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Chris Riser
President / Business Manager / Financial Secretary
Ben Busser
Vice President / Senior Assistant Business Manager


OES Graduation
On Friday April 25th, Twelve Local 15 Members graduated the OES School in Joliet. Congratulations! Be Safe Pictured below: Jeremy...


Overhead Single Phase Graduation
On Friday, April 25th, Local 15 Members at the Libertyville, Rockford, Chicago and Joliet Training Centers graduated Single Phase School,...


Workers' Memorial Day
Workers' Memorial Day, also known as International Workers' Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured, takes...


Local 15 brings SSG Members to the Union Hall
On Wednesday, April 24th, SSG (System Services Group) Members, pictured below Kenneth Richards, Trevor Perry, Rachael Kreutzer, and Danny...


Local 15 meets with newly hired Locators
On Tuesday, April 22nd, Local 15 President Chris Riser, Vice President Ben Busser, Senior Assistant Business Rep Jim Collins, and...


Lineman Appreciation Day 2025
Standing Strong, Standing Proud – Honoring Our Linemen This April 18th Today, on National Lineman Appreciation Day , we proudly honor the...


SSC Helper Graduation
On Friday, April 11th, Local 15 members graduated the Substation Construction Helper school. Congratulations to Harry Brown, Fabio Cruz,...


EWMC Sneaker Ball Fundraiser
Click the link below to register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ewmc-sneaker-ball-fundraiser-tickets-1264433016189?utm_experiment=test_shar...


Voice your support for Nuclear Energy in Illinois
Nuclear production tax credits are vital to keeping Illinois’ nuclear power plants running strong and securing the good-paying union...


Commuting Allowance Change
As of April 1st


Powerton Unit Meeting Location Change
At the February Unit meeting, a motion was made to move the Powerton Unit Meeting to the VFW in Pekin. At the March Unit Meeting,...


IBEW Life Saving Awards
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers issued Life Saving Awards to Brian Hale, Richard Welch, Aaron Truhlar, Nicholas...


SSG C/B Tech Graduation
Congratulations!! to the 12 Local 15 Members who graduated the initial SSG (System Services Group) C/B Tech school on Friday, March 21st....


Overhead 3 Phase Graduation
On Friday March 14th, 54 apprentices completed the Overhead progression, becoming 3 phase lineman. Local 15 President Chris Riser,...


2024 Year in Review!
In 2024, Local 15 Representatives spent a lot of time on the backlog of active grievances and grievances filed pending arbitration. In...


Stewards School
On Friday, February 28th, Local 15 Vice President Ben Busser , Senior Assistant Business Managers Mike Freeman and Jim Collins, hosted a...


President Riser speaks to newly hired Locators at Commercial Center
On Tuesday, February 18th, IBEW Local 15 President Chris Riser, attended the onboarding at Commercial Center in Oak Brook for the newly...


EWMC
On Tuesday, February 25th, the IBEW Local 15 Electrical Workers Minority Caucus was presented with an EWMC Chapter Charter from National...


February Unit Meetings
Thank you to the members who attended our February Unit Meetings. Our 8 Unit Meetings provide valuable information and opportunity for...


Mutual Aid
On Monday, February 17 th , 100 Overhead employees departed in support of mutual assistance restoration efforts for our East Coast...
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