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EW Category: EW 2026 July

In Memoriam: July 2026

This list shows members for whom PBF death claims were approved in May 2026.

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July 1, 2026

Local Lines

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

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July 1, 2026

Embracing Vulnerability, ‘The 5th Wire’ Tackles Mental Health Crisis

Anchorage, Alaska, Local 1547 Business Manager Doug Tansy knows most of his members, and most Alaskans, have felt the impact of the state’s nation-high suicide rate.

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July 1, 2026

Generations of Gratitude

My name is Michael Holmes, and I live in Hanover, N.H. My grandfather, William Holmes, was with the IBEW for nearly 50 years. Here’s a photo of him installing lights on the outside of the Empire State Building.

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July 1, 2026

Stephen J. Rockafellow

RETIRED — Third District Regional Organizing Coordinator Stephen Rockafellow, a veteran IBEW activist whose organizing efforts improved the lives of thousands of workers, retired on April 15.

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July 1, 2026

Charles McKinney

RETIRED — Tenth District International Representative Charles “Charlie” McKinney, who led an organizing effort to join the IBEW and went on to be a leading construction organizer in the Brotherhood, retired effective April 1.

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July 1, 2026

Detroit Local Transforms Blighted Neighborhoods With Solar Power

One of Detroit’s latest revitalization projects is transforming vacant and blighted areas of land into solar arrays, and Local 58 members are helping to make that happen.

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July 1, 2026

Boston and Indianapolis Locals Face Off in Inaugural Basketball Tournament

Boston Local 103 and Indianapolis Local 481 took their skills and solidarity to the court for what they hope will be the first annual IBEW basketball tournament.

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July 1, 2026

California Local Casts a Wide Net for Mental Health Support

The IBEW has an admirable track record of prioritizing, and securing, physical safety. It’s one of the reasons Henry Miller started the IBEW in 1891. What wasn’t addressed as much in the past was mental health.

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July 1, 2026

After Short Strike, Long Island Railroad Members Win Raises

After nearly three years of negotiations with the Long Island Railroad, a coalition of union-represented workers that includes more than 900 members of Jamaica, N.Y., Local 589 reached a tentative agreement on an amended contract with the commuter carrier and its parent agency, the Metropolitan Transit Authority.

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July 1, 2026

About the Electrical Worker

The Electrical Worker was the name of the first official publication of the National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1893 (the NBEW became the IBEW in 1899 with the expansion of the union into Canada). The name and format of the publication have changed over the years. This newspaper is the official publication of the IBEW and seeks to capture the courage and spirit that motivated the founders of the Brotherhood and continue to inspire the union’s members today. The masthead of this newspaper is an adaptation of that of the first edition in 1893.

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About the IBEW

The IBEW represents approximately 860,000 active members and retirees who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. The IBEW has members in both the United States and Canada and stands out among the American unions in the AFL-CIO because it is among the largest and has members in so many skilled occupations.

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