News & Riding Reports
Recaps from past rides, charity donations, and articles where EWRC1 has been featured. Newest on top.
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Saturday, July 31, 2027
IBEW Local 1 hosts the 2027 Midwest Ride, the solidarity ride that brings riders from IBEW locals across the region together for a day on the road. This one runs Route 66 and finishes in St. Clair, Missouri. Save the date. Route, stops, and registration details are on the way.
Past Reports
September 26, 2026
The Star Strangled Banner Murder Mystery Night filled the IBEW Local 1 hall with stars and stripes. Tables of eight sat down to dinner, beer and wine, and a whodunit worked by Uncle Sam himself, with a prize for the most patriotic dressed table and 50/50 and raffle drawings through the night. The full set of photos is on Flickr.
See the Photos on Flickr
September 12, 2026
The Greg Booth Ride returned as a Harleys & Hot Rods poker run out of the IBEW Local 1 hall, with stops at the Hideout Sports Bar in High Ridge, Wente's in Chesterfield, Westbound Bar & Grill in Lake St. Louis, and Gettemeier's in St. Peters. Bikes, trikes, classics, and customs all turned out, and every dollar raised went to the IBEW Local 1 Relief Committee.
About the Greg Booth Ride
June 20, 2026
EWRC1 ran its St. Louis Union Solidarity Ride, a five-stop poker run from the IBEW Local 1 hall, across the Mississippi into Illinois with stops in Wood River and Grafton, then back over the ferry through St. Charles to finish in St. Paul. Riders rolled out in formation under clear skies for a great day on the road.
September 25, 2025
St. Louis. The 12th Annual Greg Booth Ride was once again a huge success, raising $5,220 for the union's Relief Committee to support members in need. The ride is named after Brother Greg Booth, who served as Local 1 business manager from 2011 until his death in August 2012.
About the Greg Booth Ride
January 4, 2024
Local 1 President Mike Crocker and Treasurer Chuck DeMoulin were quoted in "The Leather-Clad Solidarity of the IBEW's Motorcycle Clubs," a national piece on the broader IBEW Motorcycle Riders network. The article covered the 2023 Midwest Solidarity Ride and EWRC1's charity work.
Read the IBEW Article
October 16, 2023
IBEW Local 1 members and their families and friends turned out in force for the Greg Booth Ride, which began at the Local 1 union hall and stopped at Wente's in Chesterfield, Cori's Twin Gables in Marthasville, Millwoods in Wentzville, and ended at Hot Shots in St. Charles. The run raised $6,400 for the Relief Committee.
September 25, 2023
EWRC1 President Mike Crocker presented a check for $4,000 to the St. Louis "Women's Safe House" from money raised at the 2023 IBEW Midwest Solidarity Ride. The event was co-sponsored with Kansas City Local 53, drew about 100 motorcycles and 140 participants from 17 IBEW locals, and was held July 29 at the Lake of the Ozarks.
June 7, 2021
Twelve EWRC1 members took part in the IBEW Local 1393 Motorcycle Group annual benefit ride on May 12 in Indianapolis, the first time the club joined a sister local's benefit ride. The ride drew 115 participants from nine electrical unions and raised more than $4,800 for the American Cancer Society of Indiana and other local charities.
September 1, 2020
The newly formed IBEW Local 1 Electrical Workers Riding Club donated $2,000 to the Local 1 Relief Fund from its first fundraising effort, a 50/50 raffle of 200 tickets at $20 each. Member Jeff Riddle won the draw and donated half of his winnings back to the fund. The club, founded the prior October, had 40 members at the time.
