President’s Message: Happy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day sisters and brothers! It can be easy to take for granted what we have today, but back when the IBEW was founded in the late 1800s the thought of a holiday for workers, honoring the contributions they made to this great country, was nearly unfathomable.
Workforce ready to reach clean energy goals
Electrical unions have added 2,500 workers and 5,000 more on the way
From the Officers: Politics Matter
This special issue of The Electrical Worker has a singular focus.
5 Steps for IBEW Members to Run for Office
So, you decided to run for office. Lawyers and businesspeople do it every day. Your union is asking working people to step up and so you are.
IBEW Policy Agenda Resonates Across Political Lines
End permitting and siting delays to get big projects built. Expand apprenticeship programs. Keep fossil fuel workers in the energy industry and in their hometowns.
How 3 New Laws Give the IBEW the Inside Track for Thousands of Jobs
There has never have been a better time to be an IBEW member.
Workers Win, Low-Road Contractors Lose Under New Prevailing Wage Rules
The most sweeping updates to federal prevailing wage law in 40 years are now on the books, meaning more money in the pockets of IBEW members and other construction workers on federal projects.
IBEW Members, Workers Nationwide Reaping Benefits of Recharged NLRB
The vote to join the IBEW in 2020 was unanimous. All seven linemen at a small southern New Mexico utility knew that their only recourse against an autocratic boss was a union voice.
Broadband Boom is Boon for IBEW
Membership in the IBEW’s Telecommunications Branch has significant growth potential during the coming years via the Biden administration’s $42 billion broadband expansion plan.
Yellen stays optimistic about US economy at Las Vegas union hall
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made her case for the Biden administration’s positive impact on the economy during a speech at union hall in Las Vegas near the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act.