DC Labor Walk Explores IBEW Museum
Monday, March 12, 2012
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The latest DC Labor Walk offers a very special
guided
tour of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW) museum. The IBEW
museum – open only by appointment –
presents an interactive history of the IBEW
from its founding until today, tracing the
fascinating development of the electrical
industry over the last century through displays
of equipment used by members going back to the
1890’s, including a collection of lightbulbs
spanning more than a century. Raising money for
the Metro Council’s Community Services
Agency’s Emergency Assistance Fund
($20/person; $35/couple), the tour will be led
by IBEW Museum Curator Curtis Bateman and will
include a visit to the IBEW rooftop patio to
take in the spectacular views of the DC
skyline. Click
here to register now. - photo courtesy of
IBEW