Apprentice Introduction of Pres Biden At IBEW Worksite
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President Biden traveled to Portland, Ore., on April 21 to visit the site of a massive project to upgrade the Portland International Airport and discuss the infrastructure law’s role in transforming the economy of the Pacific Northwest. “Through the bipartisan infrastructure bill, we’re investing $25 billion this year to modernize American airports all across this country and across this state, not just here,” Biden said. “Best of all, this project will support more than 1,250 good- paying jobs constructing the terminal. Over 95 percent of the construction is being done by union workers.... Read More
July 2022, Build Back Better!
Pres Stephenson : Our Sister, Our Leader (EW)

https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/22Daily/2208/220804_EVITP

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Source:ibew.org
In Shift, CDC Loosens Guidance

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/11/cdc-coronavirus-recommendations/

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What the Guidelines Mean

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/health/covid-cdc-guidelines.html

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IBEW Training Tapped for National Charging Network (EV)

https://www.ibew.org/articles/22ElectricalWorker/EW2208/EVITP.0822.html

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Source:ibew.org
Sec-Treas Cooper : Seize This Moment (EW)

https://www.ibew.org/articles/22ElectricalWorker/EW2208/Cooper.0822.html

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Q and A w AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler

https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/22Daily/2208/220808_AFL-CIOPresident

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IBEW Members Highlighted at White House Rollout
Members of the IBEW were front and center for President Joe Biden’s White House announcement of Siemens USA’s plan to invest $54 million to expand its manufacturing facilities, a growth that promises to bring at least 300 new jobs to the company’s IBEW-represented workplaces in California and Texas.Siemens makes components that support a variety of technologies, including electric vehicle chargers, computer circuit boards and the file servers that fill data centers. The company’s planned expansion will send about $40 million to Pomona, Calif., to build a new hub where Los Angeles Local 1710’s... Read More
July 2022, Build Back Better!
Presidential Meeting to Strengthen Labor Unions
President Biden met with IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson and labor leaders to discuss strengthening America’s labor unions and support workers. “Together, we’re building the economy from the bottom up and middle out,” Biden tweeted after the March 8 meeting, the latest in several gatherings Biden has held with labor leaders. The meeting in Delaware was organized by President Stephenson and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, who is also a member of the IBEW.
July 2022, Build Back Better!
Domestic Renewable Manufacturing Ramps Up
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The Biden administration invoked the Defense Production Act to ease supply chain issues around solar panels on June 6, while continuing its investigation into possible Chinese trade violations. Taken together, IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson said the suite of executive actions will build America’s energy arsenal and spur domestic energy manufacturing while reducing energy costs, supporting good-paying union jobs, and strengthening U.S. energy independence while maintaining strong labor standards. “The outsourcing of critical American goods like solar panels has weakened supply chains and... Read More
July 2022, Build Back Better!