International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers News

Electrical workers asked the City Council this week to allocate more resources to what they say is an understaffed department working on an aging and dangerous system.

The man targeted by allegations from the open shop contractors association that an electricians' union is signing up apprentices at the B.C. Institute of Technology says the story is a complete fabrication and is demanding an apology.

Participating in the presentation of Lifesaving Awards were: SaskPower CEO Robert Watson, award recipients Dana Gill, Denise Kirkness and Codi Eagles, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2067 business manager Neil Collins, and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union Local 649 president Christy Best.

It's no secret the cost of electrical energy continues to rise and will inevitably continue to do so in the future.

Scott Ochoa had never met Brian D'Arcy, the head of the powerful electrical workers' union, when D'Arcy called him up in a rage last year.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in B.C. is threatening to take legal action against the local open shop contractors association for making accusations that the union is signing up apprentices in classrooms at a publicly-funded technical institute.

Just as voters find it hard to muster enthusiasm for local elections in the year after a presidential election, shareholder activists seem to be subdued in the current annual shareholder meeting season.

The Nation Endowment for the Arts has given thousands of dollars to the "art" of pole dancing.

On Monday, May 13, Gonzalez once again showed off her fundraising skills, raking in just shy of $20,000 in one day's worth of filings.

Elected officials, DTE Energy representatives and leadership of the National Electrical Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers unveiled the new Storm Watch Training Lab during the "The Future is Electric" open house Monday, at the IBEW-NECA Electrical Industry Training Center in Warren.

According to the official Atlantic Coast Conference website , former Pack linemen Zach Allen and R.J. Mattes received tryouts with the Panthers and Patriots, respectively.

The regional portion of the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour is over, wrapping up in Chicago and totaling 15 events around the country.

Friday brought seemingly great news to Nebraska when it was announced that Alex Lewis, son of former Husker All-American center Bill Lewis, would be transferring from Colorado to Nebraska.

As MLGW campaigns for the conversion to smart meters across the Mid-South, local union leaders are calling the units fire hazards.

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent HARRISBURG - In April 2010, there was a party in Newtown, Bucks County - a political fundraiser, like dozens or perhaps hundreds of similar events held across the state that election cycle.

At nearly every campaign stop, mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti challenges Wendy Greuel's independence from the powerful Department of Water and Power employees' union, citing the $3.5 million spent on her behalf by a union-led group.

A small group of employees at Central Maine Power Co. recently voted to join the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

There has been no job action taken at this time, but if the situation is not rectified, they could begin striking by Sunday afternoon.

Tulsa's leading mayoral candidates wrangled over topics as diverse as leadership styles and golf analogies Thursday morning in an encore of their first public debate the night before.

The regional portion of the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour is over, wrapping up in Chicago and totaling 15 events around the country.