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Cool Heads, Big Hearts Prevail as IBEW Crew Races to Help Injured Man

 

The scene at the construction site seemed to unfold in slow motion, shop steward Bill Cole recalls, thinking about the moments after an accident involving an unstable jersey barrier left a worker shrieking in pain

 

Code of Excellence Ensures Indiana Local Maintains Work at State’s Refineries

 

Oil refineries along Lake Michigan have been a steady source of good union jobs in Northern Indiana for generations, but they aren’t the guarantee of a comfortable, middle-class life they once were.

 

Chicago Local Raises the Bar For Outside Training Excellence

 

Since the 1960s, thousands of Chicago Local 9’s apprentices and experienced journeymen alike benefited from the quality courses that the local provided at its Forest Park training center.

 

PLAs Embraced in B.C., Attacked in Manitoba

 

Project labor agreements are effective tools for helping ensure that all workers on a particular job receive fair wages. They boost apprenticeship opportunities and provide paths for local contractors to bid successfully on PLA-covered projects. But not everyone agrees about their value, as evidenced by recent developments in British Columbia and Manitoba.

 

IBEW Helps Secure Historic Maryland Church

 

Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Cumberland, Md., is one of America's most historic churches, built on the foundations of Fort Cumberland where George Washington began his military career. But protecting this historic site was becoming a problem, so the church turned to the best when it

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