Electrical Workers-Local 124-IBEW

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The Kansas City Electrical Workers were first issued a Charter No. 18 in March of 1892 by the National Brotherhood of Electrical Works of America. This was a mixed local of inside wiremen and linemen. Its first president was F.J. Roth and the first financial secretary was L.M. Rose. The members experienced many difficult times but in spite of the many obstacles, they were determined to continue on. Records of the early days of the local are very scarce no minutes of Local No. 18 are available. In 1905, for reasons unrecorded, the local, then meeting at 1333 Grand Avenue, decided to regroup and requested a new charter from the International Office. The application was approved and on September 5, 1905, the local was chartered as Local No. 124 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for inside wiremen. The name of the brotherhood was changed from National to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1899.