{"id":3395,"date":"2024-09-30T14:59:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibew.org\/?page_id=3395"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:59:34","slug":"about-ibew","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibew.org\/about-ibew\/","title":{"rendered":"About IBEW"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3395\" class=\"elementor elementor-3395\" 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-243744f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"243744f7\" 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-1698bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1698bcc\" 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\">THE IBEW<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055e982 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"055e982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0ce18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a0ce18\" 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\">International brotherhood of electrical workers<\/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\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357d6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"357d6f3\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The IBEW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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>The IBEW represents approximately <span style=\"color: #5b92b9;\">887,000 active members and retirees<\/span> who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government.<\/p>\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-b995b79 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Cooper International President\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Leader-IP-Cooper-Kenneth-2024.png 612w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Leader-IP-Cooper-Kenneth-2024-246x300.png 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\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-6fb5d74a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fb5d74a\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kenneth W. Cooper \u2028<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8d6d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d8d6d43\" 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<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International President<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92cbe73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92cbe73\" 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>Cooper began his career in 1985 at Local Union 688 in Mansfield, Ohio, where he served a four-year apprenticeship to become a journeyman wireman. 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Noble International Secretary-Treasurer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Leader-IST-Noble-Paul-2024.png 612w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Leader-IST-Noble-Paul-2024-246x300.png 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\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-1a8bee48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a8bee48\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paul A. Noble<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acf0ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3acf0ac5\" 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<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Secretary-Treasurer<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8b6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a8b6c7\" 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>The son of a St. Louis Local 1 IBEW wireman, Noble got his first IBEW job in 1986 as a material handler. After graduating from ITT Technical Institute, he joined West Frankfort, Ill., Local 702 as combination person for Contel Telephone. 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And there&#8217;s a place for everyone within this large and diverse union. With IBEW Strong, we rededicate ourselves to increased <strong><span style=\"color: #83c4f2;\">diversity<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #83c4f2;\">inclusion<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #83c4f2;\">equity<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #83c4f2;\">belonging<\/span><\/strong> within our ranks. The union principles of collective action for collective good, fair treatment and a voice for all workers are core to who we are as IBEW members, and IBEW Strong seeks to translate those beliefs into real action. With RENEW\/NextGen, we seek to foster the IBEW&#8217;s leaders of tomorrow. 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