November 2022

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Idaho Strengthens Penalties for Assaulting Utility Workers

Idaho utility workers have been assaulted, threatened and shot at, and that’s not everything. Now, they have a new law to protect them, and it’s thanks in part to powerful IBEW testimony and a willingness to find common ground with a Republican-dominated Legislature that took the time to listen to unions. “This is about hardworking […]

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Biden CHIPS Act

Investing in America’s Future

Ohio Chip Plant Soars to $100 Billion After Biden-Backed Legislation. Following the passage of the CHIPS Act, thousands of New Albany, Ohio, Local 1105 members will be on-site building Intel’s new $100 billion semiconductor complex for decades. By a factor of at least two, it is the largest project labor agreement in IBEW history.Rendering courtesy

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IBEW Activists Fighting Hard for Workers As Clock Ticks Down to Election Day

Pro-worker lawmakers who voted to invest in American infrastructure and manufacturing have compiled a record to run on like never before in modern times: hundreds of thousands of new jobs created already and millions more on the way — as long as voters stay the course on Election Day. That’s the message that IBEW activists

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