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| | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
 | | Herbert C. Edwards, third from left, a member of Local 744 (then in New York City) and Local 3, New York City, takes a break with other members of a Western Union crew in Winfield, Long Island, in August 1921. |
 | | From its founding in 1891 until about 1900, the IBEW sought to consolidate its position as the bargaining representative for all electrical workers. |
 | | While this goal appears to have been achieved in several cities, including Kansas City, Kansas, and Mount Vernon, New York, during this period, the union made little headway against employers in other areas; for example, the Edison Company of Rockford, Illinois, which routinely discharged workers for joining the union. |
| www.ibew.org /IBEW/history/1891_1920.htm (770 words) |
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