With a public event at the Tuskegee Airmen Bus Depot in Manhattan featuring New York Local 3 members, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer announced new legislation on May 4 that targets $73 billion to electrify the nation’s mass transit bus fleet.

IBEW members participated in multiple events highlighting the link between jobs and climate change around Earth Day.

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.

Nearly 1,000 members joined President Biden’s White House team for a first-ever briefing on May 4.

The America Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan were among highlights of the virtual discussion hosted by IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson, and included top advisors to President Biden: Congressman Cedric Richmond, who directs the White House Office of Public Engagement; Deputy National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi; Office of Public Engagement Director for Labor, Erika Dinkel-Smith; and David Kamin, Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council.

Nearly 1,000 members joined President Biden’s White House team for a first-ever briefing on May 4.

The America Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan were among highlights of the virtual discussion hosted by IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson, and included top advisors to President Biden: Congressman Cedric Richmond, who directs the White House Office of Public Engagement; Deputy National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi; Office of Public Engagement Director for Labor, Erika Dinkel-Smith; and David Kamin, Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council.

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