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High unemployment and the decline of North America’s manufacturing base have left municipalities across the U.S. and Canada in a bidding war to attract new employers.
St. Louis Cardinals’ fans grabbing a hot dog or some popcorn at Busch Stadium this season can snack soundly, knowing that they’re doing their part in the fight against global warming.
A new National Labor Relations Board rule that went into effect April 30 will streamline the union election process and uphold the right of employees to hold a secret vote in a timely manner.
International President Edwin D. Hill and International Secretary-Treasurer Sam Chilia have recently launched a multi-city series of town-hall style meetings aimed at revitalizing members and discussing the future of the IBEW and the labor movement.
One of the public servants who Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker famously went after last year is fighting back.
In a rousing address to attendees of the AFL-CIO’s Building and Construction Trades 2012 Legislative Conference April 30, President Barack Obama highlighted his vision of a middle class resurgence powered by infrastructure investments. At the same time, he expressed dismay at the right-wing attacks on workers that have grabbed headlines and stymied job growth for more than a year.
Linemen working on high-voltage electric lines, tree trimmers working at high elevations, wiremen working in confined spaces. Supplying electricity can be a dangerous business, which is why the IBEW makes safety and health a high priority.
The one-two punch of a crippling recession and widespread anti-worker legislation has left many working families in the U.S. and Canada battered and on the ropes.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in an April 17 letter to several congressional committees, has criticized Republican budget proposals that would cut food stamp benefits for hungry adults and children while preserving military spending and subsidies to agribusiness.
When trade unionists in Illinois heard that Ind. Gov. Mitch Daniels was invited to attend the Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner in Champaign as the keynote speaker, the state’s AFL-CIO made immediate plans to hold a rally to voice their disapproval.
When he joins his grandchildren aboard a soon-to-be-completed world-class roller coaster that will thrill almost 1,500 visitors an hour at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., electrician Jim Farkas will proudly tell them, “Pop worked on this.”
Utility workers, like policemen and firefighters, sometimes face threats from citizens just for doing their jobs.
When Ray Kasmark, business manager of Gary, Ind., Local 697, heard that 13 people died when tornadoes ripped through his state’s southwestern region on March 2, he thought about the floods in his own jurisdiction back in 2008.
We are saddened to report that Building and Construction Trades President, AFL-CIO President Mark Ayers died April 8 at the age of 63, a sudden blow to the labor community, where he was highly respected for his innovation, generosity and dedication to working families.
The 1,200 IBEW members who bring the excitement of Major League Baseball, the NFL and NASCAR to television viewers overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Fox Sports last week.
Norm Cheesman, a 38-year member of Terre Haute, Ind., Local 725, never thought he’d see himself on a 48-foot-wide billboard.
Two degree programs of the National Coalition for Telecommunications Education and Learning have scored high marks in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report’s first-ever Honor Roll for online education.
Traveling to Chicago and St. Louis, after serving as a motor machinist mate on a Navy amphibious landing craft during World War II, Gene Denton, a freshly-minted Arkansas lineman, couldn’t boast like his big city co-workers about their teams—the Cubs, White Sox and Cardinals. But Denton was every bit a sportsman, part of a family with a hunting tradition going back to 1704 when his first ancestor arrived from Scotland.
The Senate, in rare act of bipartisanship, passed a $109 billion highway bill March 14, which both industry and union leaders are applauding as a crucial step toward renovating America’s crumbling transportation infrastructure.
Federal wage policy covering hundreds of IBEW workers in the government branch can be complex. Protecting the rights of members often takes a lot of coordination between local unions and the International Office.
On Thursday March 22, thousands of IBEW and CWA members, along with community, student and faith allies, will be rallying across the country to challenge Verizon’s corporate greed in a national day of action.
IBEW International President Edwin D. Hill, along with six other labor leaders, has sent a letter to President Obama to voice concerns about the short timeline of the EPA’s final rule on emissions of air pollutants like mercury, arsenic and metals.
For anti-worker Michigan lawmakers, efforts to strip employees of their collective bargaining rights may soon be more than just bad policy. It could be illegal.
The IBEW and the Communications Workers of America are criticizing a proposed joint venture between Verizon Wireless and major cable companies that they say will stifle competition and kill jobs.
Get connected with the IBEW – on the go. Check out the latest news, view exclusive videos and learn more about the best trained and most qualified electrical work force in the United States and Canada wherever you are with the IBEW app.
Nearly 47 years ago, civil rights activists of different races, ages and walks of life were brutally attacked by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala,. as they marched for racial justice. The day became known as Bloody Sunday.
More than 3,800 miles of deep Pacific Ocean separate the remote tropical island of Guam and Honolulu, charter city of Local 1260, but that has not stopped the Hawaii-based local from becoming the fastest growing union on the U.S. territory.
From the high-octane power of NASCAR races to record moments in the NFL and Major League Baseball, IBEW freelance photographers and technicians bring the white-knuckled action to millions of Fox Sports viewers nationwide. And a new agreement with the network indicates they will continue to for at least the next four years.
The endless flat prairies of Wyoming make it one of the most fertile areas in North America for the development of wind power, with nearly 1,500 megawatts of wind energy capacity installed since 2001.
As utility companies face new deadlines for coal-fired power plants to comply with tight new EPA clean air regulations, many energy suppliers have plans to shutter plants that employ thousands of IBEW members rather than invest in costly upgrades.
Leaders and members of Syracuse, N.Y., Local 97 didn’t raise the white flag when a private development company announced plans to build a power transmission line from Quebec to supply the huge appetite for electrical consumers and businesses in New York City, bypassing their jurisdiction, And they didn’t lose spirit when a former N.Y. governor jumped on the importation bandwagon.
When it came time to organize Romney’s biggest undertaking of his career – the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City – he relied on unions to make sure the job was done right – the first time. He even signaled out the IBEW out for public praise.
Republican legislation aimed at weakening Pennsylvania’s prevailing wage law hit a major bump in the road February 16 after supporters failed to garner enough support from fellow party members in the state house.
An online learning program focused on mobile technologies is the latest offering of NACTEL, the National Coalition for Telecommunications Education and Learning, a partnership of leading corporations, the IBEW and the Communications Workers of America that has trained thousands of union members since 1997. Courses are also available in operating systems.
A spacious expanse of land once called “Michigan’s Most Beautiful Mile” cradles a special enclave known as Veteran’s Memorial Park in the mid-western part of the state. Near a sparkling river and full of lush trees, the 50-acre site honors soldiers of wars spanning from World War I to Afghanistan and stands as a living tribute to the sacrifices made by many in the community.
You dial a number for help with your computer or to order a pair of shoes. You often come away with the same question: Where was the voice on the other end located? With so many North Americans out of work—men and women who could use a job, any job—are you being serviced by an operator thousands of miles away in another nation, or one just up the road?
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