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Benefits of Inside Wireman Membership at IBEW Local 639
When you join IBEW Local 639 you expect to receive the best pay and benefits in the industry. And you do!
Health and Welfare Benefit Plans
All of our members have a superb series of medical plans for themselves and their family, actively working or retired.
Active Trust Plan
This benefit plan is a comprehensive health insurance for working members and their family for group medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits. Contributions to the plan are completely employer funded. Health and welfare plan funds go directly into an individual account in the members’ name. Reserves are kept in the members’ individual account for continued coverage if they are not working.
There are two health plans available to choose from. These plans have benefits for Family Medical, Prescription Drugs, Vision, Dental and Employee Assistance.
Retirees health plans are partially paid for buy the union as well for both pre and post medicare members and their spouses.
Retirement Benefits Plans
Our members have a comfortable retirement plan in the making. They have four types of pensions, not four to choose from, but four separate pensions.
Local 639 Pension
The Local 639 Pension is a defined benefit plan in which contributions are made by employers. The plan provides two types of benefits: retirement benefits and disability benefits. The plan has options for normal retirement at age 65, or reduced early retirement as early as 55 years of age in which a member may elected from several different methods of receiving benefits.
Local 639 Profit Sharing/401k
The Local Profit Sharing/401k plan has contributions made by the employer and the option for the member to contribute more from his gross pay. The members contributions are tax deferred until retirement. All contributions are held in an interest bearing investment account that can be withdrawn at retirement in any manner (from all at once to just a little each month).
National Electrical Benefit Fund
The NEBF is another defined benefit plan in which contributions are made by employers at 3% of our members’ gross labor payroll each month. The plan provides three types of benefits: retirement benefits, disability benefits and pre-retirement spouse benefits.
IBEW Pension Benefit Fund
The IBEW Pension is sponsored by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as established in the IBEW Constitution. Contributions are made by Active “A” members at $13 a month into the Pension Benefit Fund. The plan provides three types of benefits: retirement benefits, disability benefits and death benefits. The plan has options for normal retirement at age 65, and optional early retirement at age 62. The death benefit to help defray funeral costs is $3,000 to $12,500 depending on the members’ active or retired status.
Even More Benefits
Our members have a wide variety of other benefits available to them.
Electronic Reciprocity Transfer System
One of the benefits of being in the IBEW is the ability to travel the country and work out of any IBEW local where your credentials as an IBEW electrician will automatically qualify you to go to work and where you will be welcomed as a brother or sister. While working away from home, IBEW electricians wherever they work in the U.S. are entitled to reciprocity of their earned benefits. This means their benefits will be transferred to their home local upon request, maintaining their insurance coverage and the continued accrual of pension credits.
Safety and Training
Our organization and membership believe it is of paramount importance that we understand the need for developing safe working practices. We make every effort for proper and safe installations of all electrical work, thus safeguarding life and property.
Training
IBEW Local 639 has a top-rated apprenticeship training program and state-of-the-art facility that’s funded through the industry, not by the government or tax dollars. The NECA-IBEW Training Center provides excellent training in a nationally recognized five-year program. The Training Center guarantees our members skills are always up to date – and in demand with Continued Education classes for Journeyman Upgrade.
Safer Workplaces
Our members have excellent safety programs which provide for the safety of every electrician on the job. Registered and certified apprentices working along with certified journeyman at the proper ratio helps to guarantee a safe workplace. Our members work for fair employers who comply with licensing and apprenticeship laws.
A Contract
A Contract emphasizes equality and fair treatment. One set of rules that apply to everyone eliminating favoritism and discrimination and guaranteeing that no one can be unfairly or arbitrarily disciplined or dismissed.
Wages
Our members have adequately established and maintained wages for their labor. Strength in numbers equates to bargaining power to improve wages. These excellent working wages help to achieve a higher standard of living for all in the electrical construction industry. Wages are negotiated for the members by the Local and the workers negotiating committee.
Hours
Working hours for all members are determined by contract at 8 hours per day, 40 hour weeks. Work outside of these hours are always paid at regular wages times one and one-half or double time for Sunday and holidays.
Working Conditions
Each member provides just the basic hand tools of the trade and our employers provide the power tools, ladders, trucks and all other tools and equipment necessary for the job. There are many other working conditions guaranteed in our contract that have been developed over years of negotiations with our employers. Strength in numbers equates to bargaining power to improve working conditions.
Representation
Representation brings with it clearly defined contract rights including wages and benefits which allow our members to live in dignity and health through a rewarding career and to look forward to a prosperous retirement. We believe in cultivating feelings of friendship among those in our industry. Our members have representation through a grievance process if problems arise at work. Practices of conciliation and arbitration are utilized in the settlement of any differences with employers.
Employment Opportunities
In the IBEW, you have the opportunity to work as part of the best team of electricians in the industry, and work on the most exciting and challenging projects in the region. Our members have access to working for dozens of union contractors in our jurisdiction and have a choice of what projects they wish to work on. Our employers have honest layoffs when the work picture for that company fluctuates up and down. Out-of-work members are referred to future employment through the Local 639 referral system. This means no more answering ads or pounding the pavement when the inevitable construction layoff in an economically driven industry occurs. The referral office does the work for us and the California State Unemployment Division recognizes this process as an employment search.
Union Process
We value our membership in a democratic organization run by workers for workers where we a each receive respect from our employer and peers.
Teamwork
IBEW Local 639 believes in labor-management cooperation (LMC) that builds a positive relationship with employers. Individual grievances and mandatory subjects of bargaining are not discussed at LMC’s. The purpose of the LMC is to improve service to the public, employee satisfaction, productivity, and efficiency by promoting trust, fairness, open communication and collaboration by consensus between Labor and Management. LMC also promotes more member involvement.
Community
We are a community of electricians and our families that care and help provide for our community, future and children. Our members regularly take part in local political activities, fund raisers and volunteer work. And together we attend social events such as an annual picnic, a golf tournament, and a holiday party.
A Voice
As a member of the IBEW we have a voice in our industry and a voice in our future. Through monthly union meetings members we can voice our concerns, air our problems, vote on contracts and decide who will be the future leaders of our Local Union. The Local Union not only represents its members but it is controlled by its members.
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