LABOR BULLETIN
By
BUSINESS MANAGER BOB WARD
JANUARY 2026
YEAR END STATEMENTS
The year end statements for basic and working due paid in 2025 will be available online on our website in the Member log in area. Once logged into your profile, select Dues (a dropdown menu will appear) then select 2025 Tax Statement. If you have not logged into your profile before, you will need to activate your account by following the instructions provided on the login page just below where you would enter your username and password. Please note that a more accurate detail will be provided once you obtain it after January.
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
The next scheduled class will be sometime in April 2026. We do not have a date set at the current moment but will be sending notices to anyone who may have missed our January class a reminder in the mail of the date. Please keep an eye for a reminder email that get sent to everyone a week prior to the class. We look forward to another great turn out with new members and their spouses/significant others.
EWMC
This January we sent 6 of our EWMC committee members to the annual EWMC conference in Seattle. Some are returning attendees while a couple this is their first attendance. We look forward to hearing back from them on this insightful trip.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS BASKET RAFFLE
Thank you to every member, contractor and affiliate who participated in our Operation Christmas Basket. We appreciate all those who chipped in in a time of need for our union brothers and sisters. We hope you all enjoyed your holidays.
1st Prize winner – Brother Scott Steelman
2nd Prize winner – Teresa Villarsenor from CLC
3rd Prize winner – Brother Nick Snyder
SCHOLARSHIPS (2)
IBEW Local 340 Harry R. Bain Scholarship Award –For Dependents
IBEW Local 340 is once again going to award two college scholarships in 2025 ($1,000.00 and $500.00). These scholarships are available to sons, grandsons, daughters, granddaughters or legal dependents of members of Local 340. The General Rules and Instructions, as well as the application, can be picked up from the Sacramento Business Office or the Redding Office. You can also call either of these offices to request they be mailed to you. Please note: the completed application must be received in the Sacramento Business Office by March 16, 2025 to be considered.
IBEW Founders Scholarship – For all IBEW members (not dependents)
The IBEW Founders’ Scholarship honors the dedicated wiremen and linemen who organized the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on November 28, 1981. Each year the officers of the IBEW are pleased to offer its working members scholarships on a competitive basis. It is hoped that the awards will not only contribute to the personal development of our members but also steward the electrical industry that our founders envisioned. The award is for $200 per semester credit hour at any accredited college or university toward an associate’s, bachelors or postgraduate degree in an approved field. The maximum distribution is $24,000 per person over a period not to exceed eight years.
Any member interested in applying for the IBEW Founders Scholarship can do so by going on-line at www.ibew.org. Click on “Resources and Links” at the top, scroll down to the box labeled “Founders Scholarship”. You will receive information on this scholarship as well as be able to download the application. These applications can also be picked up at the Business Office. This scholarship is for any member who has been in continuous good standing and paid dues (without an Honorary Withdrawal for the four years prior to May 1, 2026). This is not a scholarship for your dependents. All applications and required information must be mailed directly to the IBEW in Washington, DC and must be postmarked May 1, 2026.
OFFICE CLOSURES
Monday, January 19th – Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, February 16th – President’s Day
MEMBER NEWS
REST IN PEACE
We are happy to report no deaths this month and hope everyone continues to stay healthy and safe in the New Year.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
SACRAMENTO MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS – 1st Wednesdays @ 6PM – 10240 Systems Parkway, Sacramento 95827
REDDING UNIT MEETING – 1st Wednesdays
Chico Union Hall @ 5:30 (Odd Months)
Redding Union Hall @ 5:30 (Even Months)
For Northern Area business and then join in the Sacramento meeting @ 6PM via webinar
SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS UNIT MEETING – Quarterly on the 4TH Tuesdays of January, April, July & October at the Hall – NEXT QUARTERLY S&C MEETING Tuesday January 27, 2026 @ 5:00PM – Note: Seven (7) members needed to have a quorum.
CIVIL SERVICE UNIT MEETING – Quarterly on the 3RD Thursdays of January, April, July & October at the Hall. NEXT QUARTERLY CIVIL SERVICE MEETING Thursday January 15, 2026 @ 5:00PM – Note: Five (5) members needed to have a quorum.
