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Biden Meets with Labor Leaders in the White House
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris invited union leaders to the White House on Wednesday to discuss investing in infrastructure and the COVID relief bill. Included in the meeting...
NFLPA: The Best Days of the NFL are Ahead
Just a few months ago, the NFL Commissioner and NFLPA were locked in a battle over the 2020 season. In a season like no other, COVID seems to have brought Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA...
Organized Labor Built Vaccine Facilities
Across the country, states are rushing to rollout the COVID vaccine. As cases are spiking it has become more important than ever to get the vaccine produced and distributed as quickly as possible....
Center Stage on ESPN 2: The IBEW
This post was written by the IBEW Media Department. The Ideal National Championships, which annually pits top electricians from across the United States against each other in skill competitions,...
Podcast: Trump Freezes Federal Workers Pay
Plus Southwest announces layoffs, NFLPA thinks they can get the season finished without a bubble, the IBEW is training fire departments on how to deal with solar panels, organizing wins from DC to...
IBEW Trains Fire Departments on Dealing with Solar Power
This post was written by the IBEW Media Department. It’s among a firefighter’s worst-case scenarios: An overnight call to a scene where the surroundings are dark and unfamiliar and...
Stadium Work Brings Good Union Jobs with Diversity
This post was written by the IBEW Media Department. A strategic partnership between two IBEW locals in Massachusetts helped union electricians win work on a minor league baseball stadium while...
Union Organizing Wins in Texas, Tennessee, Virginia
Every week more and more workers begin the process of joining a union and giving themselves a voice at work. Across the country, these successful organizing efforts are continuing even with an anti-...
On the Front Lines of the West Coast Fires
This article was written by the IBEW Media Department. After 16 days working 16 hours a day, Medford, Ore., Local 659 member Colin Farrell took a break to make a phone call. Less than 200 yards...
IBEW Teams with the NAACP to Expand Solar Training
This post was written by the IBEW. Evansville, Ind., Local 16 has a long, proud history. The city sent one of the 10 delegates to the IBEW’s first convention in 1891 and Local 16 has been a...