‘Extremely Valuable’ Infrastructure Database Goes Live
July 13, 2023
A powerful new tool providing real-time updates about federal infrastructure investments will be key to IBEW’s efforts to win the billions of dollars in new
Construction
IBEW Contractor Touts EV Network with DOT Secretary Buttigieg, Gov. Whitmer
July 10, 2023
IBEW Detroit Local 58 member Bill Baisden joined Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a May 16 press conference announcing the
Permit Reform Urged on Capitol Hill
May 25, 2023
An 18-year wait for a permit on a construction project sounds like a long time. But at least the Trans-West Express Transmission project was finally
Seeking IBEW Input into Puerto Rico
May 19, 2023
IBEW’s skill and experience are critical to the Biden administration’s efforts to remake the electric grid in Puerto Rico. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Biden Calls Out the IBEW, this Time in Canada
May 10, 2023
President Biden commonly name-checks the IBEW in speeches, often going off his prepared remarks to call out one of his favorite labor unions. On March
IBEW Endorses President Biden and Vice President Harris for Re-Election
April 25, 2023
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers International President Kenneth W. Cooper issued the following statement on the announcement by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala
Granholm to IBEW Construction Members: ‘The Tide is Changing’
April 21, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm delivered a high-energy keynote address to the IBEW’S 2023 Construction and Maintenance Conference on April 21. Discussing the importance
2023 Government Affairs Conference Opens in Washington
March 31, 2023
On March 27, the Government Affairs department kicked off its first conference since 2019. IBEW power was the theme of the conference and how IBEW
Supporting Biden’s New Nominee for Labor Secretary
March 31, 2023
On March 1, International President Kenny Cooper and Assistant to the IBEW President for Government Affairs Austin Keyser attended an event at the White House
With IBEW Leading the Way, San Diego Voters Remove Ban on PLAs
January 25, 2023
The measure passed by nearly 12 percentage points. The ban dates to 2012, when Republicans controlled city government. The city now has a Democratic mayor