Unofficial IBEW Members Information Page

What is Brotherhood? I have search for an answer to this question and the answer is not easy to come up with. We all have our ideas. There is undoubtedly no wrong answer. On August 28,1999, I attended the 100 year anniversary of L.U. 34 in Peoria, Illinois. They had a booklet made-up containing information on the history of the Local. Inside the back cover I found the following. It listed no Author or copyright. I am reprinting it here for the benefit of all Brothers and Sisters. If it is owned by anyone let me know and I will either remove it or give the proper owner credit on this page.

I Am A Member

Never to be thoroughly alone is mostly a blessing.

There are many of us, apart in age, different in personalities and backgrounds. In many ways, however, we are alike. We appreciate much the same things. Our qualities as brothers and sisters are perhaps measured in relation to one another.

We are citizens of our communities. We take a wide interest in the community in the off-the-job concerns and needs of other union members.

As volunteers we give time, energy and effort. We stand solidly for improvements in the economic and social conditions of all people.

Our work areas are filled with dedication and fulfillment of goals and achievements. Our lives are permeated with familiar sounds of tools building the future for those we care about.

We forge identities apart from one another but we are still each other. Our lives are separate yet together. We've watched each other grow. We know one anothers strengths and weaknesses. Our loyalty remains firm to one another.

We work and socialize together, we learn from each other, we share our dreams. No detail is too small when it comes to relating to each other.

We suffer, we are courageous, we love, we care, we accomplish, we move forward, we strive for a better condition.

We will always be brothers and sisters, always be friends. We belong to each other.