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IBEW Lobbying Effort Hours before House Vote

Passage by the House of Representatives came only hours after the IBEW launched a lobbying effort involving hundreds of IBEW members working the phones in an all-out push for a vote on the infrastructure legislation that ultimately passed both chambers with bipartisan support.

First, President Stephenson convened a call on Nov. 1 with more than 500 IBEW members to urge them to press their members of Congress to support the package.

Giving Pro-Worker Appointees a Voice on Federal Labor Board

Continuing a trend of filling labor-related posts with experienced pro-worker nominees , President Biden has selected Susan Tsui Grundmann and Kurt Rumsfeld for seats on the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Appointing Former Mine Workers Official as OSHA Head

After nearly five years without a confirmed leader, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is headed by worker safety advocate Doug Parker.

Winning Passage of the Build Back Better Act

Relief for middle class families is one step closer with the passage by the House of Representatives of the Build Back Better Act on Nov. 19.

Like the infrastructure bill, the Build Back Better Act will make transformative investments in future generations, the health care system and public schools.

Boosting the Power of the Federal Workforce; Hoping it’s Contagious

In a welcome reversal from past administrations’ attempts to stifle the power of unions in the federal sector, the Biden administration is actively encouraging more worker participation in collective bargaining.

‘He’s Scranton’: IBEW Member Meets President Biden in Childhood Hometown

President Biden appeared at the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton on October 20 to promote his domestic agenda and the hundreds of thousands of jobs that will be created to rebuild the nation’s degraded infrastructure.

There to meet him backstage was Scranton Local 81 Business Manager Mike McDermott.

A Published Roadmap of Infrastructure Opportunities

Just in time for the flow of resources to fulfill the promises of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed on Nov. 15, the White House is amplifying how to capitalize on the historic funding opportunities.

Keeping Promises

On the campaign trail and throughout his presidency, Joe Biden has promised to be the most pro-union, pro-worker president in history. As President Biden celebrates his first year in office, his actions are matching his words.

Recommending EVITP in EV Charging Buildout

In guidance released on Feb.

Mandating PLAs on Federal Construction Projects

President Biden on Feb. 4 issued an Executive Order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on large-scale federal construction projects.

The Importance of Public Works Projects

President Biden was already slated to visit Pittsburgh on Jan. 28, when a 50-year-old bridge near the speech venue picked that day to give way, collapsing under its weight and injuring several people on it at the time.

Leveraging the Federal Government to Grow Unions

A task force created by President Biden in the early days of his administration to promote worker organizing and collective bargaining has produced a report with nearly 70 recommendations.

NLRB Adds Chops to Toothless Labor Laws

National Labor Relations Board general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced an effort to pursue employers in court for engaging in illegal anti-union retaliation.

Advocating for Democratic Reforms with New Senate Rules

IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson is rallying members to help protect the country from undemocratic forces in statelegislatures and in the U.S.

Pledging Pro-Worker Approach to Trade, Foreign Policy

At a roundtable with union leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged that new trade pacts and related foreign policy will help American workers.

Acting To Move Spent Nuclear Fuel To Permanent Locations

The Biden administration is taking a new approach to the tons of spent nuclear fuel temporarily housed at nuclear plantsacross the country.

The Department of Energy has announced a search for willing communities to store the nuclear waste after abandoningthe decades-long effort to designate Nevada’s Yucca Mountain as a repository following local opposition.

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