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Chris Riser
President / Business Manager / Financial Secretary
Ben Busser
Vice President / Senior Assistant Business Manager
Overhead Basic School Graduation
On Friday, October 17th, 58 Local 15 Members completed Overhead Basic School at the training centers in Chicago, Rockford, Joliet and Libertyville! Congratulations! Overhead Starter Job Duties: Under direct supervision, as a member of a field crew, to perform construction, repair, and maintenance work on de-energized transmission and distribution equipment, and on overhead energized equipment not exceeding 500 volts, including work in vaults and manholes; and to perform relat
Enertouch Inc. dba Franklin Energy Contract Ratified
On October 16, 2025, employees met at the Local 15 office to hear details of the negotiated changes to the Enertouch Inc. dba Franklin Energy CBA. Clerical Business Representative, Fabian Vela led the discussion in detailing the proposal to members. Chris Riser, President and Business Manager and Michael Freeman, Sr. Assistant Business Manager/ Clerical Business Representative also addressed the group. After the rollout, members unanimously voted yes, ratifying the new 3-ye
Overhead Basic School Mock Storm Restoration at JTC
On Friday, October 10th, Joliet Training Center held a Mock Storm event for the Overhead apprentices in Basic School. The students were tasked with replacing broken poles, repairing down wire and other outage restoration tasks. The demos at JTC, led by Bob Muhich, did a great job creating a storm like event in the JTC training yard.
Stitch Me, LLC joins IBEW Local 15!
We’re thrilled to welcome Stitch Me, LLC employees to IBEW Local 15 ! Located in Chicago, Stitch Me, LLC is a small printing and branding company specializing in custom-branded apparel and promotional items. On Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, Senior Assistant Business Managers Mike Freeman and Jim Collins, along with Business Representative Lisa Sims, met with the Stitch Me, LLC team to present the highlights of their newly negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
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