IBEW Local 46 continues its proud tradition of quality craftsmanship, leadership in our community, excellent wages and benefits for members, and innovation in organizing the unrepresented.

Local 46 jurisdiction includes King, Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam Counties. Our main office is located in the Kent valley with a satellite office in Silverdale.

Local 46 is composed of over 6,200 members in a variety of craft units.

Our units include:

  • Broadcast
  • HVAC
  • Inside Wireman
  • Low Voltage
  • Maintenance Units
  • Marine
  • Motor
  • Neon Sign
  • Residential
  • Sound & Communications

We also represent all apprentices in the above units.

 

Local 46 Mission Statement

To organize all workers in the entire electrical industry in the United States and Canada, including all those in public utilities and electrical manufacturing, into Local Unions;

  • To promote reasonable methods of work;
  • To cultivate feelings of friendship among those of our industry;
  • To settle all disputes between employers and employees by arbitration (if possible);
  • To assist each other in sickness or distress;
  • To secure employment;
  • To reduce the hours of daily labor;
  • To secure adequate pay for our work;
  • To seek a higher standard of living;
  • To seek security for the individual;

And by legal and proper means to elevate the moral, intellectual and social conditions of our members, their families and dependents, in the interest of a higher standard of citizenship.

 

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All those who dared to dream

Take a walk through IBEW Local 46's history to learn how our Union has evolved and thrived since those Brothers, who formed our Union at the beginning of the Twentieth Century.

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BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
AREA WAGE REPORTS - ALL CONSTRUCTION UNITS

PARKING ZONE AREA MAPS

TOWN HALL ZOOM REGISTRATION LINK

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES

REST PERIOD MOU 1/26/2024

PSEW HEALTHCARE UPDATE FOR MEMBERS
FEBRUARY 2024
 

3/18/2024 Annual Budget Presentation Meeting moved to friday march 29th
3/11/2024 reminder of our Annual Budget Presentation Meeting!
3/12/24 TRAVEL CARD RESULTS
2/21/2024 ibew local 46 and fairway mortgage presents: homebuyer seminar
3/7/2024 annual budget presentation meeting REMINDER
Letter to U.S BMs re Biden-Harris Endorsement
Adrian Corona memorial service
LOCAL 46 Women's Committee TIE-DIE EVENT
02/26/2024 IBEW Local 46: Rally for our rights next wednesday February 28th
2/20/2024 IBEW LOCAL 46 ELECTRICIANS IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
2/14/2024 Local 46 easter egg hunt event
2/12/2024 Port of Seattle electricians are bannering for equitable pay
2/5/2024 2024 swag contest info!
2/5/2024 new committee message to members from sean bagsby
1/19/2024 Monthly Town Hall reminder! (Jan. 22)
1/18/2024 2024 limited hawaiian T-SHIRTS 2.0 flyer!
1/16/2024 retiree pendant keychain flyer!
1/10/2024 snow closure protocol for gpsew classes!
1/2/2024 BIM CLASSES AT LOCAL 46 FLYER
12/28/2023 electric vehicle evitp INFRASTRUCTURE training program
1/27/2023 HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM LOCAL 46!
11/2/2023 valley electric phone policy update
10/13/2023 (gpsew) foreman by-name call & valid first aid card notice!
updated referral rules- effective 10-6-2023
8/2/2023 open position in the bylaws committee
6/21/2023 IBEW 46 FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE NOTICE
5/1/23 IBEW Local 46: A discussion on prefabrication.
4/25/2023 member traveler opportunity wages
2/22/23 - idaho trial board results

UNIT REPORTS

BROADCAST REPORTS

HVAC REPORTS

MARINE UNIT REPORTS

REMINDER NOTICE:
THE MARINE UNIT MEETING WILL BE MOVING BACK TO
THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH @ 5 PM IN THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ROOM

OTHER REPORTS

2/7/2024 LIMITED ENERGY FEBRUARY 2024 REPORT

12/11/2023 LOCAL 46 JOB SITE VISITS NOVEMBER 2023

11/29/2023 BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS

RESIDENTIAL REPORTS

3/14/24 RESIDENTIAL NEGOTIATIONS SURVEY NOTICE!
3/14/2024 Survey coming up tomorrow! (3/15)
residential unit meeting start time- update 3/4/24
2/29/2024 residential solidarity night flyer
5/4/2023 RESIDENTIAL HEALTHCARE UPDATE

SOUND & COM / LIMITED ENERGY REPORTS

3/18/2024 IMPORTANT CONTRACT UPDATES
3/5/2024 march 2024 report
3/4/2024 New T-shirts for the Limited Energy members!
-"ATTENTION LIMITED ENERGY:
IMPORTANT CONTRACT UPDATES AT THE UNIT MEETING, WEDNESDAY 3/6/24 AT 5:30 PM, NEW SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING!"​
2/19/2024 survey & meeting reminder
1/29/2024 negotiations reminder

1/3/2024  JANUARY 2024 LIMITED ENERGY REPORT

STOCKMAN REPORTS

3/15/2024 stockman t-shirt contest!
12/5/2023 stockman wage and meeting message for december 2023

WIRE UNIT REPORTS

2/27/2024 Second survey coming up on feb 28th message
2/9/2024 inside wire unit message from sean bagsby 
8/3/2023 INSIDE wire unit wage report (2023-2024)

DISPATCH REPORTS & NOTICES

3/15/2024 Job site visits jan 2024
IBEW Local 46: Work opportunities update February 2024
updated referral rules- effective 10-6-2023
9/29/2023 DISPATCH REFERRAL RULES, JULY 2023
9/8/2023 AGREEMENT UPDATE
november 2023 dispatch report
OCTOBER 2023 DISPATCH REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2023 DISPATCH REPORT
AUGUST 2023 DISPATCH REPORT
Work opportunities update (05-30-23)
TRAVELING INFORMATION 
DISPATCH NOTICE REGARDING RE-SIGN
10/19/2022: CWA/PLA Priority hire referral rules update from bryan Johnson
9/26/2022 IBEW LOCAL 46: HOW PRIORITY HIRE WORKS (PT 1)
6/1/2022_SB_BREAKTIME RULES NOTIFICATION
Seattle Times op-ed: This discussion has been ongoing for a long time and is a critical component to ensure that IBEW will be able to secure Electric Vehicle Charging work!!! Make sure to take that EVITP course!!! Please see the link below! - Keith Weir 
Environmental justice in WA starts with cleaner cars and trucks | The Seattle Times
anew apprentice resource center link
urban league construction trades program link

long term care & FAQ

OUR DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH!

Electrical Workers Minority Caucus (EWMC) – Frederick Simmons Seattle Chapter Monthly meeting:
First Thursday of each month at Kent Hall at 5PM.
For more info, please contact Chapter President ANTONIO BUTLER "TONY": ANTONIO@IBEW46.COM or 253-395-6508. 
For meeting and activity info, please CONTACT CHAPTER RECORDING SECRETARY CHRISTIAN EAFLEHEAD AT christianeaglehead2019@gmail.com 

 

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