Union
IBEW Local 479
Electricians' union · Beaumont, TX
Southeast Texas
Apprenticeships
Apply online, or in person in Nederland, weekdays 9–10:30 am and 1:30–3 pm.
Check their site for when applications open
Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
Electrician · Electrical Training Alliance of Southeast Texas · 5 years (8,000+ work hours)
You'll need: 18+, driver's license, diploma or GED with one algebra credit, drug screen; tuition $325 a semester; apply online or in Nederland
Why members join
- Earn while you learn apprenticeship with job placement
- Health insurance for you and your family
- Retirement
- Living wage (journeyman scale $36.26 under the new CBA)
Job calls
IBEW Local 479 sends its members out to jobs from the hall and posts its job calls on its own site. The calls aren't listed on SkillsTradeJobs, so check theirs directly.
Day sheets out at 7 AM, Book 1 roll call 7:30 AM
- Job line: (409) 833-4791. The hall's main number, (409) 833-8252, is different.
- To accept any call you need a Texas journeyman or Texas apprentice electrical license.
Sign the books
- To sign the books, bring your most recent termination slip or a travel letter from your hall.
About IBEW Local 479
IBEW Local 479 in Beaumont dispatches inside wiremen to industrial work across Southeast Texas refineries and LNG plants, and trains apprentices through the Electrical Training Alliance of Southeast Texas.
Contact IBEW Local 479
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 7:30–4:30
