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November 30, 2021
IBEW MEMBERS AT WHITE HOUSE FOR BILL SIGNING
Witnessing History: With the stroke of the pen, alongside more than 10 IBEW members and a bipartisan group of lawma...
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November 30, 2021
BOOSTING THE POWER OF THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE
In a welcome reversal from past administrations’ attempts to stifle the power of unions in the federal sector, the ...
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November 30, 2021
FORMER MINE WORKERS OFFICIAL APPOINTED AS OSHA HEAD
After nearly five years without a confirmed leader, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is headed by ...
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November 30, 2021
PRO-WORKER APPOINTEES GAIN A VOICE ON FEDERAL LABOR BOARD
Continuing a trend of filling labor-related posts with experienced pro-worker nominees, President Biden has se...
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October 22, 2021
Pressing Congress to Pass the Build Back Better Agenda
Historic and transformational change for America’s infrastructure and jobs is the order of the day on Capitol Hill as ne...
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October 22, 2021
President Biden Talks Renewables; Calls IBEW Members ‘Best in the World'
It was almost déjà vu when Denver Local 68 journeyman wireman Julian Aguilar met President Biden at the National Renewab...
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October 22, 2021
Momentum Builds on White House Pro-Worker Task Force
A high-level committee headed by Vice President Kamala Harris continues its investigation into leveraging the federal go...
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October 22, 2021
Nuclear as Part of America’s Carbon-Free Strategy
IBEW President Lonnie R. Stephenson wrote in an op-ed that the Biden administration’s climate goals will be met only by ...
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October 22, 2021
Addressing Wage Theft in the Construction Industry
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh participated in a roundtable on October 13 at Atlanta Local 613 that focused on low wages an...
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October 20, 2021
Promoting a Historic Overhaul to Make Labor Laws Fairer
President Biden is harnessing the purchasing power of the federal government to promote and encourage domestic manu...
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October 15, 2021
Mourning Alongside Labor Following AFL-CIO President Trumka’s Death
A powerful voice for workers went silent Aug. 5 with the death of Richard Trumka, who rose from humble roots in the Penn...
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October 15, 2021
President Biden Recognizes IBEW in Ida Power Restoration Work
President Biden called out the necessity of IBEW linemen following the Category 4 hurricane that smashed into NewOrleans...