100 Years and Counting: IBEW Local 573 Honors Its Past
NILES, Ohio – In the decade leading up to when IBEW Local 573 was chartered in 1923, Warren was the fastest-growing city in Ohio. The industrial era was in full swing thanks to emerging electric and steel companies attracting throngs of immigrants to relocate to Trumbull County. Citing a surge of individuals practicing the electrician trade without adequate skills nor proper regard for safety –making an “already dangerous job more risky” – 10 Warren men sought to differentiate themsPublished by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
