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EW Category: News

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

How Rank-and-File IBEW Members Sealed a Successful Deal With CBS

When the IBEW negotiated double-digit raises in its new contract with CBS, it was another victory for an uncommon bargaining strategy that puts working men and women at the table with their bosses.

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September 1, 2025

New Training Fund Gives IBEW a Leg Up in Advanced Manufacturing

The IBEW’s electrical expertise has never been limited to construction or line work. It’s been critical in utilities, transportation, broadcasting and the internet, among many other areas.

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August 1, 2025

New Texas Law Protects Utility Workers From Harassment, Assault

Lineworkers are used to working under dangerous conditions, from downed power lines to high-voltage electricity. What they shouldn’t experience on the job is harassment and physical assault. A new law in Texas aims to correct this problem.

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August 1, 2025

Letters to the Editor: The June Electrical Worker’s cover story

The June Electrical Worker’s cover story, “The Invisible Injury: Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Health,” sparked an outpouring of reactions from readers. These letters, edited for length, are a small sample of members’ responses to the article.

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August 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

Illinois Program Increases Renewable Training, Prepares Young Workers for Electrical Career

Bob Hattier has spent most of his IBEW career working with renewable energy, including as a business representative for Chicago Local 134 for the last seven years.

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July 1, 2025

IBEW Member in Mass. Senate Honored for Commitment to Working Families

Paul Mark dropped out of the University of Massachusetts during his freshman year, not long after classes began. His family couldn’t afford putting him through college after his father lost his job following the closure of the warehouse he worked in.

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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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