Sixth District International Vice President Paul Noble, a longtime IBEW leader in his home state of Illinois, has been appointed international secretary-treasurer. He began his duties Jan. 4. Noble replaces Kenneth W. Cooper, who was appointed international president following the retirement of Lonnie R. Stephenson. Both moves were made and unanimously approved by the International…
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Introducing IBEW International President Kenneth W. Cooper
Kenneth W. Cooper grew up in a house with no indoor plumbing in one of the poorest neighborhoods of a dying Rust Belt town and then joined one of the smallest construction locals in Ohio. On Jan. 4, he took over as international president of one of the most powerful labor unions in North America….
MoreIBEW Members Restore Power After Hurricane Fiona
IBEW members worked around the clock to restore power to Atlantic Canada after Hurricane Fiona battered the region in late September. “This storm surpassed anything I’ve ever experienced,” said St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Local 1620 Business Manager Don Murphy. While Fiona was technically a post-tropical storm when it made landfall in the maritime region,…
MoreFor Canadian Locals, It All Comes Back to Organizing
Moncton Local 1555 is a small local union. It is tucked into three counties in southeastern New Brunswick and has 135 members. Growth has not come easy. When it reached an agreement with a small contractor two years ago, it was its first successful organizing campaign since 1969, said Jason Hamilton, who was hired as…
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Season’s Greetings: On behalf of the First District Office and our entire staff across the country, I would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. Please let us take this opportunity to thank our IBEW members, from our local union leadership to each and every IBEW member of our Local…
More2022-2023 IBEW 1st District Scholarships
MWG Apparel, AIL and TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, in conjunction with the IBEW First District, will be offering ten (10) scholarships in the amount of $2,000.00 each to all IBEW members and their families that are in studies pursuing a post-secondary diploma or degree. An application must be submitted into our office no later than…
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