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UNiCON Rochester's Partner Feature: IBEW Local 86

The seeds of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers were planted at an electrical exposition in St. Louis, Missouri in 1890, when American Federation of Labor (AFL) organizer Charles Cassel granted a charter to a group of “Wiremen” and “Linemen” who were seeking a better way of life for electrical workers everywhere.

The charter established AFL Federal Local Union 5221, and Henry Miller was elected President. Miller spent the following year traveling and working all over the United States organizing electrical workers and forming Local Unions from Chicago to New York.

With the end of the nineteenth Century at hand and unemployment reaching new highs twenty seven members of Local Union #44 an outside branch of the National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers figured their best interest could be served by petitioning the NBEW to form an inside wiremens Local Union. A short time later the request was granted and on November 15, 1899 a charter was issued to Local Union #86 and the rest is our “History”.

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UNiCON Rochester's Partner Feature: The Mechanical Contractors Association of Rochester Inc.

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Rochester represents some of the finest mechanical, plumbing, process and HVAC service contractors in the greater Rochester region. Our members include local, regional and national companies employing highly skilled , highly trained and a professional workforce. Our member firms install and service mechanical, process and plumbing systems in schools, nursing homes, hospitals, office buildings, industrial facilities, clean rooms, power generation facilities, waste water treatment plants, water treatment plants and multi family housing.

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