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2007 IBEW COPE CONTRIBUTIONS |
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2007 was an off year in election cycles and IBEW Cope contributions 2002 still holds the record of $9,446,411 in contributions to our Cope Fund. 2007 had some impressive figures especially in the 4th district as follows: National IBEW Cope contributions--------------------- $7,197,871 or $10.29 per member The 4th District raised------------------------------------- $1,010,924 or $18.98 per member This not only exceeded the national goal of $10.00 per Member but also far exceeded any other District per Member contribution. All of our Local Unions who have participated (55) should be proud of this accomplishment. Please thank all our Sisters and Brothers for their participation. The following are the State-by State totals by per Member Contributions: |
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National Ranking |
State |
Total |
Per Member |
Total Locals |
Locals Participating |
Non-Participating Locals
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2
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Kentucky |
$169,384.94 |
$27.91 |
11 | 6 |
5 |
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3
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West Virginia |
$79,159.54 |
$26.69 |
10 | 6 |
4 |
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5
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Ohio |
$529,700.11 |
$24.36 |
57 | 31 |
26 |
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12
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Wash DC |
150,267.54 |
$12.61 |
6 | 3 |
3 |
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21
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Virginia | $47,375.02 | $7.67 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 28 |
Maryland
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$29,196.60 | $6.66 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
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Miscellaneous Contributions |
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$5841.00 |
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Congratulations to Local 369, Louisville Kentucky, who contributed the most money $150,000 or $58.73 per Member and Local 575, Portsmouth Ohio, $26,484 or $75.89 per Member. They were the top of the 2 categories. Local 26, Washington DC, was a close second in total with $141,908 or $18.22 per Member.
Twenty (20) Local unions will receive the Fourth District Award for exceeding the $18.98 average in the Fourth District.
Thirty (30) locals in the district will receive the IBEW COPE award for exceeding the national goal of $10.00 per Member.
They are as follows:
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Local Union |
Per Member |
Local Union |
Per Member |
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Local 575 - Portsmouth Ohio |
$75.89 |
Local 317 - Huntington West Virginia |
$28.48 |
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Local 212 - Cincinnati Ohio |
$73.38 |
Local 540 - Canton Ohio |
$26.98 |
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Local 648 - Hamilton Ohio |
$71.72 |
Local 306 - Akron Ohio |
$22.96 |
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Local 968 - Parkersburg Ohio |
$63.08 |
Local 1340 - Newport News Virginia |
$21.19 |
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Local 683 - Columbus Ohio |
$60.82 |
Local 666- Richmond Virginia |
$20.68 |
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Local 369 - Louisville Kentucky |
$58.73 |
Local 26 - Washington DC |
$18.21 |
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Local 573 - Warren Ohio |
$58.07 |
Local 596 - Clarksburg West Virginia |
$16.73 |
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Local 82 - Dayton Ohio |
$51.68 |
Local 64 - Youngstown Ohio |
$15.41 |
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Local 1105 - Zanesville Ohio |
$51.21 |
Local 1507 - Hudson Ohio |
$14.60 |
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Local 466 - Charleston West Virginia |
$46.38 |
Local 1701 - Owensboro Kentucky |
$14.00 |
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Local 8 - Toledo, Ohio |
$45.76 |
Local 578 - Frankfort Ohio |
$12.00 |
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Local 972 - Marietta Ohio |
$45.41 |
Local 307 - Cumberland Maryland |
$11.70 |
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Local 141 - Wheeling West Virginia |
$39.12 |
Local 129 - Lorain Ohio |
$11.39 |
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Local 673 - Mentor Ohio |
$38.46 |
Local 70 - Forestville, DC |
$10.92 |
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Local 246 - Steubenville Ohio |
$32.09 |
Local 71 - Columbus Ohio |
$10.76 |
Thank you to all the locals that participated in 2007. We have 106 Local Unions in the Fourth District. Fifty five (55) participated in the IBEW Cope Program last year.
I would venture to say all 106 locals benefitted from the efforts of those 55 Local Unions and their Membership.
Image what we could do if every Local participated
Thank you to the following 55 Locals that participated in 2007:
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8 |
212 |
575 |
972 |
1377 |
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24 |
246 |
578 |
978 |
1501 |
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26 |
306 |
596 |
986 |
1507 |
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32 |
307 |
648 |
1047 |
1627 |
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50 |
317 |
666 |
1105 |
1691 |
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64 |
362 |
673 |
1142 |
1701 |
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70 |
369 |
683 |
1194 |
1853 |
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71 |
466 |
688 |
1206 |
1985 |
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82 |
540 |
813 |
1307 |
1996 |
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129 |
549 |
816 |
1340 |
2100 |
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141 |
573 |
968 |
1347 |
2220 |
Salvatore (Sam) J. Chilia
International Vice President
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