The National Electrical Contractor’s Association

The National Electrical Contractors Association is the voice of the $100 billion industry responsible for bringing lighting, power, and communications to buildings and communities across the United States. NECA’s national office and 120 local chapters advance the electrical contracting industry through advocacy, education, research, and standards development. NECA is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, the organization that developed the LEED ratings system. NECA represents electrical contractors from firms of all sizes performing a range of services. NECA contractors strive to be true construction partners with building owners, developers, and general contractors. They lead the industry in the practical application of new technologies. Whether high-voltage power transmission or low-voltage lighting, electrical contractors ensure these

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) represents approximately 750,000 members who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. The IBEW has members in both the United States and Canada and stands out among the American unions in the AFL-CIO because it is among the largest and has members in so many skilled occupations. The IBEW was formed in 1890.

The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

The mission of the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) is to develop and standardize training to educate the members of the IBEW and NECA; ensuring and providing the Electrical Construction Industry with the most highly trained and highly skilled workforce possible. The NJATC’s philosophy lies in a belief that training, and training alone, will determine the degree of employability for members of the IBEW and NECA. It’s a model education partnership—founded in 1941—which produces the best-trained, most up-to-date electrical apprentices and journeymen in the country. All of the $100 million annually spent is privately funded.  

NJATC course work closely parallels a traditional college curriculum. Accordingly, NJATC has worked with a variety of educational institutions in recent years to allow apprentices to gain college credit for completed NJATC course work, including the recognition and transfer of these credits toward two- and four-year degrees.

Local 379 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

Local 379 is dedicated to providing a workforce of highly trained and qualified inside electricians and outside linemen to Charlotte, N.C., and Greenville, S.C., along with 15 counties in North Carolina, 14 counties in South Carolina and 5 counties in Georgia. To do this, IBEW Local 379 is committed to: Ensuring our member electricians and linemen receive the representation they need and the wages and benefits they deserve; and recruiting capable apprentices and furnishing them with top-quality, certified career educational programs in state-of-the-art training facilities.

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

The AFL-CIO, created in 1955 by the merger of the AFL and the CIO, is a democratic, voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions that represent 12.5 million working people.
The AFL-CIO provides information to working people about issues that affect their daily lives, and encourages them to make their voice heard for a government that works for working families. We make sure members have the latest union facts and news on workers’ rights.