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Maryland Local’s Blood Drive Honors Brother Killed in Workplace Accident

As a certified welder, Baltimore Local 410’s John Amig Jr. was keenly aware of how dangerous repairing a broken natural gas line can be.

“Certified welders do underground work and fabrication for the gas infrastructure,” explained Local 410 Assistant Business Manager Chris Kasecamp. “They’ll weld new gas mains together, and they’ll go out and repair existing ones with pressurized live gas inside.”

April 1, 2025

Your Union, In Full Color: 2024 Photo Contest Winners

As a window into our union and the diverse and fascinating jobs our members do, you can’t beat the annual IBEW Photo Contest:

March 24, 2025

Ohio Training Guidance Counselors to Promote Building Trades

Thanks to the IBEW and other members of the Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation, guidance counselors in the Buckeye State will now have the information they need to present trades apprenticeships as a viable career option on par with four-year colleges and the military.

March 18, 2025

OSHA Issues New PPE Rule, Arc Flash Guidance

IBEW workers have additional safeguards while on the job thanks to a new rule on personal protective equipment and guidance on arc flash hazards.

March 18, 2025

Ky. Co-Op Workers Persevere to Win First Union Contract

Ky. Co-Op Workers Persevere to Win First Union Contract
Nearly a year and a half after they eagerly voted to join the IBEW, workers at South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. in December overwhelmingly approved their first contract with Louisville, Ky., Local 2100.

March 3, 2025

Cleveland Apprentice’s ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’ Leads to the White House

Work often kept Maurice Bogard Jr., on the road during the early part of his two sons’ lives. They eventually reminded him of that.

January 21, 2025

Richmond, Va., Passes Prevailing Wage After IBEW, Building Trades Campaign

In a unanimous vote, the City Council in Richmond, Va., passed an ordinance establishing a prevailing wage for publicly funded construction projects, giving a boost to workers and a win for the IBEW and other building trades.

January 17, 2025

Ohio Members Fuel Nuclear Energy’s Next Generation

The only facility in the U.S. that’s licensed to make the special fuel needed to power the next generation of nuclear power plants is fully up and running, thanks in part to the work of dozens of members of Portsmouth, Ohio, Local 575.

January 10, 2025

IBEW Reaches Tentative Agreements with CSX, Norfolk Southern, BNSF Rail Carriers

The IBEW reached tentative agreements with three major railroads in October, negotiating a historic raise along with improvements to paid time off and health benefits.

“These new agreements are a historic step forward for rail workers across the nation, and I’m proud of the efforts of IBEW railroad members in helping secure a fair deal,” said IBEW International President Kenneth W. Cooper. “Our workers help move America, and this agreement recognizes the value they bring to the rail industry.”

December 20, 2024

NLRB’s Captive Audience Ban Opens Door to Organizing, but Locals Urged to Act Fast

Employers lost one of their favorite union-busting weapons in November when the National Labor Relations Board ruled that captive audience

December 17, 2024

Maryland Local’s Blood Drive Honors Brother Killed in Workplace Accident

Your Union, In Full Color: 2024 Photo Contest Winners

Ohio Training Guidance Counselors to Promote Building Trades

OSHA Issues New PPE Rule, Arc Flash Guidance

Ky. Co-Op Workers Persevere to Win First Union Contract

Cleveland Apprentice’s ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’ Leads to the White House

Richmond, Va., Passes Prevailing Wage After IBEW, Building Trades Campaign

Ohio Members Fuel Nuclear Energy’s Next Generation

IBEW Reaches Tentative Agreements with CSX, Norfolk Southern, BNSF Rail Carriers

NLRB’s Captive Audience Ban Opens Door to Organizing, but Locals Urged to Act Fast

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