A pipeline into the trades in Kentucky

Wyoming, Oklahoma working under recovery agreements

Public service calls IBEW members

New video production studio at I.O.

A green revolution in California

North of 49°
IBEW Sees Growth
in Quebec

Au nord du 49° parallèle
La FIOE fait des gains au Québec

August International Executive Council
meeting minutes

Courage & Innovation
Mean Growth

Every member of our union should take pride in the IBEW's reputation for facing changing circumstances with courage, innovation and confidence.

At this printing, we don't know the results of the 2012 elections. We do know that whether the candidates supported by our union win or lose, we have always focused on holding our elected leaders accountable to the needs of working families across North America, earning their respect through our deeds, not just our words.

In this issue of the Electrical Worker, we feature some local unions and leaders that exemplify the forward-looking style and achievements of a union that is growing, adapting and always learning from its broad experience and membership.

We start with an IBEW deeply committed to building North America's renewable energy sector. Against the majestic backdrop of 6-million-acre Denali National Park, home of Mt. McKinley, the highest peak in North America, members of Anchorage Local 1547 are constructing the largest wind energy project in the state of Alaska, a giant step toward energy independence and a superb stage for the skill and dedication of our members.

At the last IBEW International Convention in 2011, delegates rallied around the need to deepen our ties with our surrounding communities. This issue highlights some brothers and sisters who took their own bold steps into the political arena in 2012, organizing grassroots campaigns in their cities and precincts and challenging opponents who see organized labor not as a key ingredient of our democracy, but as a check on the power of the wealthy.

Hill: Defending our Democracy
Chilia: Government Aid for Manufacturing or Dangerous Sell-Outs?

NJATC Partnership Enhances Training

Point, Counterpoint;
Everyday Heroes

July 2012
August 2012
September 2012

2012 Founders' Scholarship Winners