Utilities - Pleasant Hill, California, United States
Premier 34 offers 25 years of professional services for innovative, complex, and emergent utility projects and programs. With safety, integrity and customer experience as our north star, our industry experts deliver sustaining results through a wide range of service offerings.Our Name: Premier 34Lewis H. Latimer contributed to Black-American history through his contributions in electricity and telecommunications, inspired by Alexander Graham Bell, which spurred exertion in installing broad-scale lighting systems for New York, Philadelphia, and London. Latimer's invention contributions would give Black Americans equity in the quality of life as consumers and workforces in the energy/infrastructure sectors.During the 19th century, with the increase in labor, it was typical for low-wage, long-hours, and injury-prone environments. As a result, the Electrical Wiremen and Lineman's Union was formed; today, it is also known as the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW) to set a tone for safety, secure employment, and a high standard of work. Despite accepting women two years after forming, Black Americans were segregated from the organization, and it resulted in a shortage of their ability to be trained and certified as electricians.Sam Taylor created home study guides to certify black students into the industry, which later founded Taylor Electric Company in 1927. Through Sam Taylor's driven protest, equal rights movements, Congress forced desegregation in 1934 of IBEW Local 134 by admitting the first Black Americans. The name Premier 34, LLC represents the 1934 desegregation of IBEW and pays homage to the valued history of Black American influence in electrical, gas technology, and trades.