Our History
“I believe it well to consider the farsightedness of our leaders in the past, for present achievement. To hold a membership card in our organization is an asset to any man working in the electrical industry.”
– Brother Al E. Danielson, June 1929 IBEW Journal
2
times the IBEW Local 340 Charter has been amended
11
members signed the original charter:
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John A. Cromback
Elliott G. Fletcher
Carl W. Beaton
F.A.W. Backley
Julian Mot
Charles F. Woodward
George H. Curtis
A.L. Bonney
F.H. Bennett
Arthur Lahiff
Burnell Yerrick
18
counties are part of IBEW Local 340, from
Amador County to the Oregon border
Amador County to the Oregon border
IBEW 340 By the Year
1912
IBEW Local 340 was issued a charter from the International office
1917
50 members
1929
80 members
1930
125-150 members
1938
IBEW Local 340’s Apprenticeship Program was recognized
1942
Charter was amended to incorporate Local Union #36 (Lineman’s Local in Sacramento, CA) and #1188 (Redding, CA)
1953
Welfare Plan was enacted, thought to be the first for electrical workers in California
1960
1,000 members
1967
Pension Plan instituted
1998
Charter was amended to incorporate IBEW Local Union 442 (Redding, CA)
2017
1,927 members
