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Category: 6th District

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce recently visited Rockford, Ill., Local 196’s training facility. The department’s Internet for All program is tasked with ensuring that every address in the U.S. can connect to reliable and affordable high-speed internet within the next few years, and it’s bringing a wealth of work and organizing opportunities for Local 196 and other IBEW locals throughout the country.

Illinois Local’s Broadband Work Is ‘Through the Roof’Thanks to Biden-Harris Programs

The Biden-Harris administration’s bold legislative plan to expand broadband internet access to every part of the U.S. is bringing a wealth of work and organizing opportunities for IBEW locals throughout the country. Rockford, Ill., Local 196 is one example of this.

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September 19, 2024

Wisconsin Utilities Pledge to Use IBEW, Other Unions for Renewable Projects

Hundreds of IBEW members in Wisconsin stand to benefit from an agreement with the state’s four largest investor-owned electrical utilities

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July 25, 2024

Founders Scholarship Is ‘Emblematic’ of Way Wisconsin Member Lives His Life

Milwaukee Local 2150 member Brian Williams always thought of himself as a problem solver, even before starting his career in

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July 15, 2024

Founders’ Scholarship Open for 2024 Entries

Applications for the IBEW’s Founders’ Scholarship, which is awarded on a competitive basis to members continuing their studies, are now

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March 28, 2024

A More Perfect Union: Reflections on 50 Years of the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus

For 50 years, the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus has been, in the words of President Emeritus Robbie Sparks, the conscience

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March 13, 2024

Detroit Local Powers First EV Charging Road in North America

A stretch of road in downtown Detroit can now wirelessly charge electric vehicles — a first in North America — and

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March 12, 2024

Right-to-Work Ends in Michigan as IBEW-Backed Law Takes Effect

Unions and working families in Michigan celebrated Feb. 13 as the state’s repeal of its so-called right-to-work law went into

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February 16, 2024

IBEW Wins Upgraded Pension Benefits for Members

The IBEW and its contractor partners have agreed on a historic package of retirement benefit improvements. The union and NECA

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February 13, 2024

Indiana Wireman Is a Full-Time Foreman, Free-Time MMA Fighter

After working all day, many IBEW members look forward to going home, having dinner and relaxing. But not Laporte, Ind.,

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January 4, 2024

Honoring Veterans with a Smooth Transition to the Brotherhood

Hector Carrillo has a path to prosperity, and it happened by accident. Carrillo was an Army paratrooper stationed at Joint

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November 21, 2023
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