Isaiah Banks, right, leads IBEW Local 46 workers during a picket while on strike on Friday, April 26, 2024, along Stone Avenue North in Seattle. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer Striking electrical workers from IBEW Local 46 have shut down eight work sites after negotiations broke down with the Puget Sound Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). These are the workers who maintain the invisible infrastructure Seattleites use to stay connected and safe every day.