06 | $6.48 | 6.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1319 | Bloomsburg | PA | $121,900.00 | $60.95 | $184.28 | 79% | $77.15 | - | - | $14.50 | $100.00 | $1.83 | - | $7.00 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1393 | Indianapolis | IN | $94,260.00 | $47.13 | $167.32 | 84% | $56.44 | $1.41 | - | $11.78 | $100.00 | $1.41 | - | $7.00 | 1.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1525 | Omaha | NE | $86,780.00 | $43.39 | $111.45 | 90% | $48.32 | - | - | $9.76 | $50.00 | $1.30 | - | $7.00 | - | 10/21/22 |
| 1547 | Naknek | AK | $122,580.00 | $61.29 | $63.13 | 116% | $52.84 | $14.54 | $2.65 | - | - | $1.84 | - | ? | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1579 | Augusta | GA | $81,780.00 | $40.89 | $49.44 | 81% | $50.67 | $7.56 | - | - | - | $1.23 | None | $7.32 | 4.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 1925 | Martin | TN | $69,760.00 | $34.88 | $42.93 | 74% | $47.14 | $5.58 | - | - | - | $1.05 | - | $7.00 | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 2150 | Menomonee Falls | WI | $100,860.00 | $50.43 | $71.55 | 106% | $47.58 | - | $1.41 | $12.61 | - | $1.51 | $3.43 DEDUCT | $7.00 | 1.50% | 10/21/22 |
| 2166 | Fredericton | NB | $84,640.00 | $42.32 | $53.54 | - | - | $0.50 | - | - | - | $1.27 | $0.11 | $9.84 | 3.00% | 10/21/22 |
| 2286 | Port Arhur | TX | $87,480.00 | $43.74 | $159.48 | 73% | $59.92 | - | - | $7.43 | $100.00 | $1.31 | - | $7.00 | 2.00% | 10/21/22 |
| $13.80 | - | - | - | $1.66 | $3.31 DEDUCT | $7.00 | 2.25% | 10/21/22 |