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IBEW Local 1 Apprentice Shares Tips For Women Considering the Trades
From Labor Tribune: She may only be 27, but IBEW Local 1 apprentice Tiffany Jones has some good advice for women considering a career in the building trades. “Ask a lot of questions, get involved in your...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
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Near the IBEW’s Birthplace, St. Louis Members Build Affordable Housing
From IBEW: It was a middle-class enclave for the city’s black residents for part of the 20th century while much of the city struggled with segregation. Important American cultural figures raised there include rock musician Chuck Berry, singer...
- Posted 3 weeks ago
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Electrical Connection Supports Rural and Urban “Shop with a Cop” Programs
For the 26th year the Electrical Connection is a major supporter of the law enforcement community trust building program “Shop with a Cop.” The labor-management partnership is contributing $5,000 each to St. Francois County “Shop with a...
- Posted 2 months ago
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Electrical Connection Energizes U.S. Probation Officers Holiday Gift Giving Program for Families in the Justice System
A program to help rehabilitate inmates and ex-offenders in the justice system is being energized by the Electrical Connection through its support of a holiday gift giving program. In the process, the Electrical Connection is also introducing...
- Posted 2 months ago
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Electrical Connection Details Readiness for Rapid Changes In Energy Technology at Midwest Energy Policy Series in St. Louis
Smart infrastructure, including smart roads, and innovations in energy storage and micro grid technology are coming to Missouri, but will the state have the skilled workforce needed to build it? Jim Curran (pictured), executive vice president, Electrical...
- Posted 2 months ago
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Electrical Connection Joins Salute to IBEW President Emeritus Edwin D. Hill
The Electrical Connection mourns the loss of inspirational labor leader Edwin D Hill. Hill passed away on Dec. 1, 2018. He began his career as construction wireman in 1956 and rose through the ranks to become president...
- Posted 3 months ago
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Electrical Connection Members Earn Three AGC Keystone Awards
The AGC of Missouri, the state’s largest and oldest general contractor business organization, is saluting Electrical Connection members with three AGC Keystone Awards. Guarantee Electrical Co. and Kaiser Electric were each honored at the Nov. 8, 2018...
- Posted 3 months ago
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Electrical Workers Local 1 Promote Construction Careers as Higher Education
Coming to a high school near you – a fresh look at careers in the construction industry, one that positions training as higher education. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1 is engaging students throughout...
- Posted 4 months ago
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Launching a Career in the Electrical & Communications Industry
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: When you think about our dependence on technology in the digital age — data centers, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, energy conservation and building automation — you understand the need for qualified applicants to the...
- Posted 5 months ago
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Electrical Connection Members Power the PGA Championship in St. Louis
If you attended or watched the historic 100th PGA Championship in St. Louis, you marveled at the precision golf shots. Behind the scenes, equally impressive precision by Electrical Connection members powered the event and connected it to...
- Posted 6 months ago