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| IBEW Heard on Capitol Hill August 2, 2001
Common sense tells you that if the customer base is growing, and it is, and the workforce that supplies the electricity is shrinking, weve got problems, Dushaw told the Senate committee headed by Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM). The committee is conducting hearings on national energy policy legislation. Dushaw urged Congress to endorse guidelines drafted by IBEW and other groups to develop a uniform skills standard for electric utility workers. This would benefit system reliability because utilities would be required to employ only those workers trained to perform work efficiently and safely.
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Full text of Director Dushaws remarks Coming Soon to a Utility Bill Near You: Higher Electric Price$ |
IBEW
Utility Department Director James Dushaw, representing International
President Edwin D. Hill, recently testified before the Senate Energy
and Natural Resources Committee and carried the IBEWs message on
the need for maintaining a skilled workforce in the utility industry.
