On behalf of the brothers and sisters of Local Union 488 IBEW, I would like to welcome you to our website.

For over 90 years Local 488 has provided the cities and towns of northwestern and southwestern Connecticut with a highly trained workforce. With a mission to create and ensure a workplace that provides safety, fairness and dignity for all our members, we stand for the ideals that have made America the great nation that it is today: democracy, equal opportunities and a chance to live the American dream.

Peter F. Carroll, Business Manager

LOCAL 488 OUTING TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Our annual Outing will be held on Saturday, August 8th, at Dickinson Town Park Pavillion in Newtown.  Tickets are currently on sale, $30 advance purchase and $35 at the gate.  Please plan to join in a day of fun and brotherhood.

BENEFIT CHANGES EFFECTIVE 3/1/2009

Notice to all members:

Effective March 1, 2009 changes have been made to our health insurance benefit plan.  Please refer to the notice in Member's only under Book 1 referrals.  Detailed information is available through the link to Insurance Programmers. 

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR BROTHER

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
 
   For those of you who are unaware, Brother Bob Carroll, while spending the Christmas Holidays with his daughter Aimee in Boston, was diagnosed with leukemia.  He was admitted to Brigham and Women's Hospital on 1/5 where he received both chemo and radiation treatment.  He is now being treated as an out-patient while staying with his daughter.  Although he seems to be doing better, he still has a long road ahead. He has yet to be scheduled for a bone marrow transplant.  All the prayers and support you can lend will be most welcome and appreciated.
 
    Those of us who have had the good fortune of working with the Carroll Brothers (Bob and Pat) can only smile and laugh when looking back and remembering some of the shenanigans they pulled.  Always in good clean fun, never with malice or vindictiveness.  When either one of them, let alone the two of them were on the job you were assured the days would be brighter as well as lighter.  Always with safety first, their little antics would bring tears to your eyes.  You never knew what was coming or when the other shoe would drop, but you always knew it was on it's way! For those of you who didn't have the opportunity to know Bob, he retired back in 2005, while his brother Pat put his papers in a couple of  months back.  Two brothers with a great sense of humor, gave the word "BROTHERHOOD" true meaning in every sense!
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