IBEW ReNew 2nd District

04/07/2017

One, a single father from Delaware, spends his days lashed to a painful but life-saving dialysis machine, valuable time away from his three kids. The other, a first-year apprentice from Chicago, is ready to make an unthinkable sacrifice to put an end to that suffering.

04/04/2017

The Wisconsin GOP and Gov. Scott Walker have become the poster children in recent years when it comes to an anti-working family agenda. They’re about to strike again.

03/22/2017

After nearly 50 years of service to the IBEW and the North American organized labor movement, International Secretary-Treasurer Salvatore J. Chilia announced his retirement March 20.

03/17/2017

Often overlooked, one of Ireland’s most important contributions to the United States and Canada is the labor movement. Millions of Irish immigrants settled in the growing industrial areas of North America following the great famine in the 1840s.

03/15/2017

With new advocacy groups popping up all over the internet, members of Congress using Snapchat and worldwide marches starting on Facebook, it may seem old-fashioned to think that organizing lessons can be found in not just a

03/15/2017

From 2008 to 2009 the U.S. economy collapsed into the steepest recession it had seen since the 1930s. The $8 trillion housing bubble burst, thanks to largely unregulated, reckless financial dealings by big banks and Wall Street. Nearly 9 million Americans lost their jobs, 7 million more lost their h...

02/11/2017

Emboldened by the frenzied first days of single-party control of the federal government, Republicans in Congress took aim on Feb. 1 at a longtime target – working people.

01/31/2017

http://www.necanet.org/neca-this-week/neca-this-week/2017/01/30/neca-and-ibew-help-play-place-for-autistic-children-get-on-its-feet

The work included a complete fire alarm system and integration of the HVAC units. All of the existing fluorescent lighting, which can be an issue for autistic children, was replaced with LED lighting, which required all new branch circuits for outlets. Some specialty power requirements were also pro...

01/27/2017

New Jersey Rep. Donald Norcross -- the only active member of the IBEW in Congress—has been appointed to serve on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

01/18/2017

Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary routinely stole from his workers and fostered an unsafe work environment in pursuit of personal and shareholder profit, according to current and former employees who spoke on Capitol Hill Jan. 10.

01/12/2017

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains the truth behind so-called "Right to Work" laws and how they hurt working families.

01/10/2017

On their first session of the new year, House Republicans brought back a rule written three years before the invention of the lightbulb that would allow Congress to target specific federal workers and programs.