IBEW Local 104

What IBEW Local 104 does

IBEW Local 104 is a non-profit labor union and a chartered local of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), representing more than 1,000 outside electrical workers (linemen) across five New England states: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. The union provides collective bargaining representation, occupational safety training through its OSHE program, structured apprenticeship training via the NEAT (National Electrical Apprenticeship Training) program, member services, scholarships, veterans resources, political advocacy, and contractor coordination.

The union operates with a small staff of 1-10 and maintains three physical offices: a headquarters in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and general offices in Barrington, New Hampshire, and Lewiston, Maine. Its technology footprint consists of a WordPress-based public website (ibew104.org) used for member communications, an outsourced member login portal hosted via Working Systems, and content channels including Facebook, YouTube, an RSS feed, and a periodic newsletter called "On The Wire." No proprietary technology products, patents, or AI systems are disclosed.

IBEW Local 104 generates revenue exclusively through membership dues paid by outside electrical workers; dues rates are not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market model is community-led: the union attracts members through website presence, word-of-mouth referrals, and organizing campaigns. The organization is owned and controlled by its members under elected officer governance (Business Manager, President, Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary/Treasurer, and Executive Board), with no external institutional investment, consistent with the labor union ownership model.

Name

IBEW Local 104

Legal name

IBEW Local Union 104

Website

https://ibew104.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IBEW Local 104 is a non-profit labor union representing 1,000+ outside electrical workers (linemen) across five New England states, providing collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, safety programs, and member services as an affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

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Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Worksite Financial Wellness & Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) (FSAIAMAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Work Injury & Workers’ Compensation / Occupational Injury Benefits (BPAIAKAJ), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Electrical apprenticeship training
• Workplace safety training
• Trade union member services

Headquarters

HQ city

Walpole

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: Revenue is generated through membership dues paid by outside electrical workers. The union provides member services, training, safety programs, and advocacy for workers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IBEW Local 104 is a nonprofit labor union that represents more than 1,000 outside electrical workers (linemen) across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. It sells and delivers union membership services including collective bargaining representation, the NEAT apprenticeship training program, OSHE occupational safety and health training and certifications, member benefits such as scholarships and an employee assistance program, veterans resources, and contractor coordination for job placement.

Product overview

IBEW Local 104 is a labor union representing outside electrical workers in the New England area (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont). The organization does not offer a technology product or software platform. Its primary offering is union membership services including member services, OSHE (Occupational Safety and Health), NEAT apprenticeship programs, veterans resources, scholarships, training, political action, and contractor coordination. The website serves as an informational portal for members and prospective members, built on WordPress.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• The Boyd/Loughran Educational Trust Scholarship: Educational trust scholarship established in 2015 in honor of Joseph Boyd III and John Loughran for IBEW Local 104 members in good standing interested in training and education in line construction project management and/or safety.

Products and services

• Member Services Portal Online portal providing union members with access to services, ability to pay dues online, and view member-specific resources. Targets outside electrical workers in the New England IBEW Local 104 membership.
• NEAT Apprenticeship Program National Electrical Apprenticeship Training (NEAT) program providing structured training and certification pathways for new union outside electrical worker apprentices. Delivered in partnership with NEAT.
• OSHE Safety Training and Certification Occupational Safety and Health (OSHE) program offering safety training, worker safety benefits, contractor pages, and safety bulletins for outside electrical workers and the contractors who employ them.
• Lower Hudson Valley Employee Assistance Program (E.A.P.) Confidential counseling and support services for IBEW Local 104 members and their families, provided in partnership with the Lower Hudson Valley E.A.P.
• Boyd/Loughran Educational Trust Scholarship Scholarship program for IBEW Local 104 members pursuing training and education in line construction project management and/or safety. Established in 2015 in honor of Joseph Boyd III and John Loughran.
• Veterans Resources and Self-Identification Program Resources and self-identification program for IBEW Local 104 members who are veterans, supporting their transition into outside electrical work and ongoing union membership.
• Collective Bargaining and Member Representation Core union service providing collective bargaining representation on behalf of outside electrical workers for wages, benefits, and working conditions with electrical contractors across the New England region.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• IBEW InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the governing body that oversees all IBEW local unions nationwide. Provides access to national resources, training programs, and collective bargaining support.
• 2nd DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional governing body within IBEW that provides oversight and support to local unions in the northeastern United States.
• NEAT (National Electrical Apprenticeship Training)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApprenticeship program for training outside electrical workers. Provides structured training and certification pathways for new union members.
• Lower Hudson Valley E.A.P. (Employee Assistance Program)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployee assistance program providing confidential counseling and support services for members and their families.
• ContractorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectrical contractors who employ IBEW Local 104 members. The union provides trained workforce to contractors in exchange for employment and wage opportunities for members.
• IBEW Founders' ScholarshipsupportingOthersNational scholarship program administered by IBEW for members and their families.
• Union PlussupportingOthersUnion benefit program providing discounts and services to union members including scholarships.
• MA AFL-CIOsupportingOthersMassachusetts AFL-CIO labor federation providing additional member benefits and advocacy.
• NH AFL-CIOsupportingOthersNew Hampshire AFL-CIO labor federation providing member benefits and advocacy.
• VT AFL-CIOsupportingOthersVermont AFL-CIO labor federation providing member benefits and advocacy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IBEW Local 47: IBEW local representing outside electrical workers in Southern California. Direct peer — same trade (outside linemen), same parent body (IBEW International), and comparable operating model built around collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, and safety programs for utility-scale electrical work.
• IBEW Local 1245: A larger IBEW local representing outside electrical workers (utility linemen) across Northern California and Nevada. Directly comparable to Local 104 in that it is an IBEW local union focused specifically on outside/utility line work, with similar collective bargaining, apprenticeship (NEAT-aligned), and safety program structures.
• IBEW Local 103: Boston-based IBEW local representing inside electrical workers in eastern Massachusetts. Closely comparable regional peer within the same New England geography and same IBEW International parent, though focused on inside (commercial/industrial) rather than outside electrical work.

Emerging players

• United Association (UA) Local 12: United Association represents plumbers, pipefitters, and HVAC workers in the Boston/New England area — a closely adjacent construction trade union. Comparable to Local 104 as a regional building trades local with the same apprenticeship and collective bargaining model, though covering a different skilled trade.
• Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 271: LIUNA local representing construction laborers in the New England area. Adjacent trade union with similar apprenticeship-driven workforce model, often deployed on the same utility and infrastructure projects alongside IBEW Local 104 members.

Broad incumbents

• Northeast Chapter of NECA: National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) is the management-side counterpart to IBEW locals — signatory electrical contractors that employ union labor. Materially comparable because Local 104's bargaining counterparties are NECA-member contractors, and NECA's regional chapters directly shape Local 104's commercial landscape.
• IBEW International: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the parent federation of which Local 104 is a subordinate local. Operates at vastly larger scale across all of North America and sets the constitution, training standards, and collective bargaining frameworks that Local 104 executes against.
• MA AFL-CIO: Massachusetts AFL-CIO labor federation of which Local 104 is an affiliate. Provides regional political, legislative, and organizing infrastructure that materially shapes Local 104's operating environment and member benefit programs.

Others

• Center for Workplace Compliance: Workforce policy and compliance organization serving HR and labor relations professionals. Adjacent to Local 104 in that it shapes the regulatory and compliance environment in which unionized employers and IBEW locals operate.
• Northeast Energy and Commerce Association: Regional industry association for the energy and utility sector in the Northeast US. Adjacent ecosystem participant — Local 104's signatory contractors operate within this industry ecosystem, and the association shapes project pipelines that drive demand for Local 104 members.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/IBEWLocal104
• Facebookfacebook.com/IBEW104
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibew-local-104

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