Business Manager: Sean W. Daly
IRA : The Largest Energy Bill in American History
The Biden Administration and Congress have won a historic achievement for IBEW members and their families with the Inflation Reduction Act. The enormous energy and tax package will put IBEW members to work in family-sustaining jobs for the secure, self-reliant grid of the future.
Boston Local 103 fifth-year apprentice Lovette Jacobs introduces President Biden on the South Lawn of the White House.
IBEW Members to Meet Unprecedented EV Charging Needs
Nearly $5 billion in new electrical vehicle charging systems are on the way, and demand for qualified installers has never been higher.
The IBEW continues its national push to certify and train members to install EV charging infrastructure.
IRAPs Scrapped
The Department of Labor put the final nail in the coffin of the Trump administration’s attempt to allow industries to water down training standards by cheapening the value of the gold-plated labor-management apprenticeship model that has served the IBEW for generations.
IBEW members strongly support high quality registered apprenticeship programs, the gold standard in the electrical construction industry.
IBEW/NECA Partnerships Tapped as Apprenticeship Ambassadors
St. Louis Local 1 Electrical Connection and Chicago Local 134’s Powering Chicago have been chosen as U.S. Department of Labor apprenticeship ambassadors.
A new U.S. Department of Labor initiative is widely promoting the use of registered apprenticeship programs like Portland, Ore. Local 48's.