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Congress Must Pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
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Congress Must Pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework

On Monday, July 19, the IBEW hosted a webinar with nearly 700 IBEW officers, local union business managers, staff, and rank-and-file members to hear from U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm about the Biden Administration's push for a bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Congress Must Pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework

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Actors' Equity Association Expands Eligibility for Union Membership
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Actors' Equity Association Expands Eligibility for Union Membership

Actors’ Equity Association has announced a new Open Access membership policy, allowing any theatre worker who can demonstrate they have worked professionally as an actor or stage manager within Equity’s geographical jurisdiction to join the union.

Actors' Equity Association Expands Eligibility for Union Membership

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Scabby The Rat, Union Protest Icon, Survives Legal Challenge From Trump Appointee
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Scabby The Rat, Union Protest Icon, Survives Legal Challenge From Trump Appointee

Scabby the Rat lives to see another day! The beloved inflatable rodent, a fixture at U.S. labor protests for decades, survived near-extermination Wednesday when the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the use of Scabby in labor disputes was legal.

Scabby The Rat, Union Protest Icon, Survives Legal Challenge From Trump Appointee

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Climate Jobs NY Update: New Offshore Wind PLA
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Climate Jobs NY Update: New Offshore Wind PLA

In another step forward for offshore wind in our region, this week the Southeastern Massachusetts Building Trades Council and Vineyard Wind signed a project labor agreement (PLA) for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, paving the way to bring approximately 500 family-sustaining union j

Climate Jobs NY Update: New Offshore Wind PLA

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Organizers Train Up To Win at July Organizing Institute
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Organizers Train Up To Win at July Organizing Institute

Last week, approximately 30 member and staff organizers from the Minneapolis CLC, Western CT AFL-CIO, NYSUT-AFT, Northside TX - AFT, APWU, CWA, IATSE, OPEIU, SEIU MN, TWU, UMWA, USW, & UWUA joined together from across the country to share experiences, and learn and reinforce best practices on

Organizers Train Up To Win at July Organizing Institute