IBEW Shines
at Lineman's Rodeo
Kids Steal Show
at Side Event

Union Elections Surge
NLRB Records 27% Jump

Truckloads of Toys
Local 654's Massive Drive

North of 49°
B.C. Apprentice Is
First Member From Canada to Win Coveted
Organizing Award

Au nord du 49° parallèle
Un apprenti de la C.-B. remporte le prix d'organisateur syndical de l'année

Robert Seekell

Resilience and Relief at Pearl Harbor

IEC Minutes - Feb. 2024

IEC - Special Called Meeting

IEC Minutes - April 2024

THE LIGHT AFTER THE STORMS
IBEW Members Step Up to Restore Power, Hope After Hurricanes Helene, Milton

Natural disasters don't always wait their turn. Some arrive on the heels of the last one, carving deeper and wider paths of destruction and putting even greater demands on the IBEW workers who not only restore power but also help restore faith among suffering people that life will go on.

Early this fall, Mother Nature landed a one-two punch on Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas with hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Thousands of IBEW members in the Southeast — linemen, tree trimmers, outside construction crews and gas system workers — and hundreds more from as far as the West Coast, New England and Canada helped devastated residents take the first steps toward recovery.

Their communities had been wrecked by wicked winds and historic storm surges. Without lights, power, internet and cell service, millions of people were isolated, afraid and unable to communicate — until utility crews made their way as fast as they could.

"This is by far, and it's not even a close second, the largest natural disaster in this state's history," Atlanta Local 84 Business Manager Drew Stover said after Hurricane Helene.

As always, it was exhausting, dirty and dangerous work. But there were also joys — a crew that saved a life, gracious and giving victims and the kindness of children, like the little girl who tugged on a member's shirt and handed him a homemade thank-you card.

On pages 4-5, you'll read about moments of generosity and high spirits and brotherhood amid the perils of day-to-day life as a lineworker in the most challenging of circumstances.

Cooper & Noble:
The Bonds That Unite Us

William W. "Bill" Riley;
Philip Horrell;
Zac Cassidy

California Local Negotiates Historic Raise for NASA Contract Workers;
IBEW Reaches Tentative Agreements with CSX, Norfolk Southern,
BNSF Rail Carriers

Tennessee Local Expands Its Reach With Lineworker Scholarship Program;
IBEW Members to Benefit From Job-Creating $250 Million Grant to TVA

October 2024

Honor Flight Brings
97-Year-Old IBEW Retiree
to Hallowed Grounds