IBEW 305 History Apr 98, 2020 Sparks and Quills: The First IBEW Locals in Fort Wayne Andrew Hollins Abstract This document is a very brief overview of the International Brother of Electrical Workers and its Local Unions in the Fort Wayne area.  Most of the information contained in this document will focus on the early 20th century. Organizing Apr 98, 2020 The founders of the IBEW understood six basic points about the construction industry that they applied to their efforts to organize a national union. Each of these principles is listed below. Also, each point poses a question that we must answer today, just as our founders had to answer it a century ago. Thank a Union Apr 100, 2020 Page Last Updated: Apr 98, 2020 (12:56:01)