This movement is your movement. We are here to help you to Bring Back the Sister and Brotherhood. We all need change and only you can help us to bring it. Please feel free to share your questions, comments, and concerns so that we may address them. We have heard some of your voices and are actively looking into how we can properly deal with them. We would love to hear from all of you. This is your local, this is in your best interest to help fuel change. As Frederick Douglass said, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
We need to hear from ALL classifications including the EAA. You are all part of this local too.
Some of the key issues that we are hearing are about things like Apprentice rotation and an Apprentice/CW Council, making the vacation fund optional or at least add monthly access without penalties, and eliminating marijuana from the drug test. These are all doable things despite what you may have been told. They exist in other locals and they can exist here too. Collectively we have the power to change things that are in the best interest of the members. Put our members first. Unions were created on this very concept. So in fact was this country. The preamble to the Constitution of the United States begins, “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union…” Brothers and Sisters, there is strength in Solidarity and together we can move mountains. Let us channel that energy now and focus on restoring power back in the hands of the members where it belongs. Be a part of history. This movement is not going away. It’s long past time to Bring it Back!
Brother Ivan
“As a loyal union brother, I continue to promote and safeguard the ideals of our IBEW. I continue to serve and look out for the best interests of our members representing them in disputes and safety issues. I am dedicated, trustworthy and hard working. Always giving the extra effort caring for our membership. True believer in our Sister and Brotherhood.”
43 year IBEW member
Studied at National Labor College
Attended LA Trade Tech Labor Studies
Volunteered for Joint Labor Monitoring Program
Volunteered at Knights of Columbus.
Former Work Preservation Group Compliance Investigator
Foreman and General Foreman for many large projects, including, but not limited to:
- 1st Interstate World Center
- L.A. Twin Towers Jail
- LAX Tom Bradley Renovation Project
- Broad Museum.
General Foreman for many satellite Locals, such as:
- Sierra Point in San Francisco
- Inktomi Campus in San Mateo
- San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Diego
Traveled, familiarized, and worked for different Locals in the IBEW, such as, but not limited to:
- Texas
- Arkansas
- New Jersey
Appointed as D6 Organizer and Agent
Received IBEW 9th District “Above and Beyond Award” for Organizing.
Appointed Assistant Business Manager
Appointment Senior Assistant Business Manager
Appointed Director of Safety
Fought in contract negotiations for Residental and was successful in negotiated higher wages at all levels
Local 11 Contractor Liaison
Worked with CREED and contractors to secure more work for our members
Chairman of D-6 Welfare Committee
Founder of “Brothers Helping Brothers Volunteer League”
Founder of “I am my Brother’s & Sister’s Keeper” Safety Program
Founder of “Brothers and Sisters Of Charity” who visit the sick and dying
17 year Volunteer Detention Minister associated with LA Catholic Archdiocese and Office of Restorative Justice
4th Degree Knights of Columbus
Served as delegate to many IBEW International Organization conferences.
Brother Jaime
“Armed with a Business manager administrator and electrical engineering degree, I honed my skills in the field, graduating from LATTC’s electrical construction and maintenance program.”
26 year IBEW member
Studied at:
- University of Guadalajara
- LA Trade Tech
- University of Tennessee
- University of San Diego
Graduated with a degree in:
- Electrical Engineering
- Associate of Science in Electrical Construction and Maintenance
Served 4 years at the NJATC National Training Institute
Foreman and General Foreman on many projects
Knowledgeable in a wide variety of fields and instructed all apprenticship classes at the Electrical Training Institute, including, but not limited to:
- Conduit Bending
- Blue Prints
- Transformers
- Motor Control
- Code Calc
- Foremanship
Served as a Senior Instructor, supervising and leading instructors and scheduling apprentices classes
Served as CE&CW Business Representative
Served as trustee at the Electrical Training Institute, participating in the decisions that favor apprentices, CW’s, and Instructors
Fought in contract negotiations for Residental to raise their wages 173%
Directed the negotiation of the CW/CE to a one year increase of $2.25
Brother Larry
“It was July 23, 1973 a day that turns out to be one of the best and one of the most important days of my life. This was the day that I started my Apprenticeship with the IBEW Local #11.”
51 year IBEW member
Has completed many classes at the Electrical Training Institute, including, but not limited to:
- Instrumentation
- Welding
- OSHA and LAQSP
Has completed many courses for Local 11, such as, but not limited to:
- Leadership Training
- Henry Miller Salting course
- Instructor Training
Steward on numerous sites
Foreman and General Foreman for many large projects and contractors
Elected to the District 6 Executive Committee for over 18 years
Elected to the District 6 Welfare Committee for over 40 years as Member, Treasurer, and Chairman
Served on numerous District 6 and Local 11 Picnic Committees
Served for 18 years as Delegate to the:
- 9th District Organizing Conference
- Los Angeles Building Trades Council
- Los Angeles Federation of Labor
- Conference of Enforcement of Labor Laws in California
- California Conference of Apprenticeship
Served as Head Teller in the 1991 Local 11 General Election
Served as Election Judge for Local 11 General Elections in 1994 and 1997
Served as Judge and Teller on many of Local 11 Ratification Meetings
Served as Judge and Referee on many Apprenticeship Skills Competitions
Served as a member of the National Electrical Training Directors Association for over 20 years
Served as a Trustee on the IBEW / NECA Los Angeles Joint Apprenticeship Committee and Training Trust for over 20 years
Served as a member on the Los Angeles County Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
Served as a member on the Los Angeles City Housing Authority Joint Training Committee
Served as a member of the Security and Fire Protection Contract Negotiations Committee
Served as a member of the Sound and Communications Negotiation Committee
Served as Chairman to the Honeywell Negotiations Committee
Appointed as Chairman of the Local #11 Safety Committee
Appointed as Commissioner to the Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board
Elected as Delegate to the IBEW 34th, 36th, 37th, 38th, and 39th Construction Conventions
Elected as Local 11 Recording Secretary for 18 years
Served as Apprenticeship Coordinator, Business Rep, and Dispatcher for over 20 years
Sister Irene
“Pushing for transparency, respect from our administration/overseers, and real representation.”
20 year IBEW Local 11 member
Currently serving as an Executive Committee member for the Sound and Low Voltage electricians.
A delegate to IBEW organization conferences, such as “Tradeswomen Build Nations”
Volunteer for the “Habitat for Humanity”
Completed the Low Voltage Apprenticeship at the Electrical Training Institute
Has completed many courses for Local 11, such as, but not limited to Foremanship and Job Steward Training
Has Qualifications in Real Estate
Attended Citrus College and Mount San Antonio College for many courses, such as, but not limited to:
- Economics
- Political Science
- Public Speaking
- History
- Photography
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Mathematics
- Advertising
Brother Jim
“United we stand, divided we fall. Together we can bring back a culture of brotherhood and sisterhood that benefits the many, not just a few.”
35 year IBEW member
9 years full time instructor ETI
4 year degree at Cal Poly Pomona for
- Business Administration school of Finance
- Real Estate
- Law
Honorary Member of Delta Mu Delta Business Society for high scholastic achievement
Foreman and General Foreman for many large projects and contractors
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