 THE ISSUES:
Jobs and the Economy
IBEW Video: The Stimulus is Putting IBEW Members to Work
See how the 2009 stimulus has put previously out-of-work members back on the job.
Partisan Hype or Real Solutions?
Edwin D. Hill and Lindell K. Lee editorial October 2010
Bill Brady, who made his fortune in his family's nonunion residential construction business, says that passing right-to-work legislation in Illinois is an "intriguing" possibility. That fact alone doesn't make him remarkable. But what would be truly historic—if not alarming—is if votes from working families, including Illinois IBEW members, help send Brady to live in the state's oldest historic residence, Springfield's governor's mansion, in November.
Sister Electricians Campaign for California's Future
October 2010 Electrical Worker
But the outcome of elections in the Golden State could well be determined by activists who have more energy and more passion than cash, workers like journeymen wiremen Jane Templin and Jennifer Murphy, members of Los Angeles Local 11.
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Retirement Security
Hill: Ensuring Another 75 Years of Social Security
August 2010, Electrical Worker, International President Edwin D. Hill editorial
The American people aren’t looking for the wholesale dismantling of our country’s greatest social program. This November, we need to make sure our votes go to officials who are committed to ensuring another 75 years of Social Security.
Retirees Mobilize Against GOP Attacks on Social Security
August 2010, Electrical Worker
Vacaville, Calif., Local 1245 member Tom Bird knows firsthand that sometimes you have to fight for what is rightfully yours.
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Workers’ Rights
Department of Labor Requires Federal Contractors to Post Employee Rights
May 27, 2010
The first step toward workers exercising their right to form a union is for them to know what their rights are in the first place. The Department of Labor agrees.
Labor Wins Changes for Airline, Railroad Elections
May 20, 2010
A May 10 ruling by the National Mediation Board substantially democratizes the union representation process for railroad and airline employees, giving workers covered by the Railway Labor Act more to freedom to form a union.
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Health Care
Health Care Reform: What it Means for You
May 2010, Electrical Worker
President Obama signed into law sweeping legislation in March to renovate America's health care system—extending coverage to millions of working families and ending abusive insurance industry practices.
Hill: Accountability
April 2010, Electrical Worker, International President Edwin D. Hill editorial
Health care reform. Building an economy that works for all. Fixing our outdated labor law system. These are the labor movement’s political priorities.
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Trade
Fair Trade Needed Now More Than Ever
September 27, 2010
More than 500 organizations—including two districts and 45 locals of the IBEW—have joined together to oppose passage of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement in Congress unless major protections are built in for U.S. workers, farmers and consumers.
IBEW Helps U.S.-Based Telecom Manufacturer
September 23, 2010
The trade union movement’s fight for economic patriotism—opposing outsourcing and supporting jobs for North Americans—is spreading. A case in point is recent lobbying by the IBEW and CWA in support of using U.S.-made parts in federal stimulus projects aimed at extending broadband infrastructure to underserved regions.
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