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IBEW Local 45 is a union local that represents people in many different areas with the primary technical areas being Broadcast, Television and Recording Engineers. Based in Hollywood, California, IBEW Local 45 has under its jurisdiction some of the best shops in the country which employ some of the best technical people in the industry today!

From the television networks to the police department to the cable television industry, IBEW members are represented by Local 45 in their respective shops throughout the western United States. Our current list of represented shops include...

Shop Stewards: Representing Your Rights

In one sense, all union members are union stewards for we should all work to ensure justice on the job. However, the official Union Steward is often the face of the union to other members and to the company. He is a chief enforcer of the contract and members' representative to management. This page is designed to provide a ready reference tool to the stewards who represent IBEW Local 45 in the various shops that make up our organization.

One of the most vital functions of a Union steward is to prevent management from intimidating employees. Nowhere is this more important than in closed-door meetings when supervisors or guards, often trained in interrogation techniques, attempt to coerce employees into confessing to wrongdoing.

In 1975, in NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc, the U.S. Supreme Court announced the rights of employees in the presence of union representatives during investigatory interviews. Since that case involved a clerk being investigated by the Weingarten Company, these rights have become known as Weingarten rights.

Below is a list of the current IBEW Local 45 Shop Stewards:

If you have an issue that you feel may deserve the attention of the union office, please contact any of your shop stewards and they will be glad to help and advise you as to the best course of action.