Becoming a Signatory Contractor

Question: Why would I want my company to partner with the IBEW?

Answer: Value, Productivity and PROFIT.

Becoming a signatory contractor with I.B.E.W. Local 229 offers many benefits for your company. We provide the most highly trained and productive electricians in the electrical industry for your residential, commercial and industrial needs.

Would you like to have more “money makers”?

The scope of our membership encompasses journeyman wiremen & apprentices, construction wiremen, construction electricians, tele data techs & apprentices and residential wiremen and trainees. Our workforces of approximately 400 professional skilled electricians are available for your short and long term projects. Local 229 also operates a registered apprenticeship program to ensure continued future availability of trained qualified professionals.

So how does this help YOU?

Your company will enjoy the flexibility of having skilled help when you need it, but you won’t have the burden of having to “carry” that employee or employees as projects wind down. This flexibility saves you money on labor costs, saves money on recruiting employees and you won’t waste time conducting dozens of interviews just to get a few good men or find out later the few you have gotten aren’t as skilled as you thought. Our skilled craftsmen can be on y our jobsite in less than 24 hours no matter if you need 1 or 100. And you can rest assured that you are getting trained professionals every time without fail. When your project is complete, you can either end their employment or you can move them to another project. Flexibility… only with Local 229.

I’m a smaller contractor doing commercial work and cannot afford those “union “rates!

I.B.E.W. Local 229 offers great flexibility when it comes to the type of electrician you need. We have several classifications with wage & benefit packages commensurate with the various sectors of the market. Allowing you to hire trained, skilled, productive employees that are experienced and proficient in the sector of the market you are competing in, at rates that allow you to be competitive and profitable.

Residential Wiremen            

Residential Trainee

Construction Wireman

Construction Electrician

Tele Data Apprentice

Tele Data Technician

Journeyman Wireman

Whether you are a small residential contractor, a commercial contractor, an industrial contractor or you operate in all sectors of the industry we have the skilled electricians you need at competitive rates.

Being competitive is all about “crew cost”. It’s about setting up the most productive crew with the most competitive cost structure. Utilizing our assessment testing we classify workers according to their skills and knowledge and “classify” them in one of the above classifications. When you call we can then provide you with the right mixture of classifications to get your job done on time, on budget and maximize profit.

Whether you need 1 electrical worker or a large crew you can count on Local 229 to provide quality workers at competitive rates.

Training

Your company will benefit form Local 229’s training programs. We can provide you fully trained workers and offer training to your current employees if needed. Each year we spend thousands of dollars on training employees that come aboard with newly signed contractors. We offer training not only to our apprentices but ongoing journeyman training as well.

Local 229 also has a certified BICSI training lab for our Tele data members. BICSI is now and industry standard and BICSI certified technicians are required by many customers. We will provide that training at no cost to you.

Safety

How much does your company typically spend per employee on safety training alone? $500…$1000…$2000? Our training programs serve to lower your safety related costs. Local 229 stresses the connection between safety and profitability. Our members put safety first every time, which means you have lower workers comp costs, less downtime and absenteeism cost!!

And more….

Local Union 229 members are the best trained most highly skilled, productive craftsmen available anywhere. What does that mean to you? That means no “unskilled” hands on the job, which means no “rework” of work already done, which means your project comes through on-time and on-budget! Higher productivity means higher profits FOR YOU.

You might say “yeah, but I already have my “moneymakers”. Every contractor has their moneymakers, those one or two employees that seem to really produce, or that pull the job out and save the profits. Imagine how much more money you would make if you had four or six of those producers. Now you have the avenue to get them, when you need them!

As a contractor you most surely have your employees that serve as your jobsite supervision or foremen. How long did it take you to develop a good foreman or superintendent? How much money did it cost along the way? An added benefit of joining us is that we can provide good qualified supervision immediately and as often as needed. If you could add two good crews with qualified foremen over the next year, how much would that add to your bottom line profit? Additionally, you can increase your profit by using approved apprentices at a much lower rate; training while lowering your overall crew cost.

Every contractor in this industry has gone into business to make money and to grow. Joining the I.B.E.W. will help you do just that.

We’ve looked at the benefits of having an endless resource of highly skilled professionals at your disposal: the flexibility, training, reduced safety-related costs, increased productivity, additional quality moneymakers and supervision, now let’s look at what joining us would save you in the administration end of your business.

Your company would have no benefits administration costs. The package benefit contributions for your employees are administered by Local Union 229. Your employees would enjoy excellent health care coverage, pension and annuity and you don’t have to do any of the work.

Because of your affiliation with Local Union 229, your company will see a savings on prevailing wage projects with no load paid on the fringe benefits.

And finally, you will experience a lower turnover rate since most of our members do not think of this as a job, they consider this their career.

I.B.E.W. Local Union 229 understands that we are a service industry and we work with our contractors as a team. We know that our contractors want the same things that we do, to work hard, to do a good job, and to enjoy all the benefits that working well together will afford. Joining the I.B.E.W. does not mean you will lose control of your business, it means that you will have the additional support of many highly qualified people to help your business grow and prosper, that’s what is in it for YOU!

 

“What’s next, how do I go about signing up?”

It’s Simple. Contact our office and we will do the work for you. One of our Business Representatives would be more than happy to explain everything to you… No nonsense, no pressure just honest answers to your questions and honest discussion about how partnering with Local 229 can benefit you and your business!! Have additional questions? Feel free to contact any of the following Local 229 Business Representatives at any time, we are here for you.

Local 229 Offices – 717-843-8368

 

Matthew Paules                             Stephen D. Selby

717-659-7820                                717-309-2860

Local229org@comcast.net         sselby229@comcast.net