IBEW Local 177

Name

IBEW Local 177

Legal name

IBEW Local 177

Website

https://ibew177.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: IBEW Local 177 collects membership dues from its electrical worker members. The union also benefits from infrastructure investment legislation creating job opportunities for members.
2. Signatory Contractor Relations: Union represents workers employed by signatory contractors who pay into union benefits and pension plans. The local maintains agreements with electrical contractors for wages, benefits, and working conditions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IBEW Local 177 is a labor union local that represents electrical workers in the Jacksonville, Florida area. It provides union membership representation, collective bargaining with signatory contractors, and dispatches trained electricians to construction, healthcare, and infrastructure projects. The union also operates the Electrical Training Alliance of Jacksonville (ETAJAX), delivering a debt-free apprenticeship program, online continuing electrical training (CET) courses, and safety training using interactive simulators.

Product overview

IBEW Local 177 is a labor union (The Jacksonville Electricians) providing union membership and representation for electrical workers. The organization offers a portfolio of training and education services including an apprenticeship program, online continuing electrical training (CET) courses, and safety training through the Electrical Training Alliance of Jacksonville (ETAJAX). Services also include sustainability and green building consulting for LEED certification projects. The union connects member electricians with signatory contractors for employment opportunities across Jacksonville.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Training Classes Online (CET Courses) Online continuing electrical training courses covering theory, installation practices, and specialized topics such as building automation, motors, photovoltaics, and hazardous locations. Delivered to IBEW Local 177 members and signatory contractor employees via the Electrical Training Alliance online LMS.
• Jacksonville Electrical Apprenticeship Program Debt-free apprenticeship program offered through the Electrical Training Alliance of Jacksonville (ETAJAX) that trains prospective applicants to become electrical apprentices, combining classroom instruction and on-the-job training.
• Continuing Education Classes Ongoing education courses including cable splicing and welding that allow members to maintain current knowledge and skills in the electrical industry.
• Electrician Safety Training Workplace safety training programs provided through the Electrical Training Alliance of Jacksonville (ETAJAX), affiliated with ETA, NECA, and IBEW, emphasizing safe electrical work practices.
• Sustainability and Green Building Services LEED-certified sustainable electrical work that helps commercial and residential customers reduce energy costs and create healthier working environments through green building practices performed by IBEW 177 signatory contractors.
• Union Membership and Workforce Representation Membership in IBEW Local 177 providing collective bargaining, family-sustaining wages, health insurance, pension benefits, Code of Excellence quality standards, and dispatch of journeymen and apprentices to signatory electrical contractors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Union safety studies show better training, regular safety meetings, improved safety knowledge, and greater worker control over safety.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBEW Local 177 is affiliated with NECA through the Electrical Training Alliance of Jacksonville (ETAJAX), a joint partnership providing apprenticeship and training for electrical workers. NECA represents electrical contractors while IBEW represents workers, working together on training and workforce development.
• Electrical Training AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation with the Electrical Training Alliance provides standardized training curriculum and certification for electrical apprentices and journeyworkers. ETAJAX (Jacksonville chapter) offers online and in-person courses.
• AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBEW is an important member of the AFL-CIO family of unions, providing political advocacy, organizing support, and solidarity with other labor movements.
• Biden AdministrationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBEW has a strategic partnership with the Biden-Harris administration, which has championed pro-union policies, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act creating significant electrical work opportunities for IBEW members.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: National labor federation of which IBEW is a member. Provides political advocacy, organizing resources, and policy coordination that Local 177 draws on; structurally analogous to a parent-body peer for any affiliated local union.
• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA): National trade association for electrical contractors and IBEW's longstanding signatory counterpart. Operates jointly with IBEW via the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC/ETA), making it the closest institutional peer to Local 177's training and contractor-liaison function.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC): National trade association representing merit-shop (open-shop) construction contractors, including electrical contractors. Competes with IBEW/NECA-affiliated contractors for the same commercial and industrial electrical work in Florida markets.
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW): The international parent union of Local 177, with ~750,000 members across all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Panama. Parent organization providing national brand, training curriculum, and policy advocacy that Local 177 operates under.

Direct peers

• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART): AFL-CIO affiliated union covering sheet metal workers and related trades. Operates local-chapter apprenticeship programs and signatory contractor agreements analogous to IBEW Local 177, making it a comparable construction trades local union peer.
• IBEW Local 11: IBEW local covering Los Angeles County. Same union model, JATC apprenticeship delivery, and signatory contractor relations. Comparable to Local 177 in that it combines training, dispatch, and collective bargaining as core revenue and service lines for member electricians.
• IBEW Local 3: The largest IBEW local in North America (NYC metro). Operates the same apprenticeship-plus-dispatch business model with affiliated JATC training, signatory contractor agreements, and union dues revenue. Directly comparable in operating structure, differing only in geography and scale.
• Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC): National trade association representing open-shop (non-union) electrical contractors with its own apprenticeship training programs. Competes directly with IBEW for market share of electrical construction labor in the same metro markets, including Florida.
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT): AFL-CIO affiliated construction trades union with local-chapter-plus-apprenticeship-plus-signatory-contractor structure. Direct structural peer to IBEW Local 177 for purposes of comparing local operating models, revenue mix, and member services.
• United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Service Techs (UA): AFL-CIO affiliated construction trades union with the same apprenticeship-plus-dispatch-plus-signatory-contractor operating model. Direct structural peer to IBEW Local 177 in how locals monetize dues, deliver training, and represent trades workers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IBEW177
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibew-local-177

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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