{"id":2955,"date":"2024-09-26T15:36:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibew.org\/?page_id=2955"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:21:59","slug":"manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibew.org\/our-departments\/manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2955\" class=\"elementor elementor-2955\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233d293 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"233d293\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce51a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce51a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manufacturing<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7256eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7256eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd27456 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd27456\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579a37d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"579a37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IBEW Manufacturing Department represents workers in the electrical manufacturing industry across North America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our department oversees collective bargaining agreements, administers the IBEW Union Label, and maintains IBEWmade.com. 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/chicago-local-expands-opportunities-for-apprentice-applicants\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53943e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c53943e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LU134_MFG-job-fair-3-scaled-feature-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LU134_MFG-job-fair-3-scaled-feature-image.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LU134_MFG-job-fair-3-scaled-feature-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LU134_MFG-job-fair-3-scaled-feature-image-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74d17e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b74d17e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago Local Expands Opportunities for Apprentice Applicants\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df66a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3df66a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGroup Effort Brings in Hundreds of Manufacturing Workers in Texas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df66a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3df66a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f4960 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4f4960\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e323c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c4a6b blog-mason-cards e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70c4a6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/illinois-manufacturing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53943e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c53943e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/conagra-cover-1024x410.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10843\" alt=\"Commitment and persistence helped oppressed workers at an eastern Illinois manufacturing plant, pictured here before its 2024 purchase by Conagra, successfully organize with Danville Local 538 and ratify a first contract.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/conagra-cover-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/conagra-cover-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/conagra-cover-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/conagra-cover.png 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74d17e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b74d17e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIllinois Manufacturing Workers Win Multiyear Fight for First Contract\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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