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Your Vote, Your Contract: What's Inside the 2026–2031 Inside Wiremen Agreement
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July 1, 2026

Your Vote, Your Contract: What's Inside the 2026–2031 Inside Wiremen Agreement

Every five years, IBEW Local 11 sits down with contractors to negotiate the terms that shape daily life on the job — wages, benefits, safety protections, and how disputes get resolved. This year's negotiations for the Inside Wiremen Agreement, covering July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031, are done, and now it's in the membership's hands.
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April 2026 Edition of News @ 11
News @ 11
April 1, 2026

April 2026 Edition of News @ 11

IBEW Local 11 members push the MARRC project toward completion, celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, and invest in the next generation through a new scholarship foundation as the union eyes a busy spring work picture.
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March 2026 Edition of News @ 11
News @ 11
March 1, 2026

March 2026 Edition of News @ 11

IBEW Local 11 members push LA's newest concert hall forward, honor Women in Construction Week, and look ahead to the 2028 Summer Olympics as the union celebrates César Chávez Day and ongoing organizing momentum.
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IBEW Local 11 – Inside Wiremen Contract (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2031)

A message from Business Manager Robert Corona: the negotiating committee unanimously recommends this agreement after multiple rounds of bargaining. Members are voting on two things — whether to accept the contract, and (if rejected) whether to authorize a strike sanction, which gives the committee authority to call a strike only as a last resort.

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Highlights of the tentative agreement:

  • Wages: $22.50/hr in total increases phased from 7/27/2026 through 1/27/2031
  • New PTO benefit: Employer-funded PTO (separate from wages), growing from 0.25% to 2.00% of gross wages over the contract, deposited into a fee-free credit union account — no doctor's note needed, no waiting period, portable between contractors
  • Holidays: Cesar Chavez Day replaced with Presidents Day
  • Cell phone reimbursement: $7.50/week if using a personal device for work, or employer must provide a company device — no GPS/tracking required
  • Boot reimbursement: Increased from $175 to $300
  • Tool theft reimbursement: Faster payout, now routed directly through the contractor
  • Hazard pay: New 10% premium for arc-flash-rated work (40 cal+)
  • Apprentice ratio: Aligned with CA state law (1:1 starting at 2nd journeyman) to help union contractors compete for bids
  • Grievance/arbitration procedure: New Appendix 2 sets binding arbitration for statutory and discrimination claims, with a PAGA waiver