Richard Trumka Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Biden posthumously honored former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor.
Douglas P. Nelson, Business Manager
Build Back Better - Oct 2022
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IBEW Members to Meet Unprecedented EV Charging NeedsNearly $5 billion in new electrical vehicle charging systems are on the way, and demand for qualified installers has never been higher.  |
IRA : The Largest Energy Bill in American HistoryThe Biden Administration and Congress have won a historic achievement for IBEW members and their families with the Inflation Reduction Act. The enormous energy and tax package will put IBEW members to work in family-sustaining jobs for the secure, self-reliant grid of the future.  |
Administration Tackles Supply Chain Disruptions, Computer Chip Shortages with Made-in-the-USA PolicyBeefing up domestic supply chains while strengthening security and competitiveness is behind the new law incentivizing the production of critical computer chips here in the United States. 
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So-Called IRAPS ScrappedThe Department of Labor put the final nail in the coffin of the Trump administration’s attempt to allow industries to water down training standards by cheapening the value of the gold-plated labor-management apprenticeship model that has served the IBEW for generations. 
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IBEW/NECA Partnerships Tapped as Apprenticeship AmbassadorsSt. Louis Local 1 Electrical Connection and Chicago Local 134’s Powering Chicago have been chosen as U.S. Department of Labor apprenticeship ambassadors. 
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