Welcome to IBEW Local Union 180
Napa~Solano County

720-B Technology Way, Napa, CA 94558, (707) 251-9180

Local 180 is one of the oldest Local Unions in the US and the third oldest in California. 

This web site is for our members, traveling members and future members. 
See our JATC web site for Apprenticeship information.

Additional information is provided from our "100 Year History Book" prepared by Deane Rader.
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Local 180 follows the IBEW & NECA Substance-Free Workforce Program

  Valero Refinery in Benicia
The following are required when taking any call: BAT CARD, No Facial Hair andnewTWIC Card.
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ELECTRICIAN STATE CERTIFICATION
Electrician testing notice: Thomson Prometric resumed all testing activities effective January 23, 2006.

Check the DIR Web Site for current status of electrician certification and Deadlines

If you believe that the electrician should be reported as certified or registered and is not; please contact the Electrician Certification Unit at (415) 703-4919 and leave a message and someone will get back to you. More Information
Work as an "electrician trainee" by enrolling in one of the approved schools.

Enforcement: Any person who displays a certificate , or otherwise claims to be certified, who is not certified shall be prohibited from taking the test for certification for a period of five (5) years. NOTE Authority cited: Section 3099, Labor Code. References: Section 3099, Labor Code.

The above information is provided free of charge by the Department of Industrial Relations from its web site at www.dir.ca.gov.
Go To The Healing FieldPhoto's from 2004 sitting

HEALING FIELD 9/11 MEMORIAL
Presented by NECA/IBEW Working Together 
in Vacaville, California on 9/11/2004 & 9/11/2005

Videos of last years event, right mouse click on link and select "save as": small 4 MB medium 9 MB
To purchase a flag  contact Dan Broadwater at (707) 251-9180 or email at danb@ibewlu180.org
newRevised Dispatch and Resign Procedures
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Sign up for the Electronic Reciprocal Transfer System at Local Union 180
Electronic "ERTS" now required for members working out of the area
Pending Exam Class individualized instruction to prepare for the Local’s Journeyman Inside Wireman Test, NOT for the State Certification Test) will be offered by the Exam Board, the second Tuesday of every month from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, beginning May 9th. 
This class is free and requires no pre-registration.  Please arrive no later than 6:00 pm.


August 13, 2007

To:  All IBEW Local Unions in the United States

 Dear Sisters and Brothers:

 The rising cost of housing, healthcare, utilities and education, coupled with changes in the economy, have left many hardworking individuals struggling to support themselves and their families.  In fact, one in three Americans use a credit card to cover basic needs such as rent, utilities and food.  Not since 1928 has the income gap in the United States been as large as it is today.

 As our nation’s individuals and families struggle to make ends meet, it is more critical than ever that we do what we can to help the needy in our community.  As more and more of our neighbors become less than one paycheck away from homelessness, it is our opportunity now to make a difference in the lives of people right here at home.  By contributing to the annual United Way Campaign, we are helping to fund the vital services necessary to help people get on, and stay on, their feet.  Whether it is through financial security, early childhood education, or general health and well being, our contributions go a long way to support the programs that advance the common good for all of us.

 On behalf of the IBEW, we proudly endorse and urge you to support the 2007 United Way Campaign.  By contributing, as generously as you can, you are investing in your community, in your neighbors and in your country’s future.

             With best wishes, we are

                                                            Fraternally yours,


Edwin D. Hill                                                 Jon F. Walters

International President                        International Secretary-Treasurer

 
Visit the Benicia Refinery
& LOCAL UNION 180
Working Together for
  Habitat
2001

Top Left: Brian Weber, Cody A'Hearn, Don Lorenz, Rich Mattson, Robert Stake, Pete Barchard
Bottom Left: Matt Jones, Robert Shaw, Nelson Rojas

2005
habitat 2005
Top row L-R; Rob Shaw, Lee Bowen, Sam Haines, Dan Broadwater,
Rick Row, Gene Watson, Rich Manny, Dennis Haley
Bottom row L-R; Rich Mattson, Jason Carrier, Nick Baker, James Jewet.

Step Back 100 Years, 1900 - 1909...

Electrical Workers Local 180 of the International Brotherhood Electrical Workers was granted its Charter on the sixth day of May 1901. The names appearing on the charter are: C.A. Thurston, T.W. Broulliet, W.M. Davidson, C.D. Dickey, K.C. Stewart, J.D. Dietz, W.A. Gift, F.N. Killman, W.D. Callen, R.G. Petrie, J.D. Rayes, C. A. Pracht, W.H. Gregory, D. Clyne.

To say that Solano and Napa counties were rural is no exaggeration. People from San Francisco would visit the area for the hunting and fishing. When traveling to Sacramento from San Francisco people would avoid the area due to the poor roads. Roads were dirt, even in the towns. In many cases horses were still being used because automobiles could not get through. Until the Yolo Causeway was constructed, flooded areas would make the roads in northeastern Solano County impassable for up to six or eight months a year.

The early history of Local 180 is closely fled to ship building at Mare Island and to the city of Vallejo. Mare Island built 513 ships and submarines; beginning with the Saginaw in 1859, a wooden hulled steamer and ending with the nuclear powered submarine Drum in 1970. The population of Vallejo was nearly 8,000 in 1900. The economy was recovering from the Depression of 1893 - 1897. The U.S. Navy had expanded shipyard operation at Mare Island for the Spanish American War of 1898.

National membership in the IBEW numbered around 10,000.  In the early 1900's illegal and unsuccessful strikes by various locals had discouraged many members and had forced them to seek employment wherever they could find it. After an unsuccessful strike, many locals found themselves almost entirely disorganized and had to drop out of the Brotherhood. Records showed that the membership in good standing was composed almost entirely of new members who had been initiated during the previous year.

In December 1903, for example, the total membership in good standing was 9,922; however, 18,341 new members had been initiated during the preceding 12 months. In 1905, under new leadership, the IBEW was stabilized and began to grow. In 1908, a bitter internal dispute erupted between wiremen and linemen. The result was the secession of a large percentage of the brotherhood known as the Reid-Murphy split. AFL President Samuel Gompers attempted, without success, to reconcile the groups.

U.S. Steel was incorporated, the first billion dollar company. Panama declared its independence from Columbia, with U.S. support, and signed the Panama Canal treaty. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flights in a mechanically propelled plane. Mary Harris "Mother" Jones lead a week-long march of child mill workers from Pennsylvania to President Theodore Roosevelt's New York City home. The San Francisco earthquake and fire occurred. The first Model T was sold.

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