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EW Category: EW July 2025

Wiring the Freedom Train

On Feb. 4, 1975, Newberry Electric Corp. in Richmond, Calif., received a call from the Freedom Train Project asking if a crew of electricians could be ready tomorrow. Time was running short, and the company needed 12 train cars to be custom wired with only nine days until delivery.

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July 1, 2025

Virginia Member Uses Boxing to Give Back to Community

Members of the IBEW’s Fourth District often refer to themselves as “The Fighting Fourth.” Thanks to Newport News, Va., Local 1340 member Kenyon Johnson, they actually have a bona fide boxer among their ranks.

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July 1, 2025

Think Small to Win Big: Three Tools to Grow Your Local

The IBEW has been booming for years nearly everywhere. The electrical industry is growing, new members are being organized at the highest rate in decades, and the IBEW has more “A” members than any time in its history.

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July 1, 2025

Right to Collective Bargaining Nears Final Approval in Vermont

Vermont voters will decide whether an amendment guaranteeing its citizens a right to collective bargaining will be enshrined in the state constitution when they go to the polls in November 2026.

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July 1, 2025

Protecting Our Work

Protecting Our Work

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July 1, 2025

New York Member Takes Top Prize in Knife-Throwing Championship

It’s not uncommon to go on a date to an ax-throwing venue. What’s less likely is to pick up a new hobby that will take you to the world championships, but that’s what happened to New York Local 3 member Thomas Antoniello.

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July 1, 2025

Local Lines

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

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July 1, 2025

Le local du Canada atlantique fait preuve de résilience

La toute première convention collective qui vise à représenter le travail électrique sur les plates-formes de forage pétrolier en mer a été signée par la section locale 2330 à St. John’s à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador dénote encore une fois que des jours meilleurs attendent la FIOE dans cette province atlantique.

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July 1, 2025

Lawrence Curley

DECEASED — ­Lawrence “Pat” Curley, whose calm but tenacious manner led to organizing and bargaining victories throughout a career that

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July 1, 2025

John Nyongesa, journeyman wireman Philadelphia Local 98

“I was born and raised in Kenya. In 2011, I came to the U.S. through the green card lottery. I

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July 1, 2025

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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