Mission
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE WAGE FOR OUR LABOR; TO REQUIRE OF OUR MEMBERS SKILLS, INTELLIGENCE AND CHARACTER; TO PROTECT LOCAL UNION 440 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. TO PROTECT OUR CONTRACTORS FROM THE UNSKILLED AND INEXPERIENCED WORKER; TO PROTECT AND AID OUR UNEMPLOYED, DISTRESSED AND SICK MEMBERS; TO DEFEND OUR RIGHTS AND ADVANCE OUR INTERESTS AS ELECTRICAL WORKERS BY ALL LAWFUL MEANS; TO AID AND ENCOURAGE ALL HONORABLE EFFORTS THAT WILL BETTER THE CONDITIONS OF LABOR; AND TO MAKE OUR CARD AND SEAL A CERTIFICATE OF FRATERNITY. TO ORGANIZE WORKERS COMING WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THIS LOCAL UNION; TO SECURE IMPROVED WAGES, HOURS AND WORKING CONDITIONS AND OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANCES THROUGH ORGANIZATION, NEGOTIATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; TO ENCOURAGE A HIGH STANDARD OF SKILLS AMONG OUR MEMBERS; TO PROTECT THE JURISDICTION OF OUR TRADE; TO ENGAGE IN CULTURE, CIVIC, LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL, FRATERNAL, EDUCATIONAL, CHAR