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IBEW 649

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468

2026 Total Membership

649

Local number

Alton, Illinois

Hall location

About this local

IBEW 649

Since 1909, IBEW local 649 has met the electrical needs of the Riverbend area of Southern Illinois. Our well trained and highly skilled members set the standard for electrical construction and maintenance in the industrial, commercial, utility power distribution and residential industries. IBEW Local 649 is the leader in the telecommunication, sign installation and green energy fields. Local 649 sets the standard for continuous education for our members as our field grows in this increasingly green and technologically changing industry.

States / provinces

  • Illinois

Hall city

Alton

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Book status

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How to sign

  1. 01 Call the hall before you drive. Confirm they are taking travelers.
  2. 02 Bring dues receipt, travel letter, and classifications.
  3. 03 Ask about Book I vs Book II eligibility for your ticket.

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Open calls & area openings

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Pay package

Area market wages · Illinois

Statewide market band for lineworkers (BLS). Orientation only, not this local's book rate.

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Outside journeyman pay for this local isn't posted publicly. Confirm $/hr with dispatch before you travel.

Hall: 3945 Humbert Road, Alton, IL 62002

Early career (≈ p10)$35.01
Typical (≈ median)$51.98
Experienced (≈ p90)$62.13

Values shown as approx $/hr.

Statewide market signal for Illinois, not this local's CBA scale. Approx $/hr from annual OEWS ÷ 2,080.

Benefits (typical package)

  • Health & Welfare

    Usually employer-paid through the fund

  • Pension / NEAP

    Defined benefit and/or contribution, by agreement

  • NEBF

    National Electrical Benefit Fund (when applicable)

Typical Outside package. Confirm this hall's dated sheet with the hall before you count on numbers.

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