IBEW logoThe International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) was formed in 1890. It is the oldest and largest, electrical union in the world. It has approximately 750,000 members, with more than 1,100 local unions established in the United States and Canada.

According to past IBEW International President J.J. Barry, "We in the IBEW want a world where a man can go to a safe workplace, earn a fair wage and use his skills to do a good day's work. We want a world where a woman can develop her talents to the fullest and have a wealth of opportunity before her ... where workers can retire with dignity, with the security of knowing their healthcare is affordable and available ... where children are treated like the precious treasure they are–nurtured, educated and loved so they can carry the torch into the future, ... and where workers can organize and bargain collectively to achieve all these things in fairness and in justice."

NECA logoThe National Electrical Contractor’s Association

The National Electrical Contractors Association, founded in 1901, is the leading representative of a segment of the construction market comprised of over 70,000 electrical contracting firms. The industry employs over 650,000 electrical workers and produces an annual volume of over $65 billion. NECA includes 118 U.S. chapters in addition to others in countries around the world. The association sponsors the NECA Show, renowned as the industry’s premiere event, which features cutting-edge technologies, highlights new trends, and provides courses to help contractors broaden their knowledge and skill. NECA is dedicated to enhancing the industry through continuing education, labor relations, current information and promotional activities.

NJATC logoThe National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

The mission of the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) is to develop and standardize training to educate the members of the IBEW and NECA; ensuring and providing the Electrical Construction Industry with the most highly trained and highly skilled workforce possible. The NJATC’s philosophy lies in a belief that training, and training alone, will determine the degree of employability for members of the IBEW and NECA.