Training, Jobs, Pensions: Harris Has Workers’ Backs

 

She cast the deciding vote to save union members’ pensions. She broke a Sen­ate tie to make historic job-creating investments in U.S. energy production and high-tech manufacturing. She’s visited IBEW training centers nationwide to promote union apprenticeships. She even headed an unprece­dented White House task force on organizing and worker empowerment.

 

Harris Running Mate Tim Walz ‘One of Nation’s Most Pro-Union, Pro-Worker’ Governors

 

Tim Walz, a veteran, union member and football coach, and Minnesota's two-term governor, brings a record of radically improving the lives of working families to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' ticket.

 

Cutting-Edge Training Rolling Out for Battery, Manufacturing Apprentices

 

Specialized apprenticeships across the IBEW are on the way for members who work in the battery and advanced manufacturing industries, thanks to recent efforts from local leaders throughout California and in the union’s Ninth District office.

 

Local 1928 Members Save Heart Attack Victim, Earn Lifesaving Award

 

Ten members of Halifax Local 1928 employed by Nova Scotia Power will receive the IBEW's Lifesaving Award after they saved the life of a retired member who was working as a supervisor in a power plant when he suffered a heart attack.

 

One Worker’s Passion Helps Organize 200 SDG&E Call Center Workers

 

A majority of workers in San Diego Gas and Electric’s call center recently voted to join the IBEW, and San Diego Local 465 Business Manager Nate Fairman says Cece Marquez deserves recognition for a historic win.

 

Retired Olympic Athlete Finds a Successful Second Act With the IBEW

 

Paul Terek has made a career of clearing hurdles, the literal and figurative kinds.

 

Retired Olympic Athlete Finds a Successful Second Act With the IBEW

 

Paul Terek has made a career of clearing hurdles, the literal and figurative kinds.

 

How California Locals Nurtured Kamala Harris’ Pro-Union Agenda

 

By the time Californians elected Kamala Harris as attorney general in 2010, the subprime mortgage crisis had hit their state harder than any other, with 2.2 million homeowners underwater.

 

IBEW Contractor Startup Class

 

One sure way to grow IBEW marketshare is to encourage more IBEW members to go into business for themselves. That’s what the Fourth District’s contractor startup class is all about.