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Organizing CWs and CEs Helps Louisiana Local Boost IBEW Reputation, Market Share

 

A Louisiana local’s successful strategy to organize more residential wiremen into the IBEW could serve as an effective model for helping other locals gain members.

New PLA Spells Steady Work for Hundreds of IBEW Members in Ga., S.C.

 

Hundreds of IBEW members are set to build and then staff a facility that makes the plutonium pits that go inside every nuclear weapon in the U.S., thanks to a new project labor agreement signed in October by Augusta, Ga., Local 1579 Business Manager Will Salters.

California Members 'Walk a Mile' for Domestic Violence Awareness

 

Members of San Jose, Calif., Local 332 have been slipping into high-heeled shoes for years to support their local YWCA and this year was no different.

International President Lonnie Stephenson Retires, Cooper Appointed to Fill Term

 

After seven years as International President of the IBEW, Lonnie R. Stephenson is retiring.

Boston Local Donates Van to Technical School

 

Students at Boston's Madison Park Vocational Technical High School can now practice their electrical skills in the community with a new van and supplies, thanks to Local 103 and the area chapter of the National Electrical Contractors' Association.

Idaho Strengthens Penalties for Assaulting Utility Workers

 

Idaho utility workers have been assaulted, threatened and shot at, and that's not everything. Now, they have a new law to protect them, and it's thanks in part to powerful IBEW testimony and a willingness to find common ground with a Republican-dominated Legislature that took the time to listen to unions.

Minnesota Member Wins Advocacy Award

 

St. Paul, Minn., Local 110 member Robin Chuhel has been advocating for women in the trades for her entire career. This year, she finally was recognized for it.

Railroad Branch Members Approve Tentative, Multi-Union Agreement with Freight Carriers

 

On Sept. 28, the IBEW’s Railroad Branch freight members voted to ratify a historic tentative collective bargaining agreement with the nation’s largest freight rail carriers, reaching an important milestone in a lengthy and contentious process that, toward the end of it, saw President Joe Biden taking a personal interest in moving the bargaining parties closer to a deal.

From 'Third World' to First Class:The New LaGuardia

 

The new LaGuardia Airport in Queens, N.Y., is one of the most complicated construction projects in American history and it is being completed two years ahead of schedule and 100% union built.

 

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