IBEW 1837 News

IBEW 1837 Local Elections

This is your union, and 2026 is your opportunity to help shape its future.  IBEW Local 1837 will hold nominations and elections this spring for Local Union officers and delegates to the 41st IBEW International Convention. Elections are one of the most important ways members make their voices heard and ensure our union remains member-driven, transparent and accountable.

In conformity with federal law, the Constitution of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Bylaws of Local 1837, the following positions will be elected: 

1837 Members Take Top Spots at Rodeo

They don’t climb for crowds or spotlight. There are no grandstands or a roaring stadium. Just a field lined with rows of utility poles. Fellow lineworkers and families stand behind a rope as the sound of gaffs cut into wood. At the International Lineman’s Rodeo in Bonner Springs, Kansas, lineworkers climb for pride, for the trade, and for each other.

It’s where skill, training, and years of mentorship are tested in a matter of seconds.

End of an Era for WGME’s Operating Technicians

October 2025 marked the end of an era at WGME-TV (CBS 13) in Portland as the station’s long-time Operating Technicians saw their master control operations transferred from local control to a regional Media Operations Center (MOC).

For decades, these skilled technicians have been the heartbeat of the station, ensuring that every broadcast ran smoothly and every signal made it to air without interruption.

Platner Campaign Staff Unionizes with IBEW Local 1837

The campaign staff of U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner officially unionized with IBEW Local 1837 in mid-February by signing a collective bargaining agreement at the Local 1837 union hall in Manchester.

IBEW Founders’ Scholarship Available

The IBEW Founders’ Scholarship honors the dedicated wiremen and linemen who founded the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Each year, the officers of the IBEW offer scholarships to working members on a competitive basis. 

The scholarship is intended to support members’ personal development while helping to steward the electrical industry envisioned by our founders. 

Support the “No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act”

The IBEW is calling on all members to urge Congress to support H.R. 5475, the No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act — legislation that would make tax relief on overtime fair for every working person, including IBEW 1837 members.

Maine AFL-CIO Releases 2025 Working Families Legislative Scorecard

The Maine AFL-CIO has published its 2025 Working Families Legislative Scorecard, which is an essential resource that shows how Maine’s state legislators voted on key labor issues.

Unit Meetings Return for Fall 2025
Strong IBEW 1837 Showing at Summer Institute

Nine members of IBEW Local 1837, representing Central Maine Power (CMP), Versant, Unitil, New Hampshire Electric Co-op, and Eversource, spent two days sharpening their skills and building solidarity at the Maine AFL-CIO Labor Summer Institute in Orono on August 13–14, 2025. They were joined by longtime IBEW 1837 members, State Representative Matt Beck of South Portland, and Maine AFL-CIO President Cynthia Phinney. 

Eversource NH Operators Picket for Contract

 

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1837 held an informational picket outside Eversource headquarters on Wednesday, August 13. The demonstration drew attention to stalled negotiations for a first contract covering System Operators in the Electrical System Control Center and the System Operations Center.

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