How to Harness the Potential and Minimize the Risks of the AI Revolution
November 17, 2023
“AI is all around us,” Biden said. “To realize the promise of AI and avoid the risk, we need to govern this technology.”
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Broadband Boom is Boon for IBEW
September 6, 2023
“BEAD is another great example of partnerships between the Biden administration and the IBEW, working hand in hand,” Prunn said. “This administration proactively reached out to unions on BEAD, and that’s what will make this program a success.”
Building Boom Turns Ohio Local into Training Model
July 24, 2023
Columbus, Ohio, Local 683’s membership is experiencing explosive growth from work at data centers, hospitals, battery plants, industrial solar, and other renewable projects. The building
Bureaucratic Speed Dating: IBEW Connects Loans with IBEW Employers, Signatories
July 17, 2023
The Department of Energy Loan Programs Office aims to put thousands of IBEW members to work. On June 13, the IBEW Government Affairs Department convened
‘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
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
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
