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VOL. 20 | NO. 8 | August 2026

From the Officers

IBEW Story

Cori Lupton, journeyman wireman, Cleveland Local 38

“Before joining the IBEW, I spent three years working as a nonunion electrician while pursuing...

North of 49

Circuits
Post Image

Transitions

Grounded in History

Atop the Washington Monument

In 1934, during the height of the Great Depression, members of Washington, D.C., Local 26...

LOCAL LINES

First-year Local 24 apprentice Kenyona Whitaker speaks at the Baltimore State of the City Address.
Brandon Gibbons and Katelyn Gray accepting their Chilia Charitable Trust awards with Local 38 President Michael Muzic and Business Manager/Financial Secretary Dan Gallagher.
Members of Local 66 attend a member appreciation event at NRG Stadium for a Houston Texans game, celebrating fellowship and union solidarity.
From left, Ryan McDonough, Kevin McDonough, Jack McDonough and Local 104 Business Manager/Financial Secretary Brian Murphy.
Local 124 members stand strong in support of prevailing wage requirements with the Kansas City Port Authority.
Local 130 Business Manger Rodney Wallis with Patti Neal.
Gurtz Electric Local 134 members, from left: Adam Drozd, Josh Janeczko, Reginald Brown, Chase Johnson and Carlos Vasquez.
Local 234 graduates, from left: Cristian Gonzalez, Antonio “Silver” Navarrete, Miguel Mexicano, Joaquin Argueta and Andrew Vasconcellos.
The fastest of Local 540: Mitch Neisel, Jarrett Reardon and Alex Olesen.
Members of Local 702 RENEW committee Polar Plunge team, from left: Jonathon Logwood, Owen Worlds, John Sims and Elliot Reyes.

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

In Memoriam

Members for whom PBF death claims were approved in June 2026.

Letters to the Editor

Memories From the Bridge

Reports

IEC Minutes – April 2026

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