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Current News Stories Thousands Rally in D.C. to Challenge Health Insurance Executives On March 9, with health-care reform legislation finally approaching its “up” or “down” destination in Congress, thousands of reform advocates, including members of organized labor, traveled to Washington. Judge to Illinois commission: Don’t Approve Verizon Deal An Illinois administrative law judge recommended Tuesday that the state’s commerce commission reject a proposed transfer of land-based telephone lines from Verizon to Frontier Communications. Blaze Inspires Union Member’s Musical Tribute Every songwriter yearns for that next spark of inspiration. But St. John’s, Newfoundland, Local 1620 member Vince Carey – a longtime singer and guitar player – got much more of a flash than anyone would hope for. Chicago IBEW Leader Honored By Faith Group For Chicago Local 134 Business Manager Tim Foley, activism isn’t just about politics – it’s part of a higher purpose. His success earned him the “Visionary Leadership” award from one of the city’s most progressive faith-based organizations. San Diego News Site Labels Anti-PLA Op-Ed ‘Huckster Propaganda’ Web site Voice of SanDiego.org has called out anti-union spokesman Eric Christen for being less than honest about project labor agreements in an op-ed he penned for the San Diego Tribune. Management Intimidation No Match for Pa. Workers Janitorial workers at the Conemaugh Generating Station in New Florence, Pa., were tired of arbitrary management decisions and a lack of respect on the job, so the 14-person unit reached out to IBEW organizers a couple months ago. Proposed Bill Would Protect Retirees in Bankruptcies It wasn’t enough that auto parts maker Delphi declared bankruptcy in 2005, putting the jobs and benefits of thousands of future retirees, including members of Milwaukee, Wis., Local 663 in jeopardy. Minnesota Senator Introduces “Cash for Jobs” Bill Responding to the worsening jobs crisis, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken (D) proposed a new jobs bill last month that would use $10 billion from the remaining Wall Street bailout funds to help subsidize new hires at small and medium-sized businesses and boost employment in the green-energy economy. GOP Senator Stiffs Jobless Americans Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) began his work life as a major league pitcher and once had the second-highest total of career strikeouts in the league’s history. But on Feb. 26, Bunning, 79, scored what could end up as his most memorable and infamous strikeout. Comcast Workers Choose IBEW Local 827 After a difficult organizing campaign filled with management misrepresentations and attempted union busting, Comcast technicians in Fairfield, N.J., elected to be represented by the IBEW. IBEW Lights Up Winter Games The eyes of the world were on Vancouver, British Columbia, for 17 days in February as the 2010 Winter Olympics brought together the top athletes from around the globe to compete for the gold in skiing, freestyle skating and ice hockey. TV Cameras Capture IBEW Hunters A cable TV reality show is giving two IBEW members the chance to fulfill their dreams of getting closer to nature with guns in hand. Congress Passes Jobs Bill The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to keep alive a $15 billion job-creation bill that includes extensions of unemployment benefits and COBRA health benefits for jobless Americans. IBEW Calls on Senate to Extend Jobless Benefits Time is running out for jobless workers. Funding for federal unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed and COBRA subsidies to help laid-off workers maintain their health-care benefits is set to expire by Feb. 28. Virginia Lineman Celebrates 50 Years on the Job At 71 years old, Richmond, Va., Local 50 member Wardell Driver has acquired legendary status among co-workers half his age. IBEW Hosts Obama Announcement on Loan Guarantees for Georgia Nuclear Project IBEW President Edwin D. Hill today called President Barack Obama’s announcement of loan guarantees by the U.S. Department of Energy for the construction of two advanced reactors at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power station in Georgia as a step forward in addressing the United States’ energy needs as well as creating badly needed jobs. Unions, Management Look to Bolster FairPoint’s Recovery Following months of tense negotiations, FairPoint’s labor unions and management have come to an agreement to help the bankrupt company bounce back by increasing cooperation, restructuring wages and extending the contract with workers for another year, pending ratification by IBEW members. Haitian Disaster: You Can Still Help Orphaned children. Lack of food. A dearth of medical care. Weeks after a tremendous earthquake shattered Haiti’s capital city, the need for relief is still great. Labor to Help Determine Policy on Nuclear Waste The United States’ spent nuclear fuel will no longer be designated for a cask deep inside a controversial mountain in Nevada. Interior Secretary Urged to Approve Cape Wind Project After countless bureaucratic skirmishes and nearly a decade, Cape Wind supporters are hopeful the project is nearing final approval. Ore. Voters to Wealthy, Corporations: Pay Up for State Services With 11 percent of the state’s workers unemployed and facing a $727 million shortfall in the current two-year budget, Oregon was at a crossroads. State voters had two options. Buy America Stokes Stimulus Packages Leading Republicans say that the administration’s $787 billion stimulus plan passed a year ago failed. Vt. Union Leaders Rally for Power Plant, Jobs Leaders of 15 building trades unions held a press conference this month to send a message to the Vermont state legislature: Keep Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant open. New York Leads New Generation of High-Tech Manufacturing. The construction of a $4.2 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility north of Albany, N.Y., is solidifying the capital region’s reputation as a leading center for high-tech manufacturing and research – and that is translating into lots of jobs for members of Local 236. IBEW 2008 Photo Contest Closes; Members Chose Winners By capturing an iconic image of the Brotherhood, Huntington, W.Va., Local 317 member Danny Doss is the winner of the 2009 IBEW Photo Contest. New Jersey Local Helps Win County Responsible-Contractor Policy It’s a rare day when an IBEW local leader can find common cause with representatives of the Associated Builders and Contractors, an anti-union association. Labor Answers Calls for Assistance to Haiti The massive 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday evening is already being called the disaster of the century for this desperately poor Caribbean nation. The most powerful earthquake to ever be recorded in Haitian history was centered on the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince, reducing large portions of the city to rubble. New Federal Workers Labor Alliance Formed Building on the success of the workers coalition that defeated the Bush administration personnel system at the Department of Defense last year, 21 labor organizations, including the IBEW, joined forces to form a new coalition dedicated to fighting for the interests of federal workers. Joint Venture Strengthens Boston Minority Contractor Ada Alfonso, an 11-year Boston Local 103 member who started her own electrical shop in 2005, was proud to see a story about her success in a late December issue of the Boston Globe. Women of Labor Unite to Fight Cervical Cancer The Coalition of Labor Union Women is helping spearhead an initiative this month to raise awareness of the No. 2 cause of cancer in women: cervical cancer. IBEW Wins More Than $ 20 Million in Green Jobs Training Grants IBEW members from throughout the United States are among those who will benefit from the announcement on Wednesday by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis of the release of nearly $100 million in renewable energy training grants. Hill: Jobs Are No. 1 Priority for Florida’s Citizens Florida has been hit especially hard by the recession, shedding the highest number of jobs across the country – nearly 17,000 – last November, making it one of the worst-hit states in the nation. Niagara Falls Local Lights Up the Holidays More than 70 volunteers from Niagara Falls, N.Y., Local 237 helped brighten the holidays by assembling and wiring this year’s United Way Holiday Lights of Niagara display. Vermont Solar Contractors Prosper with IBEW The Green Mountain State is getting greener as Montpelier Local 300 builds fertile relationships with influential, home-grown renewable energy contractors who are looking to expand with new support from the state legislature. Tennessee ABC Leader Fired from N.Y. Project, Undocumented Workers Arrested Ernie Hartman, business manager of Elmira, N.Y., Local 139, had long advocated that Chemung County residents and others nearby should be given priority over out-of-state labor in local construction projects. IBEW Locals Approve Constitutional Changes on Staff Compensation n a referendum vote conducted between October 2 and December 1, 2009, IBEW locals approved a revised amendment to the Brotherhood’s constitution that alters the compensation formula for International officers, assistants, directors and representatives so that they will now resume making contributions to the pension plan. Washington Roundup: IBEW Opposes Health-Care Tax, Supports ‘Buy America’ IBEW International President Edwin D. Hill has joined forces with the Communications Workers of America and the CEOs of the two top major telecommunications firms to oppose the provision in the Senate’s health-care reform bill that would levy a tax on existing health-care plans. Obama Establishes Federal Labor-Management Council An executive order by President Obama creating a National Council on Federal Labor-Management offers the IBEW and other unions representing federal workers a format for resolving some long-standing problems. Give Your Career a Boost With An Online Telecommunications Degree Looking to accelerate your career in telecommunications? The National Coalition for Telecommunications Education and Learning (NACTEL), in partnership with Pace University, offers online telecom degrees that can be completed from home. Veterans Graduate from Rigorous Training Program, Land Jobs A joint venture between Seattle Local 46 and the Puget Sound JATC has turned out its first crop of graduates whose military training helped fast-track them toward careers in the electrical trade. IBEW Leader Co-chairs California Climate Change Panel Pat Lavin, Seventh District IEC member and Business Manager of Diamond Bar, Calif., Local 47, has been selected to co-chair a state advisory panel on climate change, sponsored by the Pacific Council on International Policy, an elite think tank. New England Locals Challenge Verizon’s Layoffs As Verizon puts nearly 200 IBEW members on the street, mostly technicians assigned to fiber optic installation and service, locals are preparing to challenge the company’s decision in arbitration. Help Fight for a Fair Health Care Reform Bill Real health care reform should make union contractors and union workers more competitive with the nonunion sector. To make this happen, the IBEW and the Building and Construction Trades are asking union members to support an amendment to the health care reform bill in Congress. The Henry Miller Story Henry Miller, who died more than 110-years ago, was the founder, first president and driving force behind the first union of electrical workers in North America – the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. It's Your Turn: 2009 Photo Contest Judging Commences Pole setting in the high mountain desert or climbing 150-foot wind turbines may be just another day at the office for some members of the IBEW. Northrop Grumman Shipyard Workers Approve Two-Year Contract Extension IBEW members at Northrop Grumman’s Avondale and Ingalls shipyards in Louisiana and Mississippi have overwhelmingly approved a two-year extension of their current labor agreement. U.S. Falling Behind in Green Jobs Growth Throughout the 2008 election season, we were told that the green-energy economy would put our economy back on the road to recovery by creating tens of thousands of new jobs in wind, solar and other non-polluting energy sectors. New Report Investigates Rise in Injuries to Aging Workers More aging workers are staying on the job. Some would rather be retired, but have seen their retirement savings eroded. Others can afford to leave but are enticed to stay by employers who pay for their experience. St. Louis Utility Locals Aid Unemployed Electricians Staying true to the union’s deep roots in rendering financial assistance to electricians and their families in times of trouble, two utility locals in St. Louis have collected thousands of dollars to help unemployed electricians in Local 1 get through hard times. Convention 2006 Coverage President Hill's "State Of Our Union" Address...2005

IBEW President Edwin D. Hill today called President Barack Obama’s announcement of loan guarantees by the U.S. Department of Energy for the construction of two advanced reactors at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power station in Georgia as a step forward in addressing the United States’ energy needs as well as creating badly needed jobs.

Unions, Management Look to Bolster FairPoint’s Recovery

Following months of tense negotiations, FairPoint’s labor unions and management have come to an agreement to help the bankrupt company bounce back by increasing cooperation, restructuring wages and extending the contract with workers for another year, pending ratification by IBEW members.

Haitian Disaster: You Can Still Help

Orphaned children. Lack of food. A dearth of medical care. Weeks after a tremendous earthquake shattered Haiti’s capital city, the need for relief is still great.

Labor to Help Determine Policy on Nuclear Waste

The United States’ spent nuclear fuel will no longer be designated for a cask deep inside a controversial mountain in Nevada.

Interior Secretary Urged to Approve Cape Wind Project

After countless bureaucratic skirmishes and nearly a decade, Cape Wind supporters are hopeful the project is nearing final approval.

Ore. Voters to Wealthy, Corporations: Pay Up for State Services
With 11 percent of the state’s workers unemployed and facing a $727 million shortfall in the current two-year budget, Oregon was at a crossroads. State voters had two options.

Buy America Stokes Stimulus Packages
Leading Republicans say that the administration’s $787 billion stimulus plan passed a year ago failed.

Vt. Union Leaders Rally for Power Plant, Jobs
Leaders of 15 building trades unions held a press conference this month to send a message to the Vermont state legislature: Keep Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant open.

New York Leads New Generation of High-Tech Manufacturing.

The construction of a $4.2 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility north of Albany, N.Y., is solidifying the capital region’s reputation as a leading center for high-tech manufacturing and research – and that is translating into lots of jobs for members of Local 236.

IBEW 2008 Photo Contest Closes; Members Chose Winners
By capturing an iconic image of the Brotherhood, Huntington, W.Va., Local 317 member Danny Doss is the winner of the 2009 IBEW Photo Contest.

New Jersey Local Helps Win County Responsible-Contractor Policy

It’s a rare day when an IBEW local leader can find common cause with representatives of the Associated Builders and Contractors, an anti-union association.

Labor Answers Calls for Assistance to Haiti
The massive 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday evening is already being called the disaster of the century for this desperately poor Caribbean nation. The most powerful earthquake to ever be recorded in Haitian history was centered on the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince, reducing large portions of the city to rubble.

New Federal Workers Labor Alliance Formed
Building on the success of the workers coalition that defeated the Bush administration personnel system at the Department of Defense last year, 21 labor organizations, including the IBEW, joined forces to form a new coalition dedicated to fighting for the interests of federal workers.

Joint Venture Strengthens Boston Minority Contractor
Ada Alfonso, an 11-year Boston Local 103 member who started her own electrical shop in 2005, was proud to see a story about her success in a late December issue of the Boston Globe.

Women of Labor Unite to Fight Cervical Cancer
The Coalition of Labor Union Women is helping spearhead an initiative this month to raise awareness of the No. 2 cause of cancer in women: cervical cancer.

IBEW Wins More Than $ 20 Million in Green Jobs Training Grants
IBEW members from throughout the United States are among those who will benefit from the announcement on Wednesday by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis of the release of nearly $100 million in renewable energy training grants.

Hill: Jobs Are No. 1 Priority for Florida’s Citizens
Florida has been hit especially hard by the recession, shedding the highest number of jobs across the country – nearly 17,000 – last November, making it one of the worst-hit states in the nation.

Niagara Falls Local Lights Up the Holidays
More than 70 volunteers from Niagara Falls, N.Y., Local 237 helped brighten the holidays by assembling and wiring this year’s United Way Holiday Lights of Niagara display.

Vermont Solar Contractors Prosper with IBEW
The Green Mountain State is getting greener as Montpelier Local 300 builds fertile relationships with influential, home-grown renewable energy contractors who are looking to expand with new support from the state legislature.

Tennessee ABC Leader Fired from N.Y. Project,
Undocumented Workers Arrested
Ernie Hartman, business manager of Elmira, N.Y., Local 139, had long advocated that Chemung County residents and others nearby should be given priority over out-of-state labor in local construction projects.

IBEW Locals Approve Constitutional Changes on Staff Compensation
n a referendum vote conducted between October 2 and December 1, 2009, IBEW locals approved a revised amendment to the Brotherhood’s constitution that alters the compensation formula for International officers, assistants, directors and representatives so that they will now resume making contributions to the pension plan.

Washington Roundup: IBEW Opposes Health-Care Tax, Supports ‘Buy America’
IBEW International President Edwin D. Hill has joined forces with the Communications Workers of America and the CEOs of the two top major telecommunications firms to oppose the provision in the Senate’s health-care reform bill that would levy a tax on existing health-care plans.

Obama Establishes Federal Labor-Management Council
An executive order by President Obama creating a National Council on Federal Labor-Management offers the IBEW and other unions representing federal workers a format for resolving some long-standing problems.

Give Your Career a Boost With An Online Telecommunications Degree
Looking to accelerate your career in telecommunications? The National Coalition for Telecommunications Education and Learning (NACTEL), in partnership with Pace University, offers online telecom degrees that can be completed from home.

Veterans Graduate from Rigorous Training Program, Land Jobs
A joint venture between Seattle Local 46 and the Puget Sound JATC has turned out its first crop of graduates whose military training helped fast-track them toward careers in the electrical trade.

IBEW Leader Co-chairs California Climate Change Panel
Pat Lavin, Seventh District IEC member and Business Manager of Diamond Bar, Calif., Local 47, has been selected to co-chair a state advisory panel on climate change, sponsored by the Pacific Council on International Policy, an elite think tank.

New England Locals Challenge Verizon’s Layoffs
As Verizon puts nearly 200 IBEW members on the street, mostly technicians assigned to fiber optic installation and service, locals are preparing to challenge the company’s decision in arbitration.

Help Fight for a Fair Health Care Reform Bill
Real health care reform should make union contractors and union workers more competitive with the nonunion sector. To make this happen, the IBEW and the Building and Construction Trades are asking union members to support an amendment to the health care reform bill in Congress.

The Henry Miller Story
Henry Miller, who died more than 110-years ago, was the founder, first president and driving force behind the first union of electrical workers in North America – the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

It's Your Turn: 2009 Photo Contest Judging Commences
Pole setting in the high mountain desert or climbing 150-foot wind turbines may be just another day at the office for some members of the IBEW.

Northrop Grumman Shipyard Workers Approve Two-Year Contract Extension
IBEW members at Northrop Grumman’s Avondale and Ingalls shipyards in Louisiana and Mississippi have overwhelmingly approved a two-year extension of their current labor agreement.

U.S. Falling Behind in Green Jobs Growth
Throughout the 2008 election season, we were told that the green-energy economy would put our economy back on the road to recovery by creating tens of thousands of new jobs in wind, solar and other non-polluting energy sectors.

New Report Investigates Rise in Injuries to Aging Workers
More aging workers are staying on the job. Some would rather be retired, but have seen their retirement savings eroded. Others can afford to leave but are enticed to stay by employers who pay for their experience.

St. Louis Utility Locals Aid Unemployed Electricians
Staying true to the union’s deep roots in rendering financial assistance to electricians and their families in times of trouble, two utility locals in St. Louis have collected thousands of dollars to help unemployed electricians in Local 1 get through hard times.

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