2022 IBEW 40th International Convention

Posted on May 21, 2022 6:43 pm

The 2022 IBEW 40th International Convention took place in Chicago Illinois from May 9 to May 13. Attended by over 2000 registered and unregistered delegates, representing 539 out of 797 IBEW locals.

Speakers included the Mayor of Chicago, the Governor of Illinois, and the President of the United States, Joe Biden. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also sent a video message addressing the convention, as he was in Ukraine at the time. Among the other speakers were labour leaders from the AFL, CLC, Ireland, Denmark, and Australia.

During the keynote speech by Lonnie Stephenson, the International President of the IBEW, at the 2022 International Convention, Local 993 was mentioned as standing out among all the other locals in the USA and Canada for our work and accomplishments with inclusion and diversity.