Training, Jobs, Pensions: Harris Has Workers’ Backs

 

She cast the deciding vote to save union members’ pensions. She broke a Sen­ate tie to make historic job-creating investments in U.S. energy production and high-tech manufacturing. She’s visited IBEW training centers nationwide to promote union apprenticeships. She even headed an unprece­dented White House task force on organizing and worker empowerment.

 

Harris Running Mate Tim Walz ‘One of Nation’s Most Pro-Union, Pro-Worker’ Governors

 

Tim Walz, a veteran, union member and football coach, and Minnesota's two-term governor, brings a record of radically improving the lives of working families to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' ticket.

 

Women Learn From Women at Louisville Local's Barrier-Breaking 'EmpowHer' Programs

 

When Jackie Norman was hired as an organizer with Louisville, Ky., Local 369 last September, she was asked by Business Manager Ed Devine why she thought more women didn't join the skilled trades. She shared her opinions, but she also had a plan.

 

Illinois Local’s Broadband Work Is ‘Through the Roof’ Thanks to Biden-Harris Programs

 

The Biden-Harris administration’s bold legislative plan to expand broadband internet access to every part of the U.S. is bringing a wealth of work and organizing opportunities for IBEW locals throughout the country. Rockford, Ill., Local 196 is one example of this.

 

Vigilance Helps Bring a Contractor in Ontario Back to the IBEW

 

Several years ago, members of Kitchener, Ontario, Local 804 started taking notice of a nonunion contractor doing business in the local’s jurisdiction, and they had a hunch.

 

IBEW Lauds the White House’s Heat Safety Moves

 

The IBEW’s Safety and Health Department is applauding the Biden-Harris administration’s recent efforts to further protect millions of workers in the U.S. from heat-related illness and death by pressing forward on the process to create a first-ever blanket federal heat safety standard.

 

IBEW Contractor Startup Class

 

One sure way to grow IBEW marketshare is to encourage more IBEW members to go into business for themselves. That’s what the Fourth District’s contractor startup class is all about.