History
The Joint Employment Committee is established through collective bargaining.
The first meeting of the Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry is held at the Building Trades Employers Association Offices. Representatives from the New York Electrical Contractors Association, the Master Electrical Contractors Association, the Joint Committee of Contractor Associations and Local Union No. 3 IBEW are present.
Mr. A. Lincoln Bush is unanimously elected Chairman of the Joint Industry Board. Mr. S.J. O’Brien is unanimously elected Vice-Chairman, Denis J. Crimmins is unanimously elected Secretary-Treasurer.
Mr. H. Josephson is elected to represent the independent or non-affiliated contractors on the Joint Industry Board.
As per amendments to the Joint Hospitalization and Pension Plan, all “M” division members receive benefits equal to the “A”, “G”, “I”, “J” members and “A” apprentices. retroactive to September 25, 1944.
Employers contribute an additional 3% of gross wages for “A” and “I” Journeymen in order to provide a Vacation Benefit.
The Joint Apprentice and Training Committee is established.
Sixty acres of the 103.181 acres (formerly the Pomonok Country-Club) are purchased with the remaining acres to be acquired at a later date. 24.5 acres are sold to the City of New York at a profit of $1,000 per acre. The land acquired by the city is to be developed as a city run housing project.
The ECH Holding Corp. is founded. The first order of business is to purchase Bayberry Land located at Sebonac Neck, in the town of Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York for the sum of $125,000 (plus an agents fee of $6,250) from Pauline Sabin Davis of the Davis Cup fame.
The Medical Department is established to provide diagnostic care for members only.
The Educational Fund is established to administer the training courses, which are conducted at Bayberry Land.
The Joint Industry Board moves from 420 Lexington Avenue, NYC to the newly constructed Electric Industry Center as the first tenant.
The Agreement of July 1, 1964 provided for all contractors to contribute 1% of gross wages to the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund. The purpose is to establish scholarships for members’ children and tuition reimbursement for members and spouses.
Effective beginning on January 1, 1967, the Joint Industry Board Electrical Employers Self-Insurance Safety Plan became operative as a self-insurer for Workmen’s Compensation Insurance. The plan began to accept job injury claims from its Employee members. The Employer premium contribution was 2% of payroll gross wages.
Robert F. Wagner, former NYC Mayor, was appointed the Public Representative of the JIB by Judge David N. Edelstein, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
All first year apprentices who entered the program beginning September 1, 1977 would be required to attend the Labor College – SUNY in addition to the electrical training classes.
Joseph D’Angelo informs the committee that the Internal Revenue Service has accepted the Industry’s Deferred Salary Plan (401 (k)) for the members of Local No. 3. The first multi-employer plan of its kind.
Harry Van Arsdale Jr., one of the nation’s greatest labor leader dies. Mr. Van Arsdale Jr. was the Financial Secretary and former Business Manager of Local Union No. 3. He had served as the Treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was also President of the New York Central Labor Council, and a Founding Trustee of the Joint Industry Board. He served the industry and the city in numerous positions throughout his distinguished career.
Local Union No. 3 IBEW celebrates its 100th anniversary at a gala event on Ellis Island.
Seventeen members of Local Union No. 3 are among the thousands killed in the attack on the World Trade Center; several other members receive injuries while evacuating.
The industry response to the September 11th tragedy includes many members volunteering their skills in the rescue and recovery efforts in lower Manhattan.
Soon after the attack, the JIB arranges counselling sessions for members and their families.
Bayberry Land closes its doors for the final time. In an agreement to sell the property to Michael Pascucci, the Electrical Industry retained the right to use the property until September 2003. The profit realized from the sale will be used to purchase another property at a new, more modern facility.
Chinese Labor Delegation from Hubei Province, China visit the Electrical Industry.
The Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry launches its website www.jibei.org. The site will help members understand and access their benefits. It will also allow employers to electronically submit contribution reports.
The Educational and Cultural Trust Fund is in the process of concluding a deal for the purchase of a Bayberry replacement property. A search committee and Employer and Union Trustees after looking nearly three years, were negotiating a closing date on the Santorini Beach Resort located in Cutchogue, Long Island.
The Officers and Trustees of the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund host the unveiling of the 9/11 Memorial.
The Educational and Cultural Trust Fund celebrate the Grand Opening of the Long Island Educational Center Meeting House classrooms.
The Electrical Industry celebrate the grand opening of the Electrical Industry Training Center.
January 28, 2017 a Conference on Racism in the Construction Industry is held. Sponsored by Local 3, the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Memorial Association and the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund.
On March 4, 2017 New York Electrical Contractors celebrates its 125th Anniversary.
In April of 2017 members of our counterparts from the JIB-UK visited NYC, where fresh and open discussions were held at both the LIC Training Center and the Long Island Educational Center. This dialogue was a continuation from when the JIB Trustees visited the UK in 2016.
Former New York City Comptroller, John Liu is appointed the Public Member of the JIBEI at the October Trustee meeting.
During the COVID‑19 pandemic, the organization remained operational, implementing emergency health and safety measures while ensuring uninterrupted support and services for members amid unprecedented industry disruptions.
Camp Integrity at Redwood opened as a new campground in Walden, New York, offering children and families of Local 3 members a renewed setting for education, recreation, and community, while continuing a tradition begun in 1972 that has served children through the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund.
Humberto Restrepo was selected to assume the role of Chairman following the departure of Dr. Gerald Finkel, continuing a strong tradition of leadership and stewardship.
The 75th Annual Scholarship Awards Breakfast was proudly hosted at the Electrical Industry Center Auditorium, bringing together recipients, families, industry partners, and community leaders to celebrate academic achievement and the promise of future generations.
The organization expanded its footprint by signing a lease for a new Herald Square facility, enhancing its capacity for training, education, and industry programming.
