ibew.org: International President Kenneth W. Cooper tours the Atlantic City Convention Center in New Jersey, a 100% union facility where clean energy projects and IBEW labor have come together

ibew.org: International Secretary Treasurer Paul A. Noble explains the new National Electrical Individual Benefit pension program and encourages local unions to negotiate the employer funded plan as an additional retirement supplement for members

theguardian.com: The US conflict with Iran is accelerating the global shift away from oil and gas, driving sharp increases in electric vehicle demand across Europe and renewed investment in renewables worldwide despite Trump administration policies favoring fossil fuels

ibew.org: International President Kenneth W. Cooper urges IBEW members and retirees to consider running for public office at all levels of government, noting more than 700 already hold elected positions across the US and Canada

ibew.org reports the IBEW Founders Scholarship is now open for applications offering awards of up to $32000 to members and their families pursuing post-secondary education with a deadline to apply in the coming weeks.

theguardian.com reports a new Ember analysis found clean power generation grew 887 terawatt hours in 2025 surpassing total global electricity demand growth of 849 terawatt hours pushing fossil fuel power into decline for the first time on record driven largely by record solar growth in China and India.

laborrelationsupdate.com reports President Trump nominated James Macy to fill a third Republican NLRB seat which if confirmed would give Republicans a majority and open the door to overturning Biden era precedents including the Stericycle workplace rules standard and the Cemex union recognition framework.

safetyandhealthmagazine.com covers a new California law requiring automated external defibrillators at electrical utility worksites championed by IBEW members following the death of a utility worker who could not be reached by emergency services in time.

ibew.org reports Nashville Local 429 is staffing a major Modular Power Systems prefabrication facility in Mount Juliet Tennessee where up to 1400 IBEW electricians will build electrical components for data centers and cell towers across the eastern US.

datacenterdynamics.com reports the Sangamon County Board narrowly approved a $500 million CyrusOne data center campus in Waverly Illinois spanning 280 acres with up to 634MW of capacity and backed by local building trades unions over significant community opposition.