A Foundation of Security
Happy New Year, sisters and brothers. We’re blessed in the IBEW to enter 2024 with remarkable opportunities in front of us and the security of the greatest union in the world behind us.
New Year’s Resolution
For many, the New Year means resolutions to exercise more, quit smoking or lose weight. Here is another resolution I hope you consider: do your part to build a bigger and stronger IBEW in 2024.
One Size Does Not Fit All:How IBEW Sisters Are Pushing for Proper PPE
For a long time, Phoenix Local 640 member Xan Folmer just dealt with the risks associated with ill-fitting fall harnesses and other personal protective equipment.
Multibillion-Dollar Blast of Federal Grid Funding Positions IBEW for Major Wins
The Department of Energy is making the largest direct investment ever in the U.S. grid, and most of the sponsored projects already have built-in partnerships with IBEW locals.
From The Officers: Celebrating Our Power
This time of year is a season of celebration for nearly all of our members. And brothers and sisters, we have a lot to celebrate.
In the IBEW, Every Season is a Season of Giving
For generous souls everywhere, the winter holidays are an extra-special time of giving. The brothers and sisters of the IBEW collect warm coats and clothes, run turkey and toy drives, stock food banks, prepare and serve hot meals, and make their communities festive and bright with magical lighting displays.
Ex-Philly labor leader John Dougherty found guilty in embezzlement trial
Former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and a codefendant were convicted Thursday of using more than $650,000 in union funds for personal use, marking the second conviction federal prosecutors have secured against the long-powerful figure since a sweeping 2019 indictment.
Atlantic City Electric and IBEW Local 210 ratify contract agreement
Atlantic City Electric and IBEW Local 210 ratified their new contract agreement on Tuesday.
Oregon Wirewoman Makes History at Electrical Contest
Molly Muller’s union brothers and sisters, training director, business manager, friends and family were thrilled and proud when she became the first woman to win the IBEW’s Western States Electrical Contest.
LADWP program provides paid training with benefits as solution toward full-time employment
LADWP and IBEW Local 18 are jointly providing an earn-and-learn Utility Pre-Craft Trainee (UPCT) program, which provides extensive training that no other utility in the country provides.