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President Cooper: The IBEW Is ‘Wired for Change’

International President Kenneth W. Cooper brought a message of resilience and growth to the 2025 Construction and Maintenance Conference in Washington, D.C.

April 17, 2025

We Know How to Build: How IBEW Members Rallied to Fight, Report On and Rebuild From L.A.’s Devastating Wildfires

For 24 days in January, the nightmare of an urban wildfire consumed parts of Los Angeles.

On Jan. 7, a bone-dry wind roared out of the Mojave Desert, over the San Gabriel Mountains and down into Los Angeles. The wind whipped small brush fires like a bellows in a forge.

March 24, 2025

A Storybook Project: L.A. Local’s Skill, Creativity Take Narrative Art Museum off the Page

When you win the contract to build a museum dedicated to storytelling art, you shouldn’t be surprised when construction isn’t

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

Chicago Local Expands Opportunities for Apprentice Applicants

What does a local do when it has more apprentice applications than available spots and a need for workers in its manufacturing arm? If it’s Chicago Local 134, it brings them together for a job fair.

March 14, 2025

‘You Made Us Union Believers’: Boston Members Shine in N.C. Storm Recovery

The caravan of trucks from New England was a welcome sight as it rumbled through North Carolina’s Appalachian passes after Hurricane Helene’s torrential beating in late September.

February 20, 2025

Simple Fixes Make Big Difference at Peru Orphanage

Repairing a light switch is a simple job for an IBEW member. But for Asa Shenandoah and Jim Beck, performing that task at an orphanage in Peru was life-changing work.

February 6, 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

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President Cooper: The IBEW Is ‘Wired for Change’

We Know How to Build: How IBEW Members Rallied to Fight, Report On and Rebuild From L.A.’s Devastating Wildfires

A Storybook Project: L.A. Local’s Skill, Creativity Take Narrative Art Museum off the Page

Ohio Training Guidance Counselors to Promote Building Trades

OSHA Issues New PPE Rule, Arc Flash Guidance

Chicago Local Expands Opportunities for Apprentice Applicants

‘You Made Us Union Believers’: Boston Members Shine in N.C. Storm Recovery

Simple Fixes Make Big Difference at Peru Orphanage

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

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