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Category: Government Affairs

Alberta Local Helps Defeat Foreign Worker Plan

The importance of political relationships was evident in Alberta in December, when Edmonton Local 424 officials helped persuade the provincial government to squash a plan to import construction workers from the United Arab Emirates.

March 18, 2025

Governor Visits Boston Local to Sign Historic Clean Energy Bill

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey visited Boston Local 103’s training center in November to sign a clean energy bill into law. The landmark legislation will lower costs and support good-paying jobs while keeping the state at the forefront in the fight against climate change.

March 17, 2025

Florida Member Holds Office So Others ‘Can Have What I Have’

Gainesville, Fla., Local 1205 President James Ingle made clear in his first speech as a member of the Gainesville City Commission where his passion for helping others came from.

March 16, 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

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

Get Out the Vote 2024: Members Hit Pavement, Phones to Fight for Pro-IBEW, Pro-Worker Future

From city halls and state legislatures to Congress and the White House, IBEW activists are making a final push this

November 1, 2024

Spike in Union Election Petitions Means More Power for IBEW, All U.S. Unions

Petitions for union elections jumped 27% in the last year, according to figures from the National Labor Relations Board that

October 30, 2024

How California Locals Nurtured Kamala Harris’ Pro-Union Agenda

By the time Californians elected Kamala Harris as attorney general in 2010, the subprime mortgage crisis had hit their state

October 4, 2024

For Minnesota Locals, Tim Walz Has Always Been ‘One of Us’

From the raucous, jam-packed floor of the Democratic National Convention, Greg Hansen flashed back 19 years to a Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor

October 4, 2024

Local 465 Members Help Stop City Takeover of SDG&E

More than 1,500 IBEW members who work for San Diego Gas and Electric are claiming victory — and breathing a

September 28, 2024

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