Business Manager Tony Sapienza
IBEW Local 1837 has officially certified the results of its 2026 officer election. Thank you to all members who participated in the election and exercised their right to vote.
Congratulations to our newly elected Executive Officers:
After more than two and a half years of organizing, hearings, and negotiations, the Eversource New Hampshire Operators have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with IBEW Local 1837.
Business Manager Tony Sapienza thanked the operators for their commitment throughout the process.
Several unit meetings for IBEW Local 1837 have been suspended for the summer months following a vote by members at those respective units, while others will continue for the summer months. Please see the schedule below.
Unit 1 (Dover, NH) - Meetings suspended until September 2026
Regular Schedule: Fourth Tuesday of the month at 5:00 p.m.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Comfort Inn - 10 Hotel Drive, Dover, NH 03820
This is your union, and 2026 is your opportunity to help shape its future. IBEW Local 1837 will hold nominations and elections this spring for Local Union officers and delegates to the 41st IBEW International Convention. Elections are one of the most important ways members make their voices heard and ensure our union remains member-driven, transparent and accountable.
In conformity with federal law, the Constitution of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Bylaws of Local 1837, the following positions will be elected:
They don’t climb for crowds or spotlight. There are no grandstands or a roaring stadium. Just a field lined with rows of utility poles. Fellow lineworkers and families stand behind a rope as the sound of gaffs cut into wood. At the International Lineman’s Rodeo in Bonner Springs, Kansas, lineworkers climb for pride, for the trade, and for each other.
It’s where skill, training, and years of mentorship are tested in a matter of seconds.
October 2025 marked the end of an era at WGME-TV (CBS 13) in Portland as the station’s long-time Operating Technicians saw their master control operations transferred from local control to a regional Media Operations Center (MOC).
For decades, these skilled technicians have been the heartbeat of the station, ensuring that every broadcast ran smoothly and every signal made it to air without interruption.
The campaign staff of U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner officially unionized with IBEW Local 1837 in mid-February by signing a collective bargaining agreement at the Local 1837 union hall in Manchester.
The IBEW Founders’ Scholarship honors the dedicated wiremen and linemen who founded the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Each year, the officers of the IBEW offer scholarships to working members on a competitive basis.
The scholarship is intended to support members’ personal development while helping to steward the electrical industry envisioned by our founders.
The IBEW is calling on all members to urge Congress to support H.R. 5475, the No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act — legislation that would make tax relief on overtime fair for every working person, including IBEW 1837 members.
The Maine AFL-CIO has published its 2025 Working Families Legislative Scorecard, which is an essential resource that shows how Maine’s state legislators voted on key labor issues.
