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Wireman.com International IBEW NECA NJATC California DIR Labor Code California Certification	LOCAL #428 WAS CHARTERED BY THE IBEW ON JULY 21, 1903. THE LOCAL UNION HAS ALWAYS REMAINED ACTIVE AND HAS NEVER BEEN DEFUNCT, REINSTATED OR RECHARTERED. IT'S CONTINIOUS GOOD STANDING IN THE IBEW IS THE 3RD LONGEST IN CALIFORNIA, THE 5TH LONGEST IN THE 9TH DISTRICT AND THE 62ND LONGEST IN THE BROTHERHOOD. THE CHARTER MEMBERS OF LOCAL 428 WERE EIGHT LINEMEN, EMPLOYEES OF THE SUNSET TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. OF BAKERSFIELD. THE NAMES OF THOSE FIRST PIONEERS WERE: F. T. ANDREWS - H. R. LEEDS - M. H. MURRAY - F. FLINT F. J. NICHOLS - D. BLACK - C. T. COLLINS - H. W. SPROUL 1903---- 1903---- 1906---- 1917---- 1918---- 1932---- 1934---- 1939---- 1939---- 1940---- 1941---- 1943---- 1948---- (JULY 21), LOCAL 428 WAS CHARTERED BY THE IBEW. (AUG.)JIM BAKER (COL. BAKERS GRANDSON) JOINS 428. LOCAL 428 RENTED THEIR FIRST MEETING HALL AT 1829-H ST. FOR THE SUM OF $4.00 PER MONTH. (SEPT. 17), LOCAL#343 OF TAFT WAS CHARTED BY THE IBEW. LOCAL 428 SENT LETTER TO JIM BAKER ELECTRIC CO. STATING BECAUSE OF AN INCREASED COST OF LIVING WAGES WOULD BE INCREASED FROM $6.00 TO $8.00 PER DAY. DURING A PERIOD IN THE 30`S AND EARLY 40`S ROLL CALL WAS CALLED AT EACH MEETING, A $.50 FINE WAS LEVIED TO ANY MEMBER THAT MISSED TWO MEETINGS IN A ROW WITH OUT AN APPROVED EXCUSE. (APRIL 24), THE FIRST NEGOTIIATED AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOCAL 428 AND THE CONTRACTORS. (MAY 18), THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PASSED AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING JOURNEYMEN ELECTRICIANS TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE TO PERFORM ELECTRICAL WORK IN BAKERSFIELD. (OCT. 19), LOCAL 428 SANCTIONED THE FIRST APPRENTICE SCHOOL MOVEMENT. BROTHER RAY VINSON WAS VOTED TO BE THE FIRST INSTRUCTOR. THE FIRST APPRENTICE BOARD CONSISTED OF: FOR THE CONTRACTORS, JIM BAKER, HERC GIRAUD, FOR THE STATE OF CAL., DEAN SMITH, FOR THE UNION, RAY VINSON. (OCT. 3), THE LOCAL APPROVED THE MOTION THAT ANY MEMBER RECEIVING MILITARY TRAINING BY CONSCRIPTION WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM UNION DUES. (DEC. 18TH), AT THE FIRST MEETING AFTER THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK, APPLICATIONS FOR A CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE WAS OFFERED TO MEMBERS. (NOV. 4), FULL MEMBERSHIP OF LOCAL 428 (52 MEMBERS) (FEB. 26), IVAN BEAVAN ELECTED BUSINESS MANAGER AND FINANCIAL SECRETARY OF LOCAL 428, AND SERVED IN THAT POSITION FOR 24 YEARS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1972. 1948---- 1949---- 1950---- 1950---- THE EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE FOR USE BY THE BUISNESS MANAGER. (A Studerbaker Champion) LOCAL 428 LOANED THE CARPENTERS UNION $20,000 AT 4% INTEREST TO BUILD THEIR NEW HALL AT 911 20TH STREET. THE IBEW WON AN ELECTION AS THE BARGAINING AGENT FOR PG&E EMPLOYEES. LOCAL 428 MOVED INTO THEIR NEW OFFICES AT THE CARPENTERS HALL AT 911 20TH STREET. 1950---- 1950---- 1951---- 1951---- 1952---- 1953---- 1954---- 1954---- 1956---- 1959---- 1960---- 1960---- (MARCH 23), ALL CRAFTS AT CHINA LAKE WERE INITIATED INTO A METAL TRADES, LOCAL #729, WHICH WAS AFFILIATED WITH LOCAL 428 BUT HELD THEIR OWN UNION MEETINGS AT CHINA LAKE, (RIDGECREST). (JUNE 1ST), FIRST ASSISTANT BUISNESS AGENT FOR LOCAL 428 HIRED, (BROTHER HARRY LONG) LOCAL 428 FOR SEVERAL YEARS SPONSORED THE BAKERSFIELD CHRISTMAS PARADE, IN 1951 LOCAL 428 WON FIRST PRIZE FOR THEIR FLOAT. (JULY 5), LOCAL 428 FIRST OFFICE-SECRETARY, (MARY FRANKOVICH) WAS HIRED FOR $60 PER-WEEK. (JULY 17), LOCAL 428 LOANED THE INTERNATIONAL $10,000 TO KEEP THE INTERNATIONAL PENSION FUND FROM BEING DEPLETED DURING SEVERAL YEARS LOW EMPLOYMENT. (NOV.1ST), LOCAL #343 OF TAFT, CA. WAS AMALGAMATED WITH LOCAL 428 BY MUTUAL CONSENT. (JAN. 12), LOCAL 428 STARTED THEIR FIRST UNIFORM OILFIELD AGREEMENT. LOCAL 428 NEGOTIATED ITS FIRST HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN. LOCAL 428`S FIRST LAWYER, MR. AL BRUNDAGE, WAS HIRED ON RETAINER. LOCAL 428 MEMBER BROTHER BOB GONZALES WAS NAMED HONORARY MAYOR OF MOJAVE CALIF. (JAN. 14), LOCAL 428 GAVE PERMISSION FOR THE LADIES AUXILARY TO FORM THEIR GROUP. THERE WERE 34 LADIES PRESENT AT THAT FIRST MEETING. THE SEVEN HOUR WORK DAY WAS NEGOTIATED OUT OF OUR AGREEMENT. (FYI)---THE EDMONSTON PUMPING PLANT LIFTS 110 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER HOUR, THROUGH 150 INCH DISCHARGE LINES. THE PUMPING PLANTS AT BUENA VISTA, WHEELER RIDGE, AND WINDGAP LIFT WATER A TOTAL OF 956 FEET. 1962---- 1964---- 1967---- LOCAL 428 AND KERN COUNTY CONTRACTORS ESTABLISHED THE KERN COUNTY ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE FUND AND ESTABLISHED THAT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUSTEES TO ALSO BE TRUSTEES OF THE APPRENTICE FUND. LOCAL 428 AND KERN COUNTY CONTRACTORS ESTABLISHED THE FIRST PENSION PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. THE TRUSTEES OF THE APPRENTICE FUND BUY A BUILDING AND PARKING LOT AT 401 19TH ST FOR THE 428S FIRST APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING CENTER. 1970---- 1970---- 1972---- 1978---- 1984---- 1987---- 1989---- 1992---- 1992---- 1998---- 1998---- 1998---- 1998---- 2006---- 2012---- (APRIL 23), AT AN "OLD TIMERS NIGHT" MEETING WHICH INCLUDED WIVES, THE FOLLOWING ADVICE TO YOUNG JOURNEYMEN WAS OFFERED BY IVAN BEAVAN: "ALWAYS CONSIDER THE HONOR AND INTERGRITY OF YOUR OWN NAME AND THE UNION YOU REPRESENT, BEFORE SPEAKING. LET YOUR WORDS BE A BOND NEVER BROKEN, THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK". THE TRUSTEES OF THE APPRENTICE FUND PURCHASED THE ADJOINING LOT AND BUILDING NEXT TO THE APPRENTICE TRAINING CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL CLASS ROOM SPACE. (JUNE 8), FULL PENSION REQUIREMENT AGE WAS REDUCED TO AGE 62. LOCAL 428 AND THE KERN COUNTY CONTRACTORS FOUNDED " THE KERN COUNTY ELECTRICAL WORKERS BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE TO ADMINISTER THE MULTIPLE NEGOTIATED FUNDS OF THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT. (OCT. 18), LOCAL 428 FORMED A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TO BE FUNDED BY HOLDING RAFFLES. (JULY 23), LOCAL 428 STARTED THE PROCESS OF UTILIZING A FIVE-YEAR APPRENTICE PROGRAM. (APRIL 27), LOCAL 428 ADOPTED THE ORGANIZING TOOL OF "THE SALTING PROGRAM", TO UTILIZE MEMBERS ON THE OUT OF WORK LIST TO APPLY FOR EMPLOYMENT ON NON-UNION PROJECTS AND TO TALK TO WORKERS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM. (JULY) MITCH ROLOW ELECTED BUISNESS MANAGER (JULY) JACK BELLOWS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 428 MITCH ROLOW RESIGNS AS BUISNESS MANAGER TO TAKE A POSITION AS BUISNESS REP. FOR LOCAL 47 (APRIL) DANNY KANE ELECTED AS BUISNESS MANAGER OF LOCAL 428 BUILDING TRADES NEGOTIATED A POWER HOUSE AGREEMENT TO BUILD ALL POWER HOUSES IN KERN COUNTY (DEC.), JIM S. ELROD ELECTED PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 428 428 PURCHASES LAND FOR NEW HALL AND SCHOOL LOCAL MOVES INTO IT'S NEW HOME AFTER 109 YEARS.
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Electrician with Model T Bakersfield Electric LOCAL #428 WAS CHARTERED BY THE IBEW ON JULY 21, 1903. THE LOCAL UNION HAS ALWAYS REMAINED ACTIVE AND HAS NEVER BEEN DEFUNCT, REINSTATED OR RECHARTERED. IT'S CONTINIOUS GOOD STANDING IN THE IBEW IS THE 3RD LONGEST IN CALIFORNIA, THE 5TH LONGEST IN THE 9TH DISTRICT AND THE 62ND LONGEST IN THE BROTHERHOOD.

THE CHARTER MEMBERS OF LOCAL 428 WERE EIGHT LINEMEN,
EMPLOYEES OF THE SUNSET TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. OF BAKERSFIELD.

THE NAMES OF THOSE FIRST PIONEERS WERE:
F. T. ANDREWS - H. R. LEEDS - M. H. MURRAY - F. FLINT
F. J. NICHOLS - D. BLACK - C. T. COLLINS - H. W. SPROUL

1903----
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1918----

1932----

1934----

1939----

1939----

1940----

1941----

1943----
1948----

(JULY 21), LOCAL 428 WAS CHARTERED BY THE IBEW.
(AUG.)JIM BAKER (COL. BAKERS GRANDSON) JOINS 428.
LOCAL 428 RENTED THEIR FIRST MEETING HALL AT 1829-H ST. FOR THE
SUM OF $4.00 PER MONTH.
(SEPT. 17), LOCAL#343 OF TAFT WAS CHARTED BY THE IBEW.
LOCAL 428 SENT LETTER TO JIM BAKER ELECTRIC CO. STATING BECAUSE OF
AN INCREASED COST OF LIVING WAGES WOULD BE INCREASED FROM $6.00
TO $8.00 PER DAY.
DURING A PERIOD IN THE 30`S AND EARLY 40`S ROLL CALL WAS CALLED
AT EACH MEETING, A $.50 FINE WAS LEVIED TO ANY MEMBER THAT MISSED
TWO MEETINGS IN A ROW WITH OUT AN APPROVED EXCUSE.
(APRIL 24), THE FIRST NEGOTIIATED AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOCAL 428 AND
THE CONTRACTORS.
(MAY 18), THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PASSED AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING
JOURNEYMEN ELECTRICIANS TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE TO PERFORM
ELECTRICAL WORK IN BAKERSFIELD.
(OCT. 19), LOCAL 428 SANCTIONED THE FIRST APPRENTICE SCHOOL
MOVEMENT. BROTHER RAY VINSON WAS VOTED TO BE THE FIRST
INSTRUCTOR. THE FIRST APPRENTICE BOARD CONSISTED OF: FOR THE
CONTRACTORS, JIM BAKER, HERC GIRAUD, FOR THE STATE OF CAL., DEAN
SMITH, FOR THE UNION, RAY VINSON.
(OCT. 3), THE LOCAL APPROVED THE MOTION THAT ANY MEMBER RECEIVING
MILITARY TRAINING BY CONSCRIPTION WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM UNION
DUES.
(DEC. 18TH), AT THE FIRST MEETING AFTER THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK,
APPLICATIONS FOR A CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE WAS OFFERED TO
MEMBERS.
(NOV. 4), FULL MEMBERSHIP OF LOCAL 428 (52 MEMBERS)
(FEB. 26), IVAN BEAVAN ELECTED BUSINESS MANAGER AND FINANCIAL
SECRETARY OF LOCAL 428, AND SERVED IN THAT POSITION FOR 24 YEARS
UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1972.

Street light crew

1948----

1949----

1950----

1950----

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED
THE PURCHASE OF THE FIRST
AUTOMOBILE FOR USE BY THE
BUISNESS MANAGER.
(A Studerbaker Champion)
LOCAL 428 LOANED THE
CARPENTERS UNION $20,000 AT 4%
INTEREST TO BUILD THEIR NEW
HALL AT 911 20TH STREET.
THE IBEW WON AN ELECTION AS
THE BARGAINING AGENT FOR PG&E
EMPLOYEES.
LOCAL 428 MOVED INTO THEIR NEW
OFFICES AT THE CARPENTERS HALL
AT 911 20TH STREET.

1950----

1950----

1951----

1951----

1952----

1953----

1954----

1954----
1956----
1959----

1960----

1960----

(MARCH 23), ALL CRAFTS AT CHINA LAKE WERE INITIATED INTO A METAL
TRADES, LOCAL #729, WHICH WAS AFFILIATED WITH LOCAL 428 BUT HELD
THEIR OWN UNION MEETINGS AT CHINA LAKE, (RIDGECREST).
(JUNE 1ST), FIRST ASSISTANT BUISNESS AGENT FOR LOCAL 428 HIRED,
(BROTHER HARRY LONG)
LOCAL 428 FOR SEVERAL YEARS SPONSORED THE BAKERSFIELD CHRISTMAS
PARADE, IN 1951 LOCAL 428 WON FIRST PRIZE FOR THEIR FLOAT.
(JULY 5), LOCAL 428 FIRST OFFICE-SECRETARY, (MARY FRANKOVICH) WAS
HIRED FOR $60 PER-WEEK.
(JULY 17), LOCAL 428 LOANED THE INTERNATIONAL $10,000 TO KEEP THE
INTERNATIONAL PENSION FUND FROM BEING DEPLETED DURING SEVERAL
YEARS LOW EMPLOYMENT.
(NOV.1ST), LOCAL #343 OF TAFT, CA. WAS AMALGAMATED WITH LOCAL 428
BY MUTUAL CONSENT.
(JAN. 12), LOCAL 428 STARTED THEIR FIRST UNIFORM OILFIELD
AGREEMENT.
LOCAL 428 NEGOTIATED ITS FIRST HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN.
LOCAL 428`S FIRST LAWYER, MR. AL BRUNDAGE, WAS HIRED ON RETAINER.
LOCAL 428 MEMBER BROTHER BOB GONZALES WAS NAMED HONORARY
MAYOR OF MOJAVE CALIF.
(JAN. 14), LOCAL 428 GAVE PERMISSION FOR THE LADIES AUXILARY TO
FORM THEIR GROUP. THERE WERE 34 LADIES PRESENT AT THAT FIRST
MEETING.
THE SEVEN HOUR WORK DAY WAS NEGOTIATED OUT OF OUR AGREEMENT.

Edmonston under construction (FYI)---THE EDMONSTON PUMPING PLANT
LIFTS 110 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER
HOUR, THROUGH 150 INCH DISCHARGE
LINES. THE PUMPING PLANTS AT BUENA
VISTA, WHEELER RIDGE, AND WINDGAP LIFT
WATER A TOTAL OF 956 FEET.

1962----

1964----

1967----

LOCAL 428 AND KERN COUNTY
CONTRACTORS ESTABLISHED THE
KERN COUNTY ELECTRICAL
APPRENTICE FUND AND
ESTABLISHED THAT THE HEALTH
AND WELFARE TRUSTEES TO ALSO
BE TRUSTEES OF THE APPRENTICE
FUND.
LOCAL 428 AND KERN COUNTY
CONTRACTORS ESTABLISHED THE
FIRST PENSION PLAN FOR
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
THE TRUSTEES OF THE APPRENTICE
FUND BUY A BUILDING AND
PARKING LOT AT 401 19TH ST FOR
THE 428S FIRST APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING CENTER.

1970----

1970----

1972----
1978----

1984----

1987----

1989----

1992----
1992----
1998----

1998----
1998----

1998----
2006----
2012----

(APRIL 23), AT AN "OLD TIMERS NIGHT" MEETING WHICH INCLUDED WIVES,
THE FOLLOWING ADVICE TO YOUNG JOURNEYMEN WAS OFFERED BY IVAN
BEAVAN: "ALWAYS CONSIDER THE HONOR AND INTERGRITY OF YOUR OWN
NAME AND THE UNION YOU REPRESENT, BEFORE SPEAKING. LET YOUR
WORDS BE A BOND NEVER BROKEN, THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK".
THE TRUSTEES OF THE APPRENTICE FUND PURCHASED THE ADJOINING LOT
AND BUILDING NEXT TO THE APPRENTICE TRAINING CENTER FOR
ADDITIONAL CLASS ROOM SPACE.
(JUNE 8), FULL PENSION REQUIREMENT AGE WAS REDUCED TO AGE 62.
LOCAL 428 AND THE KERN COUNTY CONTRACTORS FOUNDED " THE KERN
COUNTY ELECTRICAL WORKERS BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
TO ADMINISTER THE MULTIPLE NEGOTIATED FUNDS OF THE CONTRACT
AGREEMENT.
(OCT. 18), LOCAL 428 FORMED A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TO BE
FUNDED BY HOLDING RAFFLES.
(JULY 23), LOCAL 428 STARTED THE PROCESS OF UTILIZING A FIVE-YEAR
APPRENTICE PROGRAM.
(APRIL 27), LOCAL 428 ADOPTED THE ORGANIZING TOOL OF "THE SALTING
PROGRAM", TO UTILIZE MEMBERS ON THE OUT OF WORK LIST TO APPLY FOR
EMPLOYMENT ON NON-UNION PROJECTS AND TO TALK TO WORKERS ABOUT
OUR PROGRAM.
(JULY) MITCH ROLOW ELECTED BUISNESS MANAGER
(JULY) JACK BELLOWS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 428
MITCH ROLOW RESIGNS AS BUISNESS MANAGER TO TAKE A POSITION AS
BUISNESS REP. FOR LOCAL 47
(APRIL) DANNY KANE ELECTED AS BUISNESS MANAGER OF LOCAL 428
BUILDING TRADES NEGOTIATED A POWER HOUSE AGREEMENT TO BUILD ALL
POWER HOUSES IN KERN COUNTY
(DEC.), JIM S. ELROD ELECTED PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 428
428 PURCHASES LAND FOR NEW HALL AND SCHOOL
LOCAL MOVES INTO IT'S NEW HOME AFTER 109 YEARS.

IBEW Local 428 3921 N. Sillect Ave

Bakersfield, CA 93308 Ph. 661-323-2979