About us
IBEW Local 2356, located in Richmond, KY, represents approximately 234 workers of the Okonite Manufacturing facility in Richmond, KY. Our local union was certified as the collective bargaining unit on January 20, 1970.
IBEW Local 2356 Officers
President - Joshua Linville
Vice-President - Joseph Gardiner
Treasurer - Donnie Dixon
Recording Secretary - Paul E. Osborne
Executive Board Members
Jonathon D. Johnson
Derek Collins
Jason Lear
Tom Whitcomb
Chief Steward -
Jeff Trujillo
Union Stewards
Plastic, Cabling, CLX, Maintenance
1st Shift – Evan Hasite
2nd Shift – Seth Bingham
3rd Shift – Mike Lovell
CV, Warehouse, General Plant, Salvage
1st Shift – Timmy Henery
2nd Shift – Trenton McCollum
3rd Shift – Josh Martin
Bare Wire, Strand, Test
1st Shift – Rico Brown
2nd Shift – Jordan Neace
3rd Shift – Brandon Sandlin
Safety Stewards
1st Shift – Ed Abner
Mike Richardson
2nd Shift – Dean Calhoun
Mark Ford
3rd Shift – Jesse Keaton
Safety Committee Members Audit Committee Members
Ed Abner Billy Ledford
Josh Abner Jonathon Payne
Mike Richardson Jonathon T. Johnson
Tom Whitcomb
Effective August 22, 2022
IBEW Local 2356 Officers
President - Joshua Linville
Vice-President - Joseph Gardiner
Treasurer - Donnie Dixon
Recording Secretary - Paul E. Osborne
Executive Board Members
Jonathon D. Johnson
Derek Collins
Jason Lear
Tom Whitcomb
Chief Steward -
Jeff Trujillo
Union Stewards
Plastic, Cabling, CLX, Maintenance
1st Shift – Evan Hasite
2nd Shift – Seth Bingham
3rd Shift – Mike Lovell
CV, Warehouse, General Plant, Salvage
1st Shift – Timmy Henery
2nd Shift – Trenton McCollum
3rd Shift – Josh Martin
Bare Wire, Strand, Test
1st Shift – Rico Brown
2nd Shift – Jordan Neace
3rd Shift – Brandon Sandlin
Safety Stewards
1st Shift – Ed Abner
Mike Richardson
2nd Shift – Dean Calhoun
Mark Ford
3rd Shift – Jesse Keaton
Safety Committee Members Audit Committee Members
Ed Abner Billy Ledford
Josh Abner Jonathon Payne
Mike Richardson Jonathon T. Johnson
Tom Whitcomb
Effective August 22, 2022