IBEW Local Union 607

What IBEW Local Union 607 does

IBEW Local Union 607 is a chartered local labor union of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, representing electricians across seven central Pennsylvania counties (portions of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, and Union counties) from its headquarters at 25 S. 5th Street, Shamokin, PA. Founded in 1930, the organization has operated for over 90 years and is led by Business Manager and Financial Secretary Anthony G. Gratti Jr. and President and Membership Development Representative Robert F. Phillips, supported by a staff of approximately 18 employees. Its core service is collective bargaining and labor representation for working electricians, supplemented by a Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) that delivers a tuition-free, paid apprenticeship program producing Journeyman Wiremen credentialed across the U.S. and Canada.

The union's product surface is operational rather than technological. Core offerings include the UNION WORX online job referral portal, a SharePoint-based member portal for dues payment and benefits administration, a Portability Check-In system for traveling members, an Apprentice Work Report system, and administrative Business Center services. The technology stack is composed entirely of third-party integrations (UNION WORX, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Forms, and Google), with no proprietary technology assets. Strategic partnerships with the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), the Electrical Training Alliance, and the Electrical Technology Academy of Central Pennsylvania underpin the training and labor-supply pipeline.

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring member dues, processed through the SharePoint portal; specific dues amounts are not publicly disclosed. Signatory contractors (including Advanced Electrical & Communications, Albarell Electric, I.B. Abel, Bruce & Merrilees, and McCarl's Electrical) gain access to the union's labor pool in exchange for collective bargaining agreements. The organization's go-to-market is community-led, relying on direct recruitment via the Membership Development Department, in-person engagement at the Business Center, and the apprenticeship funnel. IBEW Local 607 is a non-investment, non-commercial entity — it has no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no patents, and is not an appropriate target for traditional PE/VC/M&A theses.

Name

IBEW Local Union 607

Legal name

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 607

Website

https://ibew607.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IBEW Local Union 607 is a chartered IBEW local in central Pennsylvania that represents electricians across seven counties, running a JATC apprenticeship program and operating a member portal and job referral system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Electrical Work (1731), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Power Systems & Utility Linework (Transmission/Distribution) (EDAOABAC)

Keywords

• Electrical union representation
• Apprenticeship training programs
• Workforce job referral
• Collective bargaining services
• Union member benefits

Headquarters

HQ city

Shamokin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: IBEW Local Union 607 generates revenue through member dues paid by electricians who join the union. Dues payment is handled through the ibew607.sharepoint.com portal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IBEW Local Union 607 is a labor union local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) representing central Pennsylvania electricians. It provides union membership services, a tuition-free JATC apprenticeship program leading to Journeyman Wireman certification, job placement via the UNION WORX referral portal, and collective bargaining with signatory electrical contractors across seven Pennsylvania counties.

Product overview

IBEW Local Union 607 is a labor union representing central Pennsylvania electricians for over 90 years. The organization operates as a single-entity union providing workforce services rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings include the UNION WORX Job Referral System for worker placement, a JATC Apprenticeship Program with paid training and college credits, a SharePoint-based Member Portal for dues and benefits, and administrative Business Center Services. Additional offerings include Portability Check-In for traveling workers, an Apprentice Work Report System for tracking training hours, and a Years-of-Service Pins recognition program. The union's technology stack consists of third-party integrations (UNION WORX, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Forms, Google) rather than proprietary products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UNION WORX Job Referral System Online job referral and placement portal connecting IBEW Local 607 members with signatory electrical contractors for employment opportunities in the electrical industry.
• JATC Apprenticeship Program Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee program offering tuition-free paid on-the-job training, classroom instruction, and college credits for individuals pursuing Journeyman Wireman certification recognized across the US and Canada.
• Union Membership Services Full union membership including collective bargaining representation, wages (reportedly 28% higher than nonunion workers), health insurance, retirement plans, overtime pay, job safety protections, and family and medical leave for working electricians.
• Business Center Services Administrative services including contractor relations, workforce management, membership processing, and labor relations support for the electrical industry, delivered from the Shamokin, PA headquarters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Union members earn 28 percent more than nonunion workers

Named customers11 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

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in partnership with the National Electrical Contractors Association provides training in safety and technical applications for every worker to ensure consistent ability to provide safe, skilled, and productive employees to meet contractor demand.
• Electrical Technology Academy of Central PennsylvaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partner for the IBEW Local 607 JATC apprenticeship program. Students can earn wages while learning, earn college credits, complete an apprenticeship, and gain qualifications recognized across the US and Canada.
• Electrical Training AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing training resources and curriculum for electrical apprenticeship programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America: Large AFL-CIO-affiliated construction trades union with a parallel model of jurisdictional locals, apprenticeship training, signatory contractor agreements, and member benefits. Comparable as a peer for benchmarking local-union operating economics.
• United Association (UA) of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Service Techs: Sister building-trades union with the closest structural parallel to IBEW Local 607: per-craft apprenticeship model, collective bargaining with signatory contractors, similar dues-funded membership services, and AFL-CIO affiliation. Directly comparable in operating model even though the underlying trade differs.
• Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA): Building-trades AFL-CIO affiliate representing sheet metal workers. Closely comparable to IBEW Local 607 in business model: jurisdictional locals, signatory contractor network, joint apprenticeship training committees, and member dues-funded services.
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers: AFL-CIO industrial-trades union with a comparable local-chapter operating model, signatory contractor arrangements, and apprenticeship/JATC training infrastructure — relevant peer for understanding how similarly structured union locals operate at IBEW Local 607's scale.
• International Association of Iron Workers: Building-trades union with a virtually identical operating template to IBEW Local 607 — jurisdictional locals, apprentice training, signatory contractor relationships, and structural/steel trades collective bargaining. Comparable as a same-size skilled trades union in construction.
• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE): AFL-CIO affiliate union representing heavy-equipment operators and stationary engineers in construction and industrial sectors. Operates with the same model of jurisdictional collective bargaining agreements, apprenticeship training, and member benefits — directly comparable as a skilled-trades union peer.
• IBEW Local Union 5 (Pittsburgh, PA): Another Pennsylvania IBEW local operating under the same international union, with a comparable mix of inside wireman representation, JATC apprenticeship, and signatory contractor network. Direct local-level peer for benchmarking staffing levels, member services, and training capacity at the same scale as Local 607.

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: The federation parent of IBEW (and therefore of Local 607 by extension). Relevant as the overarching institutional environment for IBEW Local 607's collective bargaining, political advocacy, and apprenticeship standards — provides the broader-industry context for evaluating the union's strategic position.
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW): The international parent union of IBEW Local 607, representing ~860,000 electrical workers across the US and Canada. Directly comparable organization: same trade, same collective bargaining model, same training infrastructure, just at national scale rather than single-local scale.

Others

• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA): The management-side counterpart to IBEW and formal partner of IBEW Local 607 in apprenticeship training. Operates on the same electrical-industry labor market with the same signatory-contractor framework, but represents employers rather than workers — making it the most thematically comparable adjacent organization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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