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The members, officers and staff of Local 196 would like to welcome you to our website.

We are proud of our history and proud of our previous generations of I.B.E.W. Lineman,
Operators, Groundsman Helpers and Government workers who passed on their knowledge
and made sacrifices to make us stronger today.

Over one hundred years ago, in 1891, ten men met above Stolley's Dance Hall in St. Louis in
hopes of bringing a better life to those in the electrical trade.  Then, apprenticeship training
was unheard of and safety consisted of trial and error.  Those ten men then became the
founders of the National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (N.B.E.W.), which later became
the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.) in 1899 when jurisdiction
extended to include Canada.

We are always interested in hearing from people that are in need of help at work.  If you
work for a City, Contractor, or other company that is having trouble with your boss and need
help just call.  We have over 20 contracts that we deal with to help give workers a voice in
the condition of there employment and to make sure they do not have to stand on their own
in times of trouble.  We have years of experience dealing with your boss for you.  
Below is a Map of the Local 196 Jurisdiction.

Covering Outside Linework, All Substation work, All Street Lighting, Temp Signal Lighting,
Utility, Maintenance, Telephone, Fiber Optic, Government, Generation and Wind Power.

Which Includes the counties in Illinois of:

Boone; DeKalb; DuPage; Kane; Kendall; Lake; Lee; McHenry; Ogle; Stephenson; Winnebago;
Carroll - Cherry Grove; Shannon;Rock Creek; Lima; Wysox; Elkhorn Grove
Jo Daviess - Apple River; Warren; Thompson; Rush; Nora; Woodbine; Stockton;
Wards Grove; Pleasant Valley; Berreman
Whiteside -  Genesee; Jordan; Hopkins; Sterling; Hume; Montmorency; Tapico; Hahnaman

When work preformed on the properties of the Comed Company in the following counties,
state of Illinois: Carroll, Jo Davies, Rock Island, Henry, Mercer,Whiteside.
OFFICE LOCATION
I.B.E.W. Local Union 196
1829 Suncast Ln.
Batavia, IL 60510

(630) 761-1829
(630) 761-1919 Fax

The Office Hours are:  Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Business Manager
Eric Patrick

Asst. Business Manager
Andrew Taft


President
Rodney Brossart

Vice President
Jerry Cass

Recording Secretary
Greg Doss

Treasurer
Troy Harrington

Executive Board
George Arhos
Kirby Kleimann
Kelly Kleveno
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I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION 196
Some of the Sub Station
work that Members of IBEW
196 have done.  IBEW 196
does the concrete footers
and sub grade to the
overhead bus.  We have a
complete list of contractors
at the hall to help with your
needs.
Aldridge Drilling installs
large foundation for
transmission towers using
IBEW 196 members. They
install these in solid rock to
all sand.  IBEW 196
members have been
installing transmission
foundations since 1940.  
Members of IBEW 196 working
on a Wind Farm installing cable.  
Here you see them running the
trencher and making sure the
cable is installed correctly.  High
Voltage cable installing is much
more that just running
equipment.  IBEW 196 trains
their members in safety and the
how to make sure you get the
years of service you expect out
of your cable installation.
IBEW 196 Members working on a
multi-duct package.  Our
members are trained in pipe
bending and installation as well
as wire pulling.  If you need a list
of contractors to do this work on
small or large projects just call
our office.
IBEW 196 had CJ King & Don
Woolridge at the union hall to
teach new stewards how to
represent the Union on the job.  
We thank everyone for coming.
The Election Results for the IBEW Local 196 2010 Election are as follows:

Business Manager/ Financial Secretary:         Eric Patrick

President:                                                               Rodney Brossart

Vice President:                                                      Jerry Cass

Recording Secretary:                                            Greg Doss

Treasurer:                                                               Troy Harrington
    
Executive Board:                                                    George Arhos
                                                                               Kirby Kleimann
                                                                               Kelly Kleveno

Examining Board:                                                  Bill Holloway
                                                                               Ron Henry
                                                                               Jason Conerly
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UNION SPORTSMAN"S ALLIANCE

Northern Illinois Sporting Clays Shoot
Elburn, IL Sep 25      (Click Here for Details)
We have set up CPR/ First Aid Training for:
Sep 20 & Sep 23 at 5pm here at the union
hall.

Please call, email, or use the sign up on
the bulletin board.