The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

What The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers does

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 602 is a chartered local labor union founded in 1911, operating from Amarillo, Texas and serving electrical workers across 67 counties covering 84,512 square miles of West Texas, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and parts of New Mexico. Local 602 is part of the international IBEW (founded 1890 in St. Louis), which represents approximately 873,000 active members and retirees nationally across the United States and Canada. Local 602 was expanded through the November 1999 amalgamation of Local 460 (Midland) and Local 850 (Lubbock), and today maintains division offices in Amarillo, Lubbock, and Midland, with regional training facilities in Amarillo and Lubbock.

The union serves five primary member segments — Inside Construction electricians, Outside Construction linemen, Pantex/Metal Trades members at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant, SPS/Xcel utility workers, and Savage coal-handling workers — through collective bargaining agreements negotiated with signatory contractors and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) West Texas chapter. Its core digital infrastructure is the LaborPower member portal and mobile app (powered by Working Systems), which handles dues payments, job dispatch, book signing, and benefits administration, supplemented by an SMS messaging program. Workforce development is delivered through the West Texas Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (a 4-year Inside Wireman program comprising 720 classroom hours plus 8,000 OJT hours), the Veterans Electrical Entry Program (VEEP) for transitioning service members, and a Journeyman Wireman Prep Course for apprentice-license electricians preparing for the TDLR exam.

Revenue is generated primarily through monthly member dues (ranging from $52.50/month for Inside/Outside construction members to $129.52/month for SPS/Xcel utility members) and working assessments of 3.5% (inside) and 4% (outside) of gross wages, channeled into the Local's General Fund, the International Pension Fund, and the National Electrical Benefit Fund. The organization is governed by elected officers (Business Manager, President, Vice President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary) and an Executive Board, with collective bargaining anchored by the Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and the West Texas Building Trades Council at the regional level.

Name

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Legal name

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 602

Website

https://ibew602.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

IBEW Local 602 is a chartered labor union founded in 1911, representing electrical workers, linemen, and metal trades members across West Texas, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and parts of New Mexico through collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, and job dispatch via its LaborPower member portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Trades (Electricians/Plumbers/HVAC/Carpenters) Staffing (BPACAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical Power Systems & Utility Linework (Transmission/Distribution) (EDAOABAC), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Electrical apprenticeship training
• Collective bargaining services
• Member job dispatch
• Trade union benefits

Headquarters

HQ city

Amarillo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Member Dues - Inside & Outside: Monthly dues of $52.50 for Inside and Outside construction members, consisting of $24.00 International per capita, $23.00 International Pension Fund, and $5.50 Local Office General Fund.
2. Member Dues - Metal Trades: Monthly dues of $65.50 for A members and $42.50 for BA members in Metal Trades classification.
3. Working Assessments: 4% of gross wages for outside construction, 3.5% for inside construction, contributed to Local's General Fund for maintenance and operations.
4. Member Dues - SPS/Xcel: Monthly dues of $129.52 for A members and $106.52 for BA members in SPS/Xcel classification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

IBEW Local 602 is a regional labor union that represents skilled electrical workers — including inside wiremen, outside linemen, metal trades workers, and utility workers — across West Texas, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and parts of New Mexico. Its core offerings include collective bargaining for wages/benefits, a 4-year Inside Wireman apprenticeship (720 classroom hours + 8,000 OJT hours), job dispatch to signatory contractors via the LaborPower member portal, continuing education and Journeyman exam preparation, and member benefit programs including pensions, health insurance, and death benefits.

Product overview

IBEW Local 602 is a labor union organization representing electrical workers in West Texas, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and parts of New Mexico. The organization does not offer a technology product platform in the traditional SaaS sense. Its primary member-facing digital properties include a website for union information and communications, a member portal powered by Working Systems (LaborPower) for managing membership details and payments, and specialized portals for veteran members (Veterans Portal) and young worker engagement (RENEW Portal).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VEEP: Veteran's Electrical Entry Program - A pre-apprenticeship program helping transitioning service members and recent veterans enter the electrical trades with direct entry into IBEW/NECA training centers.
• LaborPower
• RENEW
• West Texas Electrical Training

Quantifiable outcome

• $47.47/hour journeyman lineman wage (Outside, effective 5/30/27)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PanTeXas Deterrence, LLCcoreOthers · 1 November 2024Current management and operating contractor for Pantex Plant (Contract No. 89233224CNA000004). Basic term from November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2029. Contract awarded by National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
• Working Systems (LaborPower)coreTechnology or IntegrationLaborPower powers the member portal services for IBEW Local 602, handling day-to-day union member management including contact details, employment history, dues payments, eligibility, and online payment processing. System uses session cookies and encrypted connections for security.
• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNECA is the collective bargaining partner for electrical contractors with IBEW. Local 602 works with the West Texas Chapter of NECA (WTX-NECA) through the Labor-Management Cooperation Committee (LMCC) for joint events like the annual golf tournament and cooperative workforce planning.
• electrical training ALLIANCE (IBEW-NECA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between IBEW and NECA that created the VEEP (Veteran's Electrical Entry Program) for transitioning military members directly into electrical apprenticeships. electrical training ALLIANCE coordinates with local JATCs including West Texas Electrical Training.
• West Texas Electrical Training (WTX-JATC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWest Texas Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (West Texas Electrical Training) runs the 4-year Inside Wireman apprenticeship: 720 classroom hours and 8,000 paid on-the-job training hours. Also offers JW Prep courses for TDLR Journeyman exam preparation.
• Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Metal Trades Department of AFL-CIO coordinates negotiations, organizing, and legislative efforts for affiliated metalworking and related craft unions. MTD President Dale M. Troll leads the executive council. The Metal Trades Council of Amarillo & Vicinity is the local affiliate.
• Texas AFL-CIOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState federation of AFL-CIO labor unions in Texas. Local 602 affiliate providing legislative and political coordination.
• West Texas Building Trades Council (BCTC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional building and construction trades council coordinating labor efforts across West Texas, including IBEW 602.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• United Brotherhood of Carpenters: The Carpenters union is a parallel skilled-trade union operating on the same dispatch, apprenticeship, and signatory contractor model. It shares AFL-CIO Building Trades governance and competes for journeyman labor in regional construction markets.
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers: Boilermakers is a directly comparable skilled-trades union with strong nuclear/Pantex-area membership, an apprenticeship infrastructure similar to JATC, and the same metal-trades collective bargaining model. It directly competes for the same atomic-energy trade workforce that IBEW Local 602 represents at Pantex.
• International Association of Ironworkers: Ironworkers is a fellow AFL-CIO building trades union operating on the same JATC-driven apprenticeship-and-dispatch model. It shares member-portal technology requirements and competes for skilled labor in the same West Texas construction and energy markets.
• IBEW Local 47 (Southern California): Another IBEW local operating the same business model (collective bargaining, dispatch, apprenticeship through JATC, multiple member classifications). While geographically distinct from Local 602's West Texas jurisdiction, Local 47 provides a structural peer benchmark for revenue mix, member services, and dispatch economics.
• Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA): LIUNA is a large AFL-CIO building trades union with a comparable apprenticeship and dispatch-to-contractor model. It overlaps with IBEW Local 602's jurisdiction on utility and pipeline job sites and provides a same-model baseline against which IBEW's per-member economics can be benchmarked.
• United Association (UA) of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Service Techs: UA is the closest direct peer: a national AFL-CIO building trades union with a similar multi-tier model of apprenticeship training, collective bargaining, and job dispatch for skilled trade workers. UA locals share the JATC-style training structure and dispatch-to-signatory-contractor business model with IBEW Local 602.
• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE): IUOE represents heavy-equipment operators and is a peer across apprenticeship-driven workforce development, collective bargaining, and the hire-and-dispatch model that supplies workers to contractors. It overlaps with IBEW 602's outside/utility classifications on construction job sites.
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT): IUPAT is a comparable AFL-CIO building trades union with a similar apprenticeship infrastructure, multi-state local structure, and member dues/working assessment revenue model. It operates in the same West Texas/Oklahoma construction job-site ecosystem as IBEW 602.
• Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA): SMWIA is a parallel construction trade union with comparable apprenticeship systems, local dispatch models, and signatory contractor relationships. Like IBEW Local 602, it operates under AFL-CIO building trades governance and negotiates multi-state wage scales for skilled journeymen.

Broad incumbents

• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA): NECA is IBEW's collective bargaining counterpart and co-owner of the electrical training ALLIANCE with IBEW. While not a competitor, NECA is the most architecturally adjacent organization, sharing member/employer relationships, LMCC partnerships, and joint apprenticeship committees with IBEW locals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IBEWLocal602

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles29 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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