Where to read what the IBEW is saying, and what has actually changed on the sheets. Statements and press releases come straight from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers's own newsroom — we link to them rather than reword them, so you read the union's position in the union's words. Below that are the dated wage and agreement changes we track across IBEW locals.
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IBEW rate and agreement updates we track
24 dated changes across IBEW locals, newest first. Each row comes from a published wage sheet or an official wage determination, with the document named — nothing here is estimated.
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 1141 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Oklahoma City, OK — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Oklahoma City, OK
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 124 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Kansas City, MO — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Kansas City, MO
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 150 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Waukengan, IL — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Waukengan, IL
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 159 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Madison, WI — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Madison, WI
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 176 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Joliet, IL — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Joliet, IL
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 212 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Cincinnati, OH — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Cincinnati, OH
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 231 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Sioux City, IA — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Sioux City, IA
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 24 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Baltimore, MD — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Baltimore, MD
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 252 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Ann Arbor, MI — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Ann Arbor, MI
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 292 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Minneapolis, MN — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Minneapolis, MN
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 35 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Hartford, CT — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Hartford, CT
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 379 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Charlotte, NC — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Charlotte, NC
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 38 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Cleveland, OH — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Cleveland, OH
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 443 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Montgomery, AL — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Montgomery, AL
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 481 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Indianapolis, IN — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Indianapolis, IN
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 567 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Auburn, ME — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Auburn, ME
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 577 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Appleton, WI — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Appleton, WI
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 601 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Champaign, IL — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Champaign, IL
September 23, 2026 — Wage rate effective: IBEW Local 606 journeyman rate step. Journeyman Inside Wireman scale in Orlando, FL — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Orlando, FL
Local news — meeting minutes, contract votes, apprenticeship intake and hall notices — is published by each local, not the International. Open your local's page for its hall address, dispatch line and website.
IBEW news questions
Where can I read official IBEW press releases?
On the IBEW's own site: https://ibew.org/news/ and https://ibew.org/press-releases/. Those pages carry the union's statements and policy positions directly, with the union's media contact. We link to them rather than republish them.
How do I find out when my IBEW local's wages change?
Each local's page shows the published journeyman rate with the date it took effect, and the rate and agreement updates on this page list changes as they land. You can also have new rate sheets emailed to you through our rate-update alerts.
Is Gulfstream part of the IBEW?
No. Gulfstream Search Partners is an independent recruiting firm for the mechanical and electrical trades. We publish union wage sheets and link to official union news because our candidates ask for it; we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or speaking for any union.