New Bill Would Restore Tax Deduction for Union Dues, Other Worker Expenses April 21, 2021 Four years after the income tax deduction for union dues was ripped out of the U.S. tax code, pro-worker lawmakers are fighting to bring it back and, for the first time, make it available without itemizing. The Tax Fairness …
Traffic signal management across Maine has been largely nonunion for decades. That’s about to change, thanks to a successful relationship-building effort across the IBEW’s Second District. Maine Traffic Signal Overhaul Will Be ‘100% IBEW’ March 23, 2021 Related Articles Local 1253 President Joins Sit-In to Fight ‘Dead-Wrong’ Tax Bill Maine Member Tells Senator: ‘The …
February 17, 2021 Related Articles Biden Supports Union Apprenticeships Biden Fires Union-Busting NLRB Lawyer, Names Pro-Worker Champion as Chair The First Energy Bill in Half a Generation Means IBEW Jobs, Now and in the Future Labor leaders invited to discuss jobs, infrastructure, stimulus spending and more with President Joe Biden last week say it was …
Building America Back Better Biden’s Agenda is Working for the IBEW Finally, A Union Member as Labor Secretary For the first time in 50 years, the Department of Labor will be headed by a dues-paying, card-carrying union member: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. “Walsh understands that good jobs, collective bargaining …
January 5, 2021 IBEW Members Leading the COVID Response IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson Speaks About COVID-19 One year after the first cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in North America, vaccines from Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Moderna are on the verge of becoming widely available. …
In our continuing effort to provide “best-in-class services” to all of our participants in the NECA/IBEW Family Medical Care Plan (FMCP), the FMCP has completed work on a brand new claims processing system which will be more efficient, cost-effective and enable the Plan to completely control the claims-paying process with no reliance on a third-party …
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s (Department) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administers and enforces the new law’s paid …
Five Northeast Governors Seek Reform of Market Design, Transmission Planning, and Governance Needed to Achieve States’ Mandates for Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Power Vermont Business Magazine Recognizing the critical role that New England’s regional wholesale electricity market plays in addressing climate change and cost-effectively reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions, Vermont Governor Phil Scott and governors from …
A new Gallup poll shows a majority of Americans still believe in the power of collective bargaining. “This shows that, once again, working people believe in their right to have a voice on the job,” said International President Lonnie R. Stephenson. “It’s not a fringe notion, it’s mainstream. People can see that there’s power …
A low-carbon future requires more than investment in renewable energies, it demands good jobs backed by strong labor standards and the inclusion of baseload sources for grid security, International President Lonnie R. Stephenson told members of Congress this week. Testifying via video Sept. 16, International President Lonnie R. Stephenson tells the House Subcommittee on …
