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Hard Work, Positivity Help a Calif. Member Find IBEW Success After Prison

Gonzalo Varela, a Los Angeles Local 11 member who recently earned his journeyman wireman ticket after spending more than half of his adult life in prison, is not afraid to share his feelings with his co-workers.

March 18, 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

No More Porta-Potties: British Columbia Requires Flush Toilets on Construction Sites

British Columbia construction sites just got an upgrade. Thanks to lobbying by the IBEW and other members of the B.C. Building Trades, jobsites with 25 or more workers now must provide flush toilets, a long-awaited improvement to hygiene conditions.

January 14, 2025

Tennessee Local Expands Its Reach With Lineworker Scholarship Program

In an effort to meet the demand for more lineworkers while also investing in the local workforce, Chattanooga, Tenn.,

December 20, 2024

‘A Different Kind of Approach’: L.A. Local Invests in Recruiting, Retaining Women

With a near unprecedented amount of work on the horizon, Los Angeles Local 11 is leaving no stone unturned in

May 1, 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

March 13, 2024

IBEW Sisters Join Fellow Tradeswomen in D.C. for Celebration, Solidarity

Solidarity, strength and sisterhood were on full display as nearly 4,000 tradeswomen — including almost 400 IBEW members — descended

February 27, 2024

‘We Were Like Paratroopers’: L.A. Local’s ‘2nd Call’ Team Steps In to Finish Community Center Project

Left photo: Keith Townsend, right, a Los Angeles Local 11 journeyman wireman, works with Local 11 apprentice Harry Oneel on

February 5, 2024

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