Becoming a member of LU 490 has a specific procedure. It starts with the application process. This normally begins with the Executive Board reviewing the applicants’ qualifications, including age, licensing, and experience, just to mention a few. Once determining placement (apprenticeship or journeymen) status, the President administers the obligation oath at a Union Meeting, and that goes like this:

I, (GIVE NAME), IN THE PRESENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, PROMISE AND AGREE TO CONFORM AND ABIDE BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE IBEW AND ITS LOCAL UNIONS. I WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE IBEW IS INSTITUTED. I WILL BEAR TRUE ALLEGECE TO IT AND WILL NOT SACFICE IT’S INTEREST IN ANY MANNER.