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IBEW Helps Lead Way to 40th Defeat of New Hampshire ‘Right-to-Work’ Bill

 

The latest drive for “right-to-work” in New Hampshire crashed into the brick wall of the state’s labor movement this month, as the IBEW and fellow unions overcame a huge Republican majority to defeat the bill for the 40th time.

 

‘You Made Us Union Believers': Boston Members Shine in N.C. Storm Recovery

 

More than 30 Boston Local 104 linemen and outside construction workers from signatory contractors Northern Power and D&D Power spent a month or more helping restore power in North Carolina’s Appalachians last fall in the wake of Hurricane Helene, whose path of destruction was beyond anything the area’s rural utilities had seen in decades.

 

Montana Local Partners With Utility on Training Program for Tribal Members

 

A new program is offering members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes the chance to try their hand at linework, tree trimming and other utility jobs, along with the opportunity to join Kalispell, Mont., Local 768.

 

Simple Fixes Make Big Difference at Peru Orphanage

 

Repairing a light switch is a simple job for an IBEW member. But for Asa Shenandoah and Jim Beck, performing that task at an orphanage in Peru was life-changing work.

 

Cleveland Apprentice's 'Light at the End of the Tunnel' Leads to the White House

 

Work often kept Maurice Bogard Jr., on the road during the early part of his two sons' lives. They eventually reminded him of that.

 

Alaska Members to Install High-Speed Internet for State’s Remote Population

 

Providing reliable internet to Alaska's villages and its rural Indigenous population has long been a challenge, due to the remoteness and lack of infrastructure.

 

Edmonton Member Earns National Honor for Safety, Performance

 

Renee Melnyk found a path into the trades when she completed the Women Building Futures program in Edmonton in 2005.

 

B.C. Member and Wife Feed Those in Need, Putting 'People Over Profit'

 

Kamloops, British Columbia, Local 993 member Tony Pitzoff and his wife, Brigida Crosbie, have been feeding seniors, the homeless and anyone else in need for years, and their business — which operates with the philosophy of "people over profit" — is only growing.

 

Richmond, Va., Passes Prevailing Wage After IBEW, Building Trades Campaign

 

In a unanimous vote, the City Council in Richmond, Va., passed an ordinance establishing a prevailing wage for publicly funded construction projects, giving a boost to workers and a win for the IBEW and other building trades.

 

SELCAT Forges Lineworker Training Agreement With N.C. Community College

 

A new training partnership in North Carolina aims to help the IBEW recruit more men and women into lineworker apprenticeships and lucrative union careers.

 

No More Porta-Potties: British Columbia Requires Flush Toilets on Construction Sites

 

British Columbia construction sites just got an upgrade. Thanks to lobbying by the IBEW and other members of the B.C. Building Trades, jobsites with 25 or more workers now must provide flush toilets, a long-awaited improvement to hygiene conditions.

 

Group Effort Brings in Hundreds of Manufacturing Workers in Texas

 

By a tally of 197 to 29, workers at a new Siemens USA switchgear manufacturing facility in Texas voted Nov. 1 to join the IBEW and Fort Worth Local 220.

 

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.

 

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