As IBEW members gathered for its 41st Convention in San Diego just weeks before the 2026 midterm elections, hundreds of delegates attended the pre-convention Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 18.  The two-sided mission of the Government Affairs Department – electing pro-labor candidates on the one hand and writing pro-IBEW, pro-labor laws on the other – […]

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IBEW members like Milwaukee, Wis. Local 494’s Dan Bukiewicz are joining the growing line of IBEW members stepping up to serve in public office. This fall, mayor of nearby Oak Creek and president of the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council Bukiewicz is on the ballot for an open red seat in the swing state’s […]

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A recent Capitol Hill hearing featured warnings that the United States is losing its grip on energy innovation. Union leaders, including a local IBEW leader, urged lawmakers to reverse course and invest in the projects – and jobs – that will power the future. Yes but. Labor-friendly members of Congress remain locked out of power […]

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Nuclear energy is getting a glow-up. Rising demand for electricity is prompting power plants to reopen while new technologies step into the limelight.  The big picture: The Department of Energy has awarded a five-year, $19 million training grant to a consortium of academics, government, utilities, and the IBEW, to create a career pipeline for a new generation of workers in the nuclear energy industry for good jobs and steady work. The grant will allow the […]

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