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Visiting Huge IBEW Worksite in Oregon
President Biden traveled to Portland, Ore., on April 21 to visit the site of a massive project to upgrade the Portland
International Airport and discuss the infrastructure law’s role in transforming the economy of the Pacific Northwest.
 
DOMESTIC RENEWABLE MANUFACTURING RAMPS UP

The Biden administration invoked the Defense Production Act to ease supply chain issues around solar panels on June 6, while continuing its investigation into possible Chinese trade violations.

 

8M New Jobs Fuel Stronger Employment Market

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IBEW NOW PARTICIPATES IN US TRADE TALKS



U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai met with business and labor leaders at the Port of Baltimore on March 21 to discuss Atlantic trade with her counterpart from the United Kingdom.

Discussions over terms of a bilateral trade agreement between the two countries under consideration previously changed when the Biden administration took over, said Baltimore Local 24 President Sam Curreri.

VP HARRIS,CABINET SECRETARIES MEET WITH IBEW MEMBERS, VISIT TRAINING CENTERS

INVESTING IN JOBS : IBEW MEMBERS HIGHLIGHTED AT WHITE HOUSE ROLLOUT

Members of the IBEW were front and center for President Joe Biden’s White House announcement of Siemens USA’s plan to invest $54 million to expand its manufacturing facilities, a growth that promises to bring at least 300 new jobs to the company’s IBEW-represented workplaces in California and Texas.

Delivering on the Infrastructure Promise
Modernizing the electric grid. Decarbonizing transportation. Investing in the future. Good job opportunities for Americans. All are moving forward with the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the largest infrastructure law in generations – and with it jobs for IBEW members in nearly every branch.
 
Publishing a 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.
 
Each project in the largest ever investment in transit,broadband rail and clean energy will come through state, local and tribal governments.
Recommending EVITP in EV Charging Buildout
In guidance released on Feb. 10, the Federal Highway Administration suggested the use of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) in its implementation of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure build out.
 
Making Promises, and Keeping Them
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.
 
“President Biden has taken significant and historic steps to promote, protect, and enhance the rights of working people,including IBEW members,”President Stephenson said in a statement citing a long list of first-year accomplishments:

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