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July 10: Linemen Appreciation Day
This post was written by the IBEW Media Center. An early summer thunderstorm had knocked out power in parts of northwest Washington, D.C.
Flawless Replacement at Nuclear Power Plant
This post was written by the IBEW. When back-up generators at nuclear power stations stop working, the clock starts ticking before federal rules require the main unit to shut down. So, when the 49...
IBEW Leads the Battery Revolution
This post was written by the IBEW Media Center. The North American electrical grid is the largest machine ever built by human hands. The interconnecting web of power plants, end users and...
IBEW Encourages Voter Participation
This post was written by the IBEW Media Department. A major initiative is underway to ensure that every IBEW member eligible to vote is registered, aiming to educate members that participating in...
Kamala Harris Talks Unions at South Carolina Town Hall
On Tuesday California Senator Kamala Harris sat down with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell who was hosting a town hall from Spartanburg South Carolina, a state with only 55,000 union members...
A Sunnier Forecast for Unions at the State Level
This post was written by the IBEW Media Center. IBEW activists have an extra spring in their step walking the halls of America’s statehouses this year. For many of them, last November...
America's Infrastructure Crisis Creates Opportunity for Gasworkers
Beneath nearly every American city, a crisis is unfolding. While talk of America's crumbling infrastructure focuses on bridges and roads, ports and airports, below ground the aging pipe networks...
Fastest Growing Jobs are in Green Energy
This post was written by the IBEW Media Center. The fastest growing jobs in nearly a quarter of U.S. states are IBEW jobs according to projections form the Bureau of Labor...
Trump's OSHA Cuts Put Workers at Risk
This post was written by the IBEW Media Department As the number of OSHA inspectors shrinks, enforcement action to safeguard workers is on the decline — at the same time that investigations...
Toledo Local Looks to Recruit from New Communities
This post was written by the IBEW Media Center. The Latino population in northwestern Ohio has risen steadily over the last 40 years. For Toledo,Ohio, Local 8’s Ricardo Jiménez, this...