VP Harris Visits IBEW Local

Vice President Kamala Harris praised the IBEW’s apprenticeship programs and said they are a key part of the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan, which she promoted during a visit to Dover, N.H., Local 490 on April 23.

“I am here to hold up and highlight the important work that is being done right here at the IBEW around what we need to do to invest in the American workforce,” she said.

Harris said $100 billion in the proposed jobs plan will be invested in programs to train skilled construction workers, such as the IBEW’s apprenticeship instruction.

“If we’re going to build back better, we have to invest in skills development of the workforce,” Harris said. “To do that, if we are going to get the greatest return on our investment, let’s invest in the IBEW. Let’s invest in the building

trades.”