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House Bill Aims to Speed Up Negotiations for First Contracts

A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. House would put first-contract negotiations on the fast track, aiming to take away union-busting delay tactics after employees organize.

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November 1, 2025

Celebrating Labor Day 2025

Parading through small towns and big cities, IBEW members showed their union pride and honored the brave workers who paved the way to rights and safety on the job. 

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November 1, 2025

VEEP Gets National Stage, Potentially Large Funding Boost

An IBEW-NECA program that provides active service​members with a pathway into the electrical industry soon will get a national platform — and perhaps an additional $250,000 in funding.

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November 1, 2025

Fueled by Solidarity, Oregon Members Power Through 196-Mile Relay Run

If Oregon’s world-famous Hood to Coast relay race gave a prize to the team having the most fun, it’d be hard to beat the Local 280 Power Rangers.

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November 1, 2025

Challenge Coin Honors the Power of IBEW’s Veteran Members

IBEW members who share the bond of military service can now stand up to be counted — and honored.

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November 1, 2025

How to Help Electrical Workers Without Borders

As Electrical Workers Without Borders North America continues bringing power to homes in the Navajo Nation, there is one vitally important way for IBEW members and friends to participate.

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October 1, 2025

Minnesota Local Powers Massive New Mining Site

One of the largest taconite mines in Minnesota’s Iron Range — and the first to use a new sustainable technology — is nearing completion, and Hibbing Local 294 members are powering it all.

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October 1, 2025

Grandpa, Dad, Son on Same Crew at Massive Kansas Plant

More than 20 years ago, Tim Adell was a Kansas City, Mo. Local 124 apprentice when he was asked to work on a project under a highly respected member who was a foreman for Electrical Corp. of America.

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October 1, 2025

New Lineworker Training Center Coming to Tennessee

Hundreds of IBEW utility and outside construction apprentices will soon count Tennessee as a destination for learning, as work is soon expected to begin on a new Southeastern Line Constructors Apprenticeship and Training facility just east of Nashville.

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September 1, 2025

TVA Privatization Push Could Jeopardize 10,000 IBEW Jobs

The IBEW is alarmed by reports the Trump administration is looking to privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority and is calling on members of Congress and officials throughout the Deep South to resist such a move.

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September 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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