Lesson 4: The IBEW and its history Flashcards
True or false
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is the most established and extensive electrical union in the world.
True
In what year were the first telegraph wires strung and between what two cities?
1844 between Washington and Baltimore
An early generating plant was established in the city of ? in 1882 on Pearl Street.
New York
In 1879 the first successful ? lamp was invented by ? .
Incandescent / Thomas Edison
The nucleus of what was to become the IBEW was formed in ? in the city of ? .
1890 / St Louis
Who was the first president of the NBEW (later known as the IBEW)?
Henry Miller
There have been ? changes in the preamble to the IBEW Constitution since its first adoption in ? .
Few / 1891
The adoption of an ? system improved conditions of work and ? .
Apprenticeship / safety
The first convention adopted an apprenticeship system with a ? -year term, which was to be served under the supervision of a ? .
Three year / Journeymen Electrical Worker
The first president of the IBEW died on July 10, 1896, as a result of a(n) ? .
Fall from a power pole
From 1903 to 1919, ? served as the first full-time president of the IBEW.
Frank McNulty
The ? split in 1908 nearly destroyed the IBEW.
Reid-Murphy
IBEW membership rose from ? in 1913 to ? in 1919.
23,500 / 148,072
A ? fund was established in 1920 due to actions taken at the 15th Convention in New Orleans. This Convention also took historic steps to establish labor management relations with the approval of a plan to join with management in the creation of the ? on Industrial Relations.
Strike / Council
The International Office of the IBEW is located in ? .
Washington D.C.
What do the letters EWBA stand for?
Electrical Workers Benefit Association
The EWBA was founded in 1922 to pay ? benefits.
Death
The ? Act of 1935 is more commonly referred to as the Wagner Act.
National Labor Relations
The IBEW membership today totals nearly ? members.
725,000
National Apprenticeship Standards were first registered in the year ? .
1941
The IBEW hired a full-time director of skill-improvement training in what year?
1959
Who did the delegates at the 36th Convention elect to be International President?
Edwin D. Hill
