THE ISSUES: Jobs & 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.
In Calif., D.C., the Right Pushes ABC's Agenda
September 2010 Electrical Worker
In the past year, two California municipalities have passed anti-union initiatives that have many construction workers throughout the state worried about their jobs and future.
Stimulus Dollars Fuel Wis. Plant Expansion
September 2010 Electrical Worker
Seven years ago, Milwaukee Local 2150 organized a 320-member bargaining unit at Waukesha Electric Systems, a manufacturer of medium-sized transformers.
Study: Stimulus Stopped Recession from Becoming Depression
August 9, 2010
With unemployment nearing 10 percent and weak economic growth, critics of Congress and the Obama administration have attacked the federal government’s efforts to rescue the economy at the start of the current recession as a failure.
Congressional Stalemate Threatens Job Creation
August 2010, Electrical Worker
While workers wait in earnest for real recovery, congressional GOP members continue to block new jobs legislation – leaving millions of American families economically at risk.
Lee: Cutting the Unemployment Lifeline
August 2010, Electrical Worker, Secretary-Treasurer Lindell Lee editorial
With nearly 1.5 million workers exhausting their 99 weeks of unemployment insurance and nearly six jobless Americans lining up for every new job, members of Congress need to act.
Senate Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits, Trumping GOP Resistance
July 20, 2010
Despite Republicans’ delaying tactics, the Senate voted to extend unemployment insurance to millions of jobless Americans desperate for a financial lifeline.
Federal Stimulus Boosts Photovoltaic Work in San Diego
July 20, 2010
Electricians out of Local 569 are just one group of members benefitting from federal stimulus dollars that are putting unemployed Americans back to work.
Solar Sector Fuels IBEW Jobs, Training
July 2010, Electrical Worker
The sun is shining on new opportunities in renewable technologies for members in Las Vegas, Milwaukee and beyond.
Clean Jobs Bill Can Create 185,000 New Construction Jobs
June 30, 2010
A recent bill in Congress could help get construction workers off the bench and back on the job, thanks to two congressional Democrats.
San Diego Voters Urged to Reject Anti-PLA Measure
June 7, 2010
A broad-based coalition of labor, civic and business leaders called on voters in Chula Vista, Calif., to vote no on an anti-union ballot initiative – Proposition G.
Vermont IBEW Fights Unemployment Benefit Cuts
May 5, 2010
Montpelier Local 300 and other labor organizations are challenging Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, who wants to balance the unemployment fund by cutting benefits to workers in their hour of greatest need.
Study: Construction Unions Strengthen Economy
April 16, 2010
A report issued by Cornell University details how union membership dramatically benefits both working families and their communities.
Green Energy Bill Boosts Colorado Economy, IBEW Jobs
April 5, 2010
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D) signed into law a groundbreaking new renewable energy standard that will require the state to generate 30 percent of its electricity from renewable resources by 2020.
Stimulus Money Keeps Quad Cities Members on the Job
March 24, 2010
Despite the flagging economy, members of Rock Island, Ill., Local 145 continue to have steady work – thanks largely to stimulus-fueled contracts.
Hill: Jobs Bill a Good First Step
March 22, 2010
President Obama signed an $18 billion jobs bill March 18 that will help put more than 10 million Americans without a job back to work.
GOP Senator Stiffs Jobless Americans
March 1, 2010
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) single-handedly and callously blocked the Senate from extending unemployment benefits for 30 days for over 1 million American workers.
High-Speed Rail to Bring Jobs, Challenges For IBEW
March 2010, Electrical Worker
Billions of dollars in stimulus funds are slated to go to 31 states to build the next generation of mass transit, with the promise of good-paying jobs for members.
The IBEW Pushes for Job Opportunities Amid Downturn
March 2010, Electrical Worker
Local unions are aggressively going after market share in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania – and netting man-hours for IBEW members.
Political Action Spells ‘J-O-B-S' in Cleveland
March 2010, Electrical Worker
From front page stories back in the late 1970s about the city's near plunge into bankruptcy to more recent coverage of the region's industrial decline, Cleveland has been a symbol, an economic and political weather vane.
IBEW Hosts Obama Announcement on Loan Guarantees for Georgia Nuclear Project
February 16, 2010
President Barack Obama’s announcement of loan guarantees by the U.S. Department of Energy for the construction of two reactors at the Plant Vogtle nuclear station will create badly needed jobs.
Tennessee ABC Leader Fired from N.Y. Project, Undocumented Workers Arrested
December 28, 2009
Ernie Hartman, business manager of Elmira, N.Y., Local 139, had long advocated that Chemung County residents and others nearby should be given priority over out-of-state labor in local construction projects.
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