Green Building and Renewable Energy on Long Island
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Working with Long Island's Most Experienced Electricians means that customers of our signatory contractors are able to reduce their ongoing energy and operating costs, and create healthier, safer, and more productive working environments for their workers, improving their health, productivity, and profitability. As more and more companies, developers, commercial real estate firms, healthcare facilities and others on Long Island strive for energy efficiency via the LEED Certification, the Long Island... Read More
CANCELED: The White House's $236 Billion Assault on Blue-Collar Jobs (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/canceled-the-white-houses-236-billion-assault-on-blue-collar-jobs/?ref=ew

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Trump administration policies have led to cancellation of at least 300 energy and transportation construction projects worth $236 billion, representing 255,000 lost construction jobs as tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act are gutted.
Kandrach : Why Soaring Power Prices Are Becoming A National Emergency

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/01/12/how-to-fix-soaring-electricity-prices-in-the-us/88083778007/

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Analysis of America's electricity crisis as costs have jumped 32% in five years, driven by soaring demand from data centers colliding with an overstretched grid, with regulatory policies exacerbating affordability concerns.
AFLCIO : The Working People Weekly List

https://aflcio.org/2026/1/9/let-us-work-working-people-weekly-list

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Weekly roundup of labor news covering union organizing victories, contract negotiations, workplace safety issues, and political advocacy efforts across various industries and sectors nationwide.
Taking It to the Hill (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/taking-it-to-the-hill/?ref=ew

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IBEW leaders and members attending the Government Affairs Conference conducted 176 meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, advocating for the PRO Act, apprenticeship standards, and revival of canceled infrastructure projects.
Local's Sparky Sisters Foster Next Generation of Women (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/new-orleans-locals-sparky-sisters/?ref=ew

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New Orleans Local 130 establishes the Sparky Sisters Women's Committee to support current women members, recruit the next generation, and address workplace culture issues in the trades through mentorship and leadership opportunities.
Climate Crisis Has Now Shrunk US Salaries by 12%. Worse Is To Come

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/climate-change-income

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New research shows climate change has already reduced US incomes by 12% since 2000, far higher than previous estimates, as persistent temperature shifts affect supply chains and regional economies nationwide.
Newcomers, Incumbents Bring IBEW Voices to Local and State Offices (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/ibew-voices-to-local-and-state-offices/?ref=ew

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IBEW members achieved significant electoral victories in November 2025, winning positions from town councils to state assemblies. Features profiles of three member-winners: Stephen Nowicki (Cheektowaga, NY town council), Naomi Hewitt (Fairbanks school board), and Ritch Kurtenbach (Black Hawk County, Iowa supervisor), demonstrating how union members bring worker perspectives directly into government.
Pres Cooper : Solidarity and Safety (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/solidarity-and-safety/?ref=ew

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IBEW President Kenneth Cooper and IST Paul Noble address workplace safety and violence prevention following the tragic murder of welder Amber Czech. The article emphasizes creating harassment-free workplaces, confronting mental health challenges in construction, and building a culture of safety and respect that welcomes all workers.
Introducing : Thomas Spellman, JATC instructor (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/my-ibew-story-thomas-spellman/?ref=ew

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Boston Local 103 JATC instructor Thomas Spellman shares his 35-year journey in the IBEW, from childhood dreams inspired by union electrician uncles, through a workplace injury at a non-union shop, telecommunications apprenticeship, work on Boston's Big Dig and at Logan Airport on 9/11, to becoming a full-time instructor training the next generation of electrical workers.