‘Solidarity Is a Verb’ Pittsburgh Local Rallies to Side of Striking Newspaper Workers

 

Until he attended his first labor council meeting in February, Pittsburgh Local 29 lineman Jordan Layhew didn’t know about the long strike against his city’s newspaper or how badly its workers were hurting.

 

IBEW Training Is Key as Federal EV Charger Push Intensifies

 

In January, the Biden administration announced an additional $623 million in federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations across the country. This was on top of the more than $7 billion invested as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law in 2021.

 

Massive Ford EV Complex Draws Hundreds to Memphis Local

 

Ford Motor Co.’s Blue Oval City project in western Tennessee is one of the biggest expansions of U.S. automaking in decades. It’s also turning into a golden opportunity for Memphis Local 474 to welcome hundreds of new men and women into the IBEW.

 

Massive Ford EV Complex Draws Hundreds to Memphis Local

 

Ford Motor Co.’s Blue Oval City project in western Tennessee is one of the biggest expansions of U.S. automaking in decades. It’s also turning into a golden opportunity for Memphis Local 474 to welcome hundreds of new men and women into the IBEW.

 

A More Perfect Union Reflections on 50 Years of the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus

 

For 50 years, the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus has been, in the words of President Emeritus Robbie Sparks, the conscience of the IBEW.

 

Detroit Local Powers First EV Charging Road in North America

 

A stretch of road in downtown Detroit can now wirelessly charge electric vehicles — a first in North America — and it's thanks in part to members of Detroit Local 58.

 

New York Apprentices Pen 'Wire Women' Children's Book

 

A requirement of the New York Local 3 apprenticeship is that everyone get at least an associate's degree in labor studies. It dates to the days of legendary Business Manager Harry Van Arsdale Jr., who believed that all members should have critical thinking skills as well as electrical. A recent product of that decades-old mandate is the children's book "Wire Women Lighting It Up: What It's Like to Be a Female Union Electrician."

 

IBEW Sisters Join Fellow Tradeswomen in D.C. for Celebration, Solidarity

 

Solidarity, strength and sisterhood were on full display as nearly 4,000 tradeswomen — including almost 400 IBEW members — descended on Washington, D.C., for the 13th annual Tradeswomen Build Nations conference.

 

My IBEW Story - Robert Lewis

 

In this installment of the My IBEW Story series, we meet Robert Lewis, an apprentice from Local 212 in Cincinnati, OH. After serving more than 11 years in prison, Robert proved he deserved a second chance and began his IBEW journey.