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Negotiating Committee

This committee consists of the representatives from both the Union and Management who negotiate and review contracts in the Local.

Minority Caucus

This committee is established to discuss and act on the specific concerns and needs from the minority portion of our membership.

LMC Committee

Rhode Island Labor-Management Cooperative Committee is a panel comprised of members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 99 and members of the Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association.  The sole purpose of this committee is to promote sustainable, harmonious relations between management and labor in the complex world of electrical construction.  With this commitment, the committee actively works towards our common goals of advancing our trade in the areas of:  customer satisfaction, safety, craftsmanship, renewable energy, healthy working partnerships and community service. The commitment to these goals rely proudly on our unyielding foundation, which is our Institute of Higher Education known as the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.

 

Brotherhood Fund

The purpose of this committee is to raise funds to support our brothers and sisters in need.  Specifically, if a member is ill or facing extreme finacial hardship. If funds are available, the committee will offer the member a donation to help them through a rough patch.

Brotherhood Fund Commitee members:

Nichole Kent / Chair

Business Manager Joe Walsh

Eric Wineman 

President Wayne Tait 

Local 99 Safety Committee

This committee meets to discuss all safety issues from strictly a labor perspective.  The committee will submit reports to the Joint Safety committee and vice versa.

Children's Christmas Party

4th Annual IBEW Local 99 Fall Fest

Electrician Apprenticeship

 

The IBEW LU99 JATC will be accepting applications for all apprenticeship programs on Monday, January 5th, 2026, at the Training Facility at 40 Western Industrial Drive, Cranston, 02921. Office hours are between 7 AM & 5 PM, Monday through Friday.

Forty applications will be available on January 5th for entry-level candidates. Early arrivals will be requested to form a line for opening at seven.

There will be no applications available in February.

Applications will require a $25 fee; to be paid by card, money order, or certified check. No personal checks or cash payments will be accepted.

Applications are to be begun at the Training Facility. There is a thirty-day window to submit all required documentation & complete the application. Unfinished applications will be discarded at the end of thirty days.

Applications require a driver’s license, birth certificate, & social security card.

Applications require a high school diploma or GED or other proof of completion.

Applications require an official transcript with at least a passing (70 or higher) grade in Algebra One, or completion of the ETA Online Technical Math Course. Transcripts may be sent directly from your school by email to jatc@ibew99.org or mailed to 40 Western Industrial Drive, Cranston. Transcripts dropped off in-person must be in a sealed envelope from the school.

Forty applications will be available for entry-level candidates. Applicants who are already registered electrical apprentices in other programs may fill out an application with documentation of their registration & hours. Applicants who have completed an approved pre-apprenticeship program may fill out an application with documentation of their completion.

Following successful completion of the application, an applicant will be scheduled for aptitude testing.

Aptitude Testing will require a $25 fee; to be paid by card, money order, or certified check. No personal checks or cash payments will be accepted. Aptitude testing is conducted at the training facility.


For more information, contact the IBEW LU99 JATC:

Office: (401) 946-9908

Email: jatc@ibew99.org
40 Western Industrial Drive
Cranston, RI 02921
 
Training Director - Robert Cruz
Assistant Director - Mark Shanley

 

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40 Western Industrial Drive

Cranston, RI  02921

(401) 946-9908

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