🔧 Scheduled Maintenance Notice:

Our website will be undergoing maintenance from Friday, April 12 at 5:00 PM PST until Saturday, April 13 at 10:00 AM PST

During this time, access may be limited. We appreciate your patience and understanding!

IBEW 332 ELECTRICIANS GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT.

We are the cutting-edge electricians who power Silicon Valley's tech campuses, stadiums, hospitals, schools, and government buildings. Serving Santa Clara County, CA, we are a highly-skilled workforce that goes through a rigorous apprenticeship to guarantee the finest craftsmanship.

ELECTRICIANS

Go union! Access higher wages, great benefits, job security, and a team-like atmosphere with Team 332.

APPRENTICES

Earn while you learn! Discover a well-paid career with cutting-edge skills and a lifetime of benefits.

CONTRACTORS

Become a union shop! Gain access to a trained workforce and open doors to bid on more large jobs.            

More great photos from our sporting clays event on April 18!
No stagnant wages over here! Over the last 3 contracts, we've scored $51.42/hour in raises. That's what top-notch craftsmanship, high standards, and collective bargaining power can do for you.
#332Strong
Deadline June 1! Apply now!

Offered exclusively to IBEW members in good standing, Founders’ Scholarships help pay for courses toward degrees in approved fields from accredited institutions. The independent Founders’ Scholarship Selection Committee picks the winners, awarding up to $200 per semester credit hour, or $134 per trimester credit hour, with a maximum award of $24,000 over eight years.

Learn more at the link in our bio.
Thanks to everyone who came out to our annual sporting clays event on April 18! We had a great time taking aim and kicking back with you all.
Thanks to all the family and friends who came out to the ETASV Apprentice Skills Tournament last month to support our amazing #IBEW Local 332 competitors! Having you all there cheering our apprentices on the whole way makes them shine! 

See more photos from the competition at the link in our bio.
You probably didn't become an electrician expecting to retire a millionaire, but thanks to Local 332's amazing pensions, you can! 332 President Pete Seaberg can help get you on track, especially if you're still fairly early in your career. Join his next pension workshop or call him at the hall to learn more about our pensions!
Local 332 Family Night at the @sanjosebarracuda was awesome! Can't wait to see you all again for the next one!
"I’ve been with Redwood Electric Group for 16 years, and I’m a service foreman. Each day is something different: We’re always pivoting and using new tech. My favorite things are installing; working with my hands, and figuring out lighting systems, big wire pulls, and one line. I love it all. I’ve also been teaching at the ETASV for two years. I love it, and it allows me to give back to Local 332 for this amazing career."

Learn more about Michael and other #IBEW Local 332 members at the link in our bio.
Here are some more photos from last month's annual ETASV Apprentice Skills Tournament! We are so proud of all the apprentices who spent countless hours preparing and practicing for the competition. You are the future of the #IBEW! Keep up the great work.

Learn more about the tournament and see more photos at the link in our bio.
May 1 is #InternationalWorkersDay. Solidarity with the working people of the world! ✊
The annual ETASV Apprentice Skills Tournament consists of 7 events: the written exam; residential wiring; motor control written; motor control hands-on; material identification; and 1/2" and 3/4" conduit bending. 

Congratulations to this year's winners for each event:

Written Exam: Francisco Gomez | 5th Year Inside

Residential Wiring: Raymundo Vallejo Serrano | 5th Year Inside

Motor Control Written: Tyler Lerma | 3rd Year Residential

Motor Control Hands-On: Mack Lewis | 3rd Year Residential

Material Identification: Francisco Gomez | 5th Year Inside

Conduit Bending 1/2”: Quinn Neto | 5th Year Inside

Conduit Bending 3/4”: Tyler Lerma | 3rd Year Residential

Learn more about the tournament and see more photos at the link in our bio.
The union that plays together stays together. We had a great time with our members and your beautiful families on April 12 at 332 Family Night at the @sanjosebarracuda. See you next time!
"I like everything in this trade. I enjoy the entire process of a build out–from when it is just dirt on the ground to the finished product. We work on apartment buildings and houses, and when you see the people who have moved in, you feel like you really achieved something and helped folks make their living space a home. It’s nice to say, “We’re your electricians.”

Learn more about Jojo and other #IBEW Local 332 members at the link in our bio.
More pics from April 12's 332 Family Night at the @sanjosebarracuda. We're one good looking union family!
Congratulations to the winners of the annual #IBEW Your Union, in Full Color photo contest! 

Second Place ($1,000)
Darren Asuncion
Anchorage, Alaska, Local 1547

Using his iPhone, Darren Asuncion captured this beautiful view on Alaska’s Kodiak Island. Fellow Local 1547 member Michell Kane looks into the distance during a break installing a “hub” jump while working for the Kodiak Electric Association. Essentially, workers perform an electrical jump where the blades attach at the highest point of a wind turbine. The work is dangerous if not done safely but also offers stunning views like this. 

“It was a fabulous day,” said Asuncion, a foreman for Kodiak Electric. “I took out my phone and started taking some pictures.”

Check out the rest of the winners and the stories behind the photos at the link in our bio.
Engaging youth while they're still deciding what to do after high school is the best time. 

"With construction on the rise and college tuition prohibitively expensive for many, more high school students are taking a look at the trades. St. Louis Local 1 and Minot, N.D., Local 714 are two locals among many in the IBEW that are meeting this moment.

“We need these kids coming into the trade,” Local 714 Business Manager Bob Wolf said. “And if they come in ready, if they come in with that clay, we’ll mold them.”

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there will be at least 80,000 net new jobs for electricians every year over the next eight years, roughly twice the rate of all other trades. And increasingly, young people are looking to the trades for a debt-free and rewarding career. One report found that 93% of Generation Z graduates and 80% of parents said learning a skilled trade can be a better route to economic security than college."

Read more at the link in our bio.
Some more photos from Local 332 Family Night at the @sanjosebarracuda on April 12. Be sure to join us for the next 332 social event!
Congratulations to the winners of the annual #IBEW Your Union, in Full Color photo contest! 

First Place ($1,000)
Bobby Vredenburg
New City, N.Y., Local 363

Bobby Vredenburg took this picture of fellow Local 363 member John Carlstrom while the two worked underground and repaired an automatic transfer switch. All the wires shown are routed into the manhole from the bus, a conducting system that connects different parts of a circuit or power system. “I like that it shows the beginning of what we had to do and how much of a mess we had to figure out,” said Vredenburg, a journeyman wireman who used a Google Pixel 3 camera. “That’s all the wires right after they are pulled. We had to figure out what goes where and make them look nice before we passed them on for them to bolted into the bus up top.” Vredenburg was working for signatory contractor Perreca Electric.

Check out the rest of the winners and the stories behind the photos at the link in our bio.
Thanks to everyone who came out to #IBEW Local 332 Family Night at the @sanjosebarracuda! It's always a blast when we get to hang out with you and your families outside of work and the union hall.
Congratulations to Quinn Neto, who won 3rd place overall at this year's ETASV Apprentice Skills Tournament!

"I have been telling apprentices around the school to do the competition next year. It’s a good way to show your face, meet new people, and it makes you a better electrician at the end of the day. 

"It’s important to be involved in the union for a lot of reasons. It’s not just our careers, it’s a community, and it’s our lives. I wouldn’t be here without the union."

Learn more about Quinn and see more photos from the competition at the link in our bio.

#IBEW
#apprentice
#apprenticeship
"I owned a signatory company – Solid Ground Electric – but let it go. When I wanted to shut the business, 332 leaders welcomed me into the union. It’s a good consistent life. 

"Being an electrician is something I’ve done since I was very young – I like the hands-on work. I grew up in the country building fences, gardening, and raising animals, so it was natural to just do something outside working with my hands."
- Jason Bastianelli

Learn more about Jason and other #IBEW Local 332 members at the link in our bio.
From #IBEW Local 332 President Pete Seaberg: 

"Wages, pensions, and family health insurance are the foundational benefits that define the outstanding value of being an IBEW member. Local 332 members and leaders have worked hard and fought to maintain and improve these benefits over 113 years, and we’ll never stop doing so. We are one of the best, highest paid locals in the IBEW nationally, and I intend to keep it that way!

Recently, I had a couple of unfortunate conversations with members who wanted to retire but couldn’t. I realized that many of our members have not been given the education and tools to understand your pensions and how to maximize your financial potential in retirement. I have made it my personal mission to ensure that all 332 members understand the significance of all your union benefits–particularly the immense power of your pension plans. We are attacking this situation aggressively from multiple angles with member workshops, apprentice education, and online seminars. As a reminder, our Part B plan adviser Mike Vukson also does quarterly education and is available before each union meeting to answer your questions. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me here at the hall if you would like to learn more about your pension plans."

Read more at the link in our bio.
Congratulations to Aaron Badillo, who won 2nd place overall at this year's ETASV Apprentice Skills Tournament!

"I knew I was up against some really great wiremen, so when they called my name I was gobsmacked! I didn’t win any of the individual events, nor did I win third, so I was thinking I was going to walk away empty-handed. But when they called my name for second, I couldn’t believe my ears! The best part was having my family there–especially my fiancée. We carpool, so she spent many long hours often at night waiting in the parking lot while I was at the training center. So it was the best feeling that she could rejoice with me. 

I hope this helps me get into the Inside program. That would be a bigger achievement than the competition. I want to keep going with my career and get it to the next step."

Learn more about Aaron and see more photos from the competition at the link in our bio.

#IBEW
#apprentice
#apprenticeship
From #IBEW Local 332 Business Manager Javier Casillas: "Are you taking care of yourself? Many of us are experiencing confusion because of what’s happening in the world. The chaos and white noise are designed to sow self-doubt, create nothing but anger, and turn us against each other. I am concerned this is landing with our members and causing anxiety about our collective future. However, we are the authors of our own story and do not have to fall for their divide and conquer game.

"We may disagree about some things, but we share a lot of experiences. None of us were born with a silver spoon in our mouths or a trust fund. We all deal with the daily grind. We wake up, get our families ready, and get ourselves off to work. Mix in a few weddings, birthday parties, and union events, and it’s a very busy life. We get pulled in so many directions between people’s problems, the shop giving us another set of mis-directions they call drawings, and feeling exhausted. We try to steal a few moments to relax and scroll social media, and we’re met with angry political posts. It feels like there is no relief.

"I am here to remind you it's OK to be overwhelmed. That’s completely normal, and IT’S OK TO ASK FOR HELP! Your union brothers and sisters have your back and are here to support you."

Read more at the link in our bio.
"San Bernardino, Calif., #IBEW Local 477 officials saw attempts by the union trades to form a working relationship with their community’s public school district come up short for more than a decade.

So just over two years ago, Political Director Ben Pratt and others within the local decided to try something new.

“I think the old playbook of storming into a school board or city council meeting and asking for something with nothing in return just doesn’t work,” said Pratt, who also serves as Local 477’s vice president.

“You have to lay the groundwork by proving beyond rhetoric that you do offer something. This is a symbiotic relationship between the district and us.”

The work paid off Feb. 5, when the San Bernardino City Unified School District Board voted unanimously to approve a community works agreement, or CWA, between it and the Inland Empire Building Trades Council. Local 477 was the lead negotiator for the council.

“Until it happened, I never would have imagined it would have been by a 7-0 vote,” said Pratt, who has lived in San Bernardino nearly his entire life and whose children attended the city’s schools."

Read more at the link in our bio.
Congratulations to Tyler Lerma, who won first place overall at this year's ETASV Apprentice Skills Tournament!

"I thought I might have done well enough to hit the podium, but when they called second and third, I got scared. But then they called my name that I had won! So much went through my head in that one moment. I thought about how far I had come. I dropped out of college, didn’t know what I was going to do, and had a bunch of dead-end jobs. Then I decided to become an electrician. In that moment when I won, it was a total release of the emotions of everything I had been through."

Learn more about Tyler and see more photos from the competition here: https://ibew332.org/newsletter/spring-2025/etasv-skills-tournament-apprentice-competition/

#IBEW
#apprentice
#apprenticeship
Rich Sieber has been a Local 332 member for about 30 years and plans to retire soon. That's why he was at 332 President Pete Seaberg's pension workshop earlier this month for the second time. 

Join 332 President Pete Seaberg's next pension workshop or call him at the hall to learn more about our pensions!
The #IBEW is one of the trade unions that has added fertility benefits to its health plan. 

“We have a lot of families who are a part of IBEW, and there are lots of folks who struggle with infertility. So, it’s a numbers game,” Darrin Golden, executive director of the Family Medical Care Plan for the #IBEW and #NECA says. “And if we’re able to help these members and their families, that just seems to me to make a lot of sense.”

Read more at the link in our bio.
Okitondo Munganga organized into Local 332 in November — and he can already see the #union difference in everything from pay and benefits to respect, support, and solidarity on and off the job.
From #IBEW International President Kenneth Cooper & Excelon CEO Calvin Butler: 

"Partnerships between local energy companies and labor demonstrate what a robust, economy-spurring energy system requires. By prioritizing workforce development and innovation, we can continue leading the world in grid reliability and technology. It means industry can adapt and thrive, spurring prosperity through creation of jobs that sustain families. Our industry can and must be a source of solutions to the economic challenges in our communities.

America’s competitive advantage hinges both on the skill and ingenuity of our workforce and the resilience of our critical infrastructure. Readying our power grid for the future — and increasingly, for the present — requires a workforce uniquely equipped to design, install and maintain a system that integrates increased energy production, new energy sources, smart grid technologies and energy storage." 

Read more at the link in our bio.
Today we honor labor legend César Chávez, whose passion for justice and relentless organizing helped drive the grape boycott that led to California's landmark 1975 Agricultural Labor Relations Act. This was the nation’s first and still the only law guaranteeing farm workers the right to organize, choose their own union representative and negotiate with their employers.

#CesarChavezDay
Huge congratulations to the winners of the ETASV's annual apprentice skills tournament on March 8!

1st place: Tyler Lerma, 3rd year residential
2nd place: Aaron Badillo, 3rd year residential
3rd place: Quinn Neto, 5th year inside

Stay tuned for more photos from the tournament, coming soon!
One of the greatest benefits of being an #IBEW Local 332 member is the opportunity for a secure retirement. We have 4 different pensions — and the more you work, the more you put in, the sooner you can retire with more financial security for life.
Huge shout-out to all the apprentices who competed in the ETASV's annual apprentice skills tournament on March 8! It took staff and volunteers months to prepare. Contestants volunteered to participate and spent countless hours outside of class and work time to practice for the big event. It was the ETASV Olympics!

The tournament took the entire day and included an opening ceremony where each contestant emerged through a smoke machine to their favorite song.

Watch this space for more photos and info on the winners coming soon!
Javier Silva, a member for over 25 years, knows how important it is to plan for the future with two daughters' college education to think about. 

That's why he was at the Local 332 pension workshop Thursday, March 6. "The different scenarios you can use with beneficiaries was helpful," he said. "I’m interested in [Part B], the one we contribute to. It’s nice to know I can see myself in that scenario."
It may be too late to vote, but it's definitely not too late to enjoy these amazing pictures taken by fellow #IBEW members across the nation — including here in California. 

Check them out!
Journeyman Carlos Nuñez has been a 332 member for 5 years—and attended our March 6 pension workshop not a day too soon. As President Pete Seaberg and many members who participated stressed, learning early on about how to invest can pay off big down the road.

"I learned about how many hours you need to get a credit," said Carlos after the first half of the workshop, on Pension A. "The more credits, the more hours you put, all those multipliers, everything that’s factored into it."

Stay tuned for the next member educational workshop!
Ronnie Lynds has been a Local 332 member since 1998. He has some advice for newer members after participating in the local's March 6 pension workshop:

"What’s really important is to front load your investment so that you’re putting as much as you possibly can. With the compound interest, the rule of 72—it’s really important to front load it and not wait until it’s too late."

Stay tuned for the next member educational workshop!
The latest drive for “right-to-work” in New Hampshire crashed into the brick wall of the state’s labor movement this month, as the IBEW and fellow unions overcame a huge Republican majority opposition to defeat the bill for the 40th time.

From campaign resources to member participation, said state AFL-CIO President Glenn Brackett, the IBEW’s help was invaluable.

“The IBEW Second District really carried the day,” he said. “All I had to do was make a phone call, and the local unions turned out.”

The Feb. 13 vote in the House of Representatives was 200-180, with 25 Republicans joining Democrats not only to reject the bill but also to bar it from coming to the floor again until the 2027 legislative session.

Peggy McCarthy, a Local 2320 member who served two years in the New Hampshire House and describes herself as an “Eisenhower Republican,” said some members of her party just need a little nudge to understand that they can support business and oppose right-to-work at the same time.

“It’s like: ‘Hey, it’s OK to vote against right-to-work. You’re not a bad Republican if you don’t vote for this,’” she said.

Read more at the link in our bio.
IBEW Local 332 President Pete Seaberg had a packed room for his second pension workshop at the hall last Thursday, March 6. 

"I'd had conversations with members coming up on retirement who had no understanding of how their pensions worked, who thought they were going to have more money than what they had," said Pete. "Those were unsettling conversations to have, which made me realize how many members don’t understand it. Your pensions are your benefits. The more you learn about them, the more you’ll get out of them and the better they’ll be for you."

Stay tuned for the next member educational workshop!
Local 332 member Trac Nguyen worked in the quality control engineering department at NUMMI (now the Tesla factory) to help UAW union members solve manufacturing problems. 

"After NUMMI shut down, I spent over a decade as a small business owner operating a fitness training studio.

With Local 332, "I’ve done precinct walks, and my family has enjoyed the 332 holiday party, SJ Giants night, and the annual picnic–all of which were a blast."

Learn more about Trac and other 332 members at the link in our bio.
Local 332 member Reyna Zamora rejoined the #IBEW in 2021 after 10 years as a stay-at-home mom. 

"I participated in the Women on the Rise conference. We led different labs where women who were interested in joining the trades were able to get their hands dirty and get a real feel for different tasks they’d be performing on a day-to-day basis while working in the field. I met a lot of great people and was honored to be able to participate."

Learn more about Reyna and other 332 members at the link in our bio.
A new program is offering members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes the chance to try their hand at linework, tree trimming and other utility jobs, along with the opportunity to join Kalispell, Mont., Local 768.

"It's a win-win opportunity for Mission Valley Power to evaluate them for employment and for the worker to learn and explore the industry," Local 768 Business Manager George Bland said.

The yearlong training project, run through the tribes' Department of Human Resources Development in concert with MVP, provides federal funding to train tribal members as groundmen while introducing them to careers as lineworkers, operators, substation technicians and tree trimmers.

Learn more at the link in our bio.
18-year Local 332 member Justin Comarsh has served as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, and general foreman. 

"Something that’s always impressed me about the union is that if someone is sick or down on their luck, all the people will pass the hat to help out. They might not even know the person. To me, that’s what the brotherhood is all about."

Learn more about Justin and other 332 members at the link in our bio.
Here's another woman labor hero you should know this #BlackHistoryMonth :

Known as the “First Lady of Roxbury,” community organizer and activist Melnea Cass helped provide social services, professional training and labor rights education that empowered Boston’s most vulnerable workers. One of many examples is a program she co-created that provided childcare for working mothers. Her advocacy also helped achieve a major legislative victory: In 1970, Massachusetts passed the nation’s first state-level minimum wage protections for domestic workers since the Great Depression.
Maurice Bogard, Jr., is an apprentice with Cleveland Local 38. 

On Nov. 13, Bogard was joined by histwo sons — 9-year-old Aiden and 6-year-old Jaxson — on the podium at the White House while being recognized by then-President Joe Biden.

It was part of the Biden administration's "Classroom to Career" summit, which celebrated the strengthening of the U.S. workforce through the American Rescue Plan, particularly through jobs that do not require a college degree.

Before the ceremony, Bogard, his two sons and his sister, Natasha Johnson, met with the president and first lady. Biden gave Jaxson a cupcake to celebrate his birthday, which was two days earlier.

"It was surreal," Bogard said. "I really don't have words to explain it. They were very down to earth. I didn't expect them to be so normal, I guess. They were very nice."

Learn more about Maurice and his path to the White House at the link in our bio.
Local 332 Business Rep Long Vu has been a member for 24 years. He has served as a journeyman, a steward, and an ETASV instructor. He loves spending time with his family, and if he could have lunch with anyone, it would  be retired #IBEW members so he could find out what's going on in their lives since retirement. 

Learn more about Long Vu and your other 332 business reps at the link in our bio.
Nannie Helen Burroughs was a suffragist, educator and organizer, as well as a mentor to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who worked to integrate labor reform into the movement for voting rights. She launched the National Association of Wage Earners in 1921, a labor union for Black domestic workers. Burroughs also established the National Trade School for Women and Girls to combat labor exploitation through education, helping improve working conditions and expand career pathways for Black women.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackLaborHeroes
17-year Local 332 member Michael Rodriguez teaches conduit bending at the ETASV. He's also a 3rd generation #IBEW member.

"Before I got into the trades, I was unloading trucks at Babies R Us at 3 AM. When I quit to join the union, my Babies R Us manager told me I was missing out on a good opportunity. I wonder where she is now.

"The person I admire the most is my father because he has taught me everything I know, and I always go to him for advice."

Learn more about Michael and other Local 332 members at the link in our bio.
Congratulations to December 2024 Apprentice of the Month Evan Smith! 

“I made a decision a long time ago that if I was stuck behind a desk, I’d go crazy. I love working with my hands, and it dawned on me that in this industry, you can keep learning for your whole career.”

Read more about Evan and the other apprentices of the month at the link in our bio.

Join the Local 332 community on social media!

Calendar of Events

M Mon

T Tue

W Wed

T Thu

F Fri

S Sat

S Sun

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

1 event,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

1 event,

1 event,

0 events,

1 event,

0 events,

0 events,

1 event,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

0 events,

1 event,

0 events,

Upcoming Events