L.A. Says 'No' to Racism
Union Members, Leaders
Reject Hate Symbol
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A New Era for Workers
Biden Administration Off to a Flying Start

A Green Light Project
Maine Traffic Signal Overhaul Will be
'100% IBEW'

The State of Right-to-Work
Legislative Fights
Shed Light on Danger of Right-to-Work

Birth of
The Electrical Worker

North of 49°
Railroad Members See Gains in New Deal with Canadian Pacific

Au nord du 49° parallèle
Les membres du chemin
de fer voient les gains du nouveau contrat avec le Canadien Pacifique

NEBF 2021

2020 Photo Contest Winners
'Unreal' Canadian Photo
Takes Top Prize

Sometimes the picture that wins the IBEW's annual photo contest captures a quiet moment. A portrait or a vivid sunset.

And sometimes you get a picture that is the visual equivalent of a Neil Peart's drum solo: Mudslide! Mountains! Roaring river! Fog! Helicopter! Rainbow! Hundreds of thousands of volts! Men dangling hundreds of feet in the air!

Vancouver, B.C., Local 258 member Brad Masse's 2020 winner of his brothers Steve Fyfe and Aaron Seaton preparing to reconductor a transmission pole on the Skeena River is packed with stimulating sights.

Not only did it win the most votes, but it also marks the first time a submission from Canada has won the top prize.

"We were looking up at that valley saying, 'This looks like Avatar.' I mean, it is unreal," Masse said.

Masse took this picture in September of 2019, a year after a massive mudslide took down a transmission tower, knocking out power to about 8,000 residents in northwest British Columbia around Prince Rupert.

He was part of a crew of 40 IBEW members that stood up the poles. Each morning they drove 50 km from the town of Terrace to the fly yard just outside the frame across the river. Then helicopters hoisted the men onto the tower. Masse asked the pilot to just hover for a second while he took the picture.

"When I took it, I told everyone, 'This will be the best picture of linework, like ever,'" he said.

Video of the project can also be found at bit.ly/AvalancheRestoration.

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Food Giveaway;
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February 2021

Local 3 Retiree Reflects
on Breaking Barriers
for Women