VOL. 20 | NO. 1 | January 2026

Groundbreaking Labor Leader Erikson Retires From IEC, Local 3

Delaware Local Celebrates Return of IBEW Apprenticeship at Amtrak

Pa. Rail Members Help Reach Milestone on DC-to-AC Locomotive Conversion

‘Union Rights Are on the Ballot’

Taking It to the Hill

Putting the Sparkle in Indy’s Holidays

From the Officers

IBEW Story

Thomas Spellman, JATC instructor, Boston Local 103

“I wanted to be an electrician at 9 years old. Growing up in Everett, Mass.,...

North of 49

Power at Work

New Orleans Local’s Sparky Sisters Are Fostering Next Generation of Women

For most of her career, Janelle DeJan was one of the only women in New...

Circuits

Transitions

Grounded in History

‘The Union Who Fought for Democracy’

In November, the IBEW introduced the Veterans Challenge Coin, not only as a way to...

who we are

Newcomers, Incumbents Bring IBEW Voices to Local and State Offices

The tidal wave of pro-worker victories in U.S. elections last November and earlier included the...

LOCAL LINES

Find out what’s happening at the IBEW’s more than 800 local unions.…

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