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IBEW 2154

Utility local

Members work for the power company, not a tramp book hall.

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748

2026 Total Membership

2154

Local number

Buffalo, New York

Hall location

About this local

IBEW 2154

IBEW Local 2154 was chartered in March of 1964. We are 700 strong throughout Western New York and Western Pennsylvania, representing brothers and sisters in the gas industry as well as municipality workers.

1,964

Chartered

States / provinces

  • Pennsylvania
  • New York

Hall city

Buffalo

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Traveler intel

Book status

Out-of-work lists move daily. Call IBEW 2154 before you drive.

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 · New York

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: 3576 California Road, Suite 200, Orchard Park, NY 14127

Early career (≈ p10)$28.24
Typical (≈ median)$58.31
Experienced (≈ p90)$67.87

Values shown as approx $/hr.

Statewide market signal for New York, 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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