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July 9, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
NECA contractor Guarantee Electrical Construction and its IBEW workforce are part of the team led by JE Dunn Construction that is building a new replacement hospital to serve the U.S. Army’s Fort Leonard Wood. Guarantee is partnering with another NECA contractor on the project -- ...
July 8, 2020
IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center Navigates Covid-19 Challenges
ST. LOUIS – At Missouri’s oldest electrical industry training center, restructured classes complemented by remote learning has become the “norm” in this era of Covid-19. And as leadership at the IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center monitors the pandemic with an eye to fully reopening classroom instruction ...
June 25, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
NECA contractor Aschinger Electric is providing business owners guidance on Thermal Temperature Monitoring technology as workplaces and other venues open up. The systems detect and identify individuals with elevated temperatures. One system that Aschinger recommends has the capability to get a reading ...
June 16, 2020
Electrical Connection Partnership Advances Work on St. Jude Dream Home®
ST. LOUIS (June 15, 2020) – Payne Family Homes reports that tickets for the 2020 St. Jude Dream Home® in O’Fallon Mo. are selling at a record pace. The annual free home giveaway to benefit the renowned St. Jude Children’s ...
June 9, 2020
Bridging the Divide: Electrical Connection Diversity Outreach & Workforce Development
The first step in bridging the divide that is stifling our region from moving forward is to use the assets we have in place. St. Louis has that in the Electrical Connection labor-management partnership, which has also charted a path forward upon which optimism can be ...
June 3, 2020
IBEW Local 1 Business Manager Frank Jacobs Named to Economic Rescue Steering Committee
ST. LOUIS – IBEW Local 1 Business Manager Frank Jacobs has been appointed to serve with local business and civic leadership on a St. Louis County economic rescue steering committee. Jacobs represents more than 5,000 highly skilled IBEW electricians and communication technicians who install and maintain critical power and communications ...
June 1, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
During the pandemic, our NECA contractors and IBEW workforce have continually adapted quickly to serve essential needs. That was on display when Kaiser Electric teamed with mechanical contractor Murphy Co. at SSM Health DePaul Hospital to convert 16 ICU rooms from “normal airflow” to “negative pressure” ...
May 21, 2020
IBEW Local 1’s Jake Hummel Named President of Missouri AFL-CIO
ST. LOUIS – Missouri’s largest labor organization has named Jake Hummel of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1 as its new president. Missouri AFL-CIO announced the election of Hummel as its new president on May 19, 2020. In addition, it named Merri Berry as the organization’s ...
May 15, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
Challenges abound for everyone, but our IBEW/NECA partners continue to safely advance projects and critical needs of the community.
Facing a short supply of masks, IBEW Local #1 officers and business representative personally purchased 2,000 union made IBEW Local #1 ...
May 11, 2020
Electrical Connection Reminds Boat Dock Owners to Check Electrical Safety
ST. LOUIS – Headed to the lake house or condo to prepare it for a summer of fun? Don’t forget to check the electrical safety of boat docks. That’s the advice of the Electrical Connection, a partnership of the ...
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