Through a mail-in voting process, the members of Local Union #24 I.B.E.W. strongly approved the tentative agreement for the Baltimore Inside CBA.
Congratulations to all Local 24 members, Local 24’s negotiating committee and the MD Chapter NECA team on the new contract!
The agreement has been sent to the International Office for approval. Once we receive an approval, we will have booklets printed and mailed to the members.
And the members of Local 24’s Children’s Christmas Party committee like to help Santa out as much as possible with all those presents, so they are cordially inviting our members and their families to a little early gift distribution. The annual Local 24′s Children’s Christmas Party will be held Saturday, December 9, 2023 from 10 am-2 pm at the Baltimore office (2701 W Patapsco Ave, Baltimore, MD 21230).
This event is open to all children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of active and retired members of Local 24. The festivities will include visits and photos with Santa, a toy for every child, puppet shows, and fun for the whole family. Complimentary hot dogs, french fries and soft drinks will be served.
It takes 5 years of on-the-job training, combined with classes, homework and tests to make an I.B.E.W. inside journeyman wireman. Many candidates can’t or don’t make it through our apprenticeship program – but these 46 men and women have crossed the finish line!
Congratulations to each of our 2019 graduates, who received their certificates from IBEW Local 24 Business Manager Pete Demchuk, Maryland Acting Secretary of Labor James Rzepkowski, and Will Yull, MD National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Representative.
Several of the graduates were also recognized for their excellence in grades and attendance. Awards for highest total grades went to Chloe Alexandra Starcher in the Baltimore program and Dylan McNeil Brooks in the Eastern Shore program. Jonathan Patrick McLaughlin was recognized as the Outstanding Apprentice in the class of 2019. Perfect attendance awards were earned by Dustin Frederick Guthmann, Jonathan Patrick McLaughlin, Eric Michael Milstred, Michael Eric Panza, James Maurice Peele, Jr., Kirk Andrew Shiloh, and Michael Nicholas Tarbert.
The Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee for the Maryland Electrical Industry is sponsored by IBEW Local 24 and the Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Electrical Contractors.
Click on our Facebook link in the upper right corner of this page to view and share photos from the graduation ceremony and learn more about our training opportunities here.
| Nicholas Andrew Boddiford | Dustin Frederick Guthmann | James Maurice Peele, Jr. |
| Nong Emmanuel Bouh | Brice John Hartsell | Charles David Phoebus |
| Tobias David Eintou Brown | Daniel Douglas Hayes | Benjamin Cody Rixham |
| Jason Richard Carr | Donald Oswaldo Herrera | Joseph Elmer Sank |
| Timothy Dale Cox, Jr. | Brandon Norwood Hofler | Michael Charles Selander |
| Anthony Vincent DiVenanzio | Zachary Michael Hynson | Kirk Andrew Shiloh |
| Patrick Galbert Dolan | Joseph Louis Iobbi | Chloe Alexandra Starcher |
| Shane Tyler Duncan | Shane Benjamin Keene | Andrew Thomas Stark |
| Jonathan Logan Ebberts | Raymond John Kilstrom, Jr. | Kevin Matthew Strickland |
| Devan Keith Feathers | Jonathan Patrick McLaughlin | Michael Nicholas Tarbert |
| Anthony Joseph Feltz | Odakwei Kofi Tendayi Mills | Cory James Whidby |
| Adam Edward Geier | Eric Michael Milstred | Alec Steven Wolinski |
| Jesse James Glackin | Nathan Urian Moser | |
| Richard Allen Golliday | Michael Eric Panza | |
| Markist Boyce Goode | Angelo Paraskevaidis | |
| Dylan McNeil Brooks | Matthew Thomas Reed | Joseph Christian Shipley |
It only takes 5 minutes to click on the link below and tell the U.S. Labor Department not to destroy our apprenticeship program!
The I.B.E.W., along with many other building trade unions, have created apprenticeship programs that produce tradespeople with the best training and most up-to-date technical knowledge in their fields. These programs are registered with, and overseen by, state and federal Labor Departments in order to guarantee that standards remain high and curriculum keeps pace with industry advancement. Our apprenticeship programs are the key to allowing our union, our contractors and our members to continue to thrive in a healthy and growing electrical industry.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is finalizing a regulation that will allow companies and industries to establish and recognize their own “apprenticeship programs” that would not be closely monitored and regulated by the DOL. These Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs, or IRAPs, are one of the latest examples of allowing the foxes to guard the henhouse. Companies will be free to cut corners and lower standards in the name of increasing their profits.
Currently, the construction industry is excluded from the new IRAP regulation, and we want to make sure our industry is excluded from the final version, too.
PLEASE click on the link above and use our quick and easy tool to send a letter to the DOL, telling them that you think IRAPs should be kept out of the construction industry.
Local 24 IBEW is proud to take part in Union Night in Annapolis, when our members engage with Maryland’s elected officials and express support or opposition for legislation that is being considered by the General Assembly.
Union Night is an annual event organized by the Metro Baltimore Council AFL-CIO and the Baltimore/D.C. Building Trades Union. It brings together members of many unions, both public and private sector.
Check out the flyer below for more information. Local 24 provides buses for transport from the union hall to Lawyer’s Mall.
Several Local 24 Brothers recently celebrated significant service anniversaries and were presented with their pins and certificates at the regular membership meeting in August. We thank them for their many years of loyalty and congratulate them on their long and successful careers. Cheers to all!
45 Year Members Lawrence S. Miller and David P. Hilker, flanked by Local 24 President John Rankin (L) and Business Manager Pete Demchuk (R).
40 Year Members Joseph G. Ross IV and James T. Loftis, Jr.
35 Year Members Alfred D. King, Sr. and Kevin J. Carlin
These loyal members opted to be among their union brothers and sisters as they were recognized for their long-time allegiance to IBEW Local 24. Local 24 President John Rankin and Business Manager Pete Demchuk were pleased to acknowledge these brothers and publicly present them with their milestone service pins and certificates at the May 2018 regular membership meeting.
The certificates that each member received reads:
Little bags of corn were flying across the blacktop at 2701 W. Patapsco Avenue on a recent weekend, as Local 24’s RENEW committee hosted its 1st Annual Cornhole Tournament on the afternoon of Saturday, September 22, 2018. The event drew 12 teams of fierce competitors along with lots of interested spectators.
THE VICTORS! (from left) Runners-Up Joe Doty and Nick Lynne, Jeff our friendly Milwaukee Tool rep, and Tournament Champs Ray Gregory and Dennis Barnhardt.
When the tossing was done, the team of Dennis Barnhardt and Ray Gregory were at the top of the leader board and claimed the victory. They were rewarded with a cash prize of 50% of the entry fees (the other 50% went to event expenses and the RENEW treasury) and 2 quality laptop backpacks donated by the fine folks at Milwaukee Tools.
Hard on their heels was the runner-up team, Joe Doty and Nick Lynne. Their prize was 2 sets of vehicle floormats, also provided by Milwaukee Tools. Every entrant got a Milwaukee Tools swag bag, as well as plenty of burgers and dogs and a good time.
RENEW is an organization specifically focused on our members who are age 35 and under. The mission of the Reach out and Engage Next-gen Electrical Workers (RENEW) initiative is to inspire the next generation of IBEW workers to become active in their local union by focusing on issues important to younger workers, providing education about the IBEW and the labor movement, and fostering relationships with members and local union leadership.
Local 24’s RENEW committee meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, the same day as the regular membership meeting. RENEW meets at 5 pm and the membership meeting is at 7 pm. The next planned RENEW activity is a community service project in honor of Veteran’s Day. Members will be working with a veterans’ charity organization for that event. To get more details, follow Ibew Renew Baltimore on Facebook.
Mark your calendar and make plans to join your union brothers and sisters!
Local 24 Business Manager Gary Griffin has mailed notification to our active members, announcing an update in the hiring hall rules. The letter reads as follows:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
With the significant increase of work opportunities over the last several months, it is time, once again, to review and revise the Hiring Hall Rules.
We currently have approximately 225 applicants on the out of work list. Over 150 of those applicants have received three turn downs and rolled to the back of the list MULTIPLE TIMES. They have communicated no interest in seeking work outside of remotely resigning the out of work list, (by email, fax or post card). They have not appeared in person for the day book, which is required to gain employment.
It is currently taking approximately 8 weeks to reach the top of the out of work list upon registering. Effective January 1, 2017 we are reinstituting the three turn downs rule that removes an applicant from the list instead of rolling them to the back. The applicant must then sign in person to register on the out of work list.
Hopefully, eliminating the applicants not actually seeking work or unavailable for work, will continue to improve the turnaround time. This should also give everyone an accurate number of applicants available and seeking work.
We will continue to monitor the work situation and Hiring Hall Rules and make the appropriate changes as necessary. Thank you for your cooperation and support. If you have any questions regarding the Hiring Hall Rules, please contact me.
Fraternally,
Gary R. Griffin
Business Manager
The revised versions of Local 24’s Hiring Hall Rules appear below:
LOCAL UNION NO. 24 – BALTIMORE DIVISION
HIRING HALL RULES
Effective January 1, 2017
1. No applicant for employment shall be registered unless he appears at the Baltimore Hiring Hall in person and requests to sign the respective out-of-work book. Groups I, II, III, IV. This may be done Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. – close of business (except holidays).
2. Upon requesting to register on the out-of-work list, all applicants shall complete an application for referral.
3. All persons registered on the out-of-work list shall re-sign from the 10th through close of business on the 16th day of each month. Re-signs are to take place by one of the following means:
a. In person at either Hiring Hall (Baltimore or Eastern Shore) by signing the out-of-work list (Monday – Friday, 8:00 – close of business)
b. by mail with the approved LU#24 Baltimore Division resign cards (post marked from the 10th through the 16th of each month)
c. by e-mail addressed to: resign@ibewlocal24.org (including a date and time stamp from the 10th through the close of business on the 16th of each month)
d. by fax attn: Referral Office @ 410-644-1434 (including a date and time stamp from the 10th through the close of business on the 16th of each month)
* (All of which shall include name, card#, LU#, and phone #).
4. Manpower calls for the following day will be posted on a job hotline and available for review after 6:00 P.M. @ 410-247-5737 / 1-800-240-6022. Applicants seeking any available job must register in person on a daily sheet (“Day Book”). At either the Baltimore or Eastern Shore Hiring Hall.
5. Sign in on the “Day Book” is Monday – Friday, from 8:00 A.M. – 8:45 A.M SHARP!
6. Referrals will then be processed in the manner of lowest number on the out-of-work list to the highest number on the out-of-work list. All of whom will have signed the Day Book.
7. Job call out starts immediately after the “Day Book” sign in is complete
8. Upon receiving a referral, the registrant shall be handed a referral slip from the Referral Office and informed of the contractor, time and place to report for employment.
9. Upon accepting the referral the applicant must report for work on the day he receives the referral or the next business day, unless otherwise specified in the manpower request.
10. The names of the registrants shall be removed from the out-of-work list as they are referred to an employer. Should a registrant be rejected by an employer, the registrant should have the employer so note on the referral slip. The registrant shall immediately contact The Referral Office, return the slip and re-sign the out of work list in order to retain his/her position.
11. A Registrant who is hired and who receives, through no fault of his/her own, work of 14 calendar days or less shall, upon re-registration (in person),be restored to his appropriate place on the out-of-work list.
12. Applicants referred to any employer for a short call (2 weeks or less,14 calendar days) shall not be allowed to be referred out on another advertised short call until short term opportunities have rotated through the out of work list.
13. Registrants shall receive a maximum of 1 turndown per day. Turndowns shall be issued only to numbers 1-25 on the Out-Of-Work List. Any job deemed having special circumstances by the Business Manager shall not constitute a turndown. (Example: an advertised 14 day short call, 2nd or 3rd shift, welder, CDL, service truck, etc. *All calls requiring any form of substance abuse testing are subject to turndowns.) Registrants will be allowed two turndowns without penalty and removed from the out-of-work list upon a third turndown. Being unavailable for referral for any reason when work would have been offered to a registrant shall be considered a turndown. Rejection of the registrant by an employer is not a turndown. All applicants removed from the out of work list for any reason must re-register in person after being removed.
14. The Business Manager is responsible to fill all calls in a timely manner as needed by the employers.
LOCAL UNION NO. 24 – EASTERN SHORE DIVISION
HIRING HALL RULES
Effective January 1, 2017
a. In person at either Hiring Hall (Eastern Shore or Baltimore) by signing the out-of-work list (Monday – Friday, 8:00 – close of business)
b. by mail with the approved LU#24 Eastern Shore Division resign cards (post marked from the 10th through the 16th of each month)
c. by e-mail addressed to: EasternShoreResign@ibewlocal24.org (including a date and time stamp from the 10th through the close of business on the 16th of each month)
d. by fax attn: Referral Office @410-543-2383 (including a date and time stamp from the 10th through the close of business on the 16th of each month)
* (All of which shall include name, card#, LU#, and phone #).
4. Manpower calls for the following day will be posted on a job hotline and available for review after 6:00 P.M. @ 410-742-2011 / 866-602-4036. Applicants seeking any available job must register in person on a daily sheet (“Day Book”). At either the Eastern Shore or Baltimore Hiring Hall.
5. Sign in on the “Day Book” is Monday – Friday, from 8:00 A.M. – 8:45 A.M SHARP!
6. Referrals will then be processed in the manner of lowest number on the out-of-work list to the highest number on the out-of-work list. All of whom will have signed the Day Book.
7. Job call out starts immediately after the “Day Book” sign in is complete.
8. Upon receiving a referral, the registrant shall be handed a referral slip from the Referral Office and informed of the contractor, time and place to report for employment.
9. Upon accepting the referral the applicant must report for work on the day he receives the referral or the next business day, unless otherwise specified in the manpower request.
Local 24 proudly welcomed 46 members to their new status of Journeyman Wireman, at the apprenticeship graduation ceremony held on July 15, 2016.
After 5 demanding years of on-the-job training and classroom instruction, the following members have “topped out”. We extend our very best wishes to all for rewarding careers!
| Eric Shane Binnie | Joseph Michael Howard | David Shannon O’Dell |
| John Nicholas Bitzel | Orry Robert Howard | Timothy Wallace Opie |
| Austin Shane Bowden | Daniel Charles Jacobs | Nicholas Robert Propst |
| Michael John Burdych | Christopher George Kalwa | Erik Xavier Rolle |
| Stephen Edward Churn | Alex Michael King | Eric Paul Shereika |
| Michael Thomas Clark | Carl Anthony Koerner | Drew Cannon Smith |
| Clyde Edward Deese, 3rd | Travis Wayne Kokoski | Robert Michael Smith |
| David Alan Feeser | Kyle Alexander Kratochvil | Maurice Michael Smith, Jr. |
| Brenton Andrew Fox | Korey Lamar Lampkin, Sr. | Jesse James Stolba |
| Alexander Steven Goodman | David Michael Lipman | Nicholas Ryan Tyler |
| Brian Ray Gwaltney | David Michael Lori | Tarus Terril Watkins II |
| Anthony Patrick Hairsine | Illya Ruslanovich Lukyanenko | Amilcar Abioseh Webber |
| Robert Stephen Hastings, Jr. | Kevin Alexander McDonald | Roger Lankford Webster, Jr. |
| Matthew Leon Heath | James Patrick Moran | Trevor Ryan Wegrocki |
| John McClellan Hicks | Christopher Joseph Neuman | Brandon Lee Williams |
| Chad Thomas Hilton |
Several of the graduates were also recognized for their excellence in grades and attendance. Awards for highest total grades went to Eric Shane Binnie in the Baltimore program, and Austin Shane Bowden in the Eastern Shore program. Perfect attendance awards were earned by Stephen Edward Churn, Christopher Joseph Neuman and Amilcar Abioseh Webber.
The Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee for the Maryland Electrical Industry is sponsored by IBEW Local 24 and the Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Electrical Contractors.
View photos from the graduation ceremony below and learn more about our training opportunities here.