Fixing 2,500 Broken Poles in a Swamp

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-01/parasites-and-predators-bedevil-workers-relighting-new-orleans

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Source:bloomberg.com
AFL-CIO Prez Shuler : A Quote, History-Making Consensus Builder

https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/21Daily/2108/210820_History-Making

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Source:nbcconnecticut.com
Isser : How to Make the Trades Work for Women

https://inthesetimes.com/article/building-trades-women-unions-maternity-leave-culture-shift

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Source:inthesetimes.com
A State Moves to Ban RTW

https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/21Daily/2108/210820_Moves

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Source:ibew.org
Pro-Worker Majority Restored at NLRB

https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/21Daily/2108/220819_Restored

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Source:ibew.org
PRESIDENT’S REPORT May-June 2021
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BY JOHN GUADAGNOAs we enter the months of July and August, I hope all are having a great summer with your families. On the Union front, we have reached book 2 on our referral for the fifth year in a row and work continues to be strong the rest of the year. Business Manager Kevin Casey and the Business Office are all doing a great job in keeping our Local moving forward.On June  18,  2021,  the  Joint  Apprenticeship  Training Committee for the Electrical Industry of Nassau and Suffolk Counties will hold a graduation ceremony for 36 “A” Construction Apprentices, with Industry leaders from both... Read More
President's Report
IBEW Integral in Federal EV Expansion Discussions
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IBEW was front and center in a June 4 conversation with White House officials, industry leaders and agency procurement officials about transitioning the entire federal vehicle fleet from gas-powered to electric. White House Council on Environmental Quality chair Brenda Mallory said the transformation of more than 600,000 cars and trucks to an all-electric fleet will accelerate the advancement of America’s industrial capacity to supply domestically produced zero-emission vehicles and electric batteries, while creating good-paying union jobs in manufacturing, engineering and skilled-trades and... Read More
Build Back Better!
EVITP a Necessary Component
Key to this plan are 500,000 new electric vehicle charging stations and the standardization of the buildout of the nation’s EV infrastructure. The IBEW is pressing lawmakers to ensure that the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) is included in any legislation. The EVITP program has been developed through collaboration among the IBEW, automobile and energy storage device manufacturers, utilities, electrical contractors, state and local electrical inspectors and the national fire protection agency. “Without proper credentialing, the EV buildout will be vulnerable to... Read More
Build Back Better!
91 Million in US Counties with High Infections

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/21/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

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Source:cnn.com
Numbers Show Stark Risks for Un-Vaccinated

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/statistics-show-risks-vaccinated-covid-19/story?id=78845627

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Source:abcnews.go.com