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March 13, 2019
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
“I been training director for more than 25 years and I have never seen such a strong collective push toward successful inclusion of women and minorities in the trades across St. Louis.” So noted Dennis Gralike, director of the IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center, in St. Louis ...
March 11, 2019
Electrical Connection Executive Vice President Jim Curran Named to Saint Louis Science Center Board of Trustees
ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Science Center has named Electrical Connection Executive Vice President Jim Curran to its board of trustees. The Electrical Connection is a significant supporter of the Science Center’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. It is ...
March 11, 2019
Electrical Connection Sponsors Saint Louis FC’s Fifth Season in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Following up their first-ever post season appearance, Saint Louis Football Club’s (Saint Louis FC) has kicked off its fifth season with the Electrical Connection as a major sponsor again. Its first game on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at ...
March 4, 2019
Electrical Connection Salutes Students Excelling in STEM Subjects
ST. CHARLES – A smart infrastructure is taking shape redefining next generation electrical and communications installations and the skilled workforce to engineer and build it. With that in mind, the Electrical Connection continues to energize STEM education, science, technology, engineering and math. That ongoing ...
February 19, 2019
IBEW Local 1 Business Manager Frank Jacobs Honored for Labor Leadership
ST. LOUIS – The venerable St. Louis Irish fraternal organization, the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, is honoring IBEW Local 1 Business Manager Frank Jacobs with its 2019 labor leader of the year award . Jacobs will be honored on March 7, 2019 along with civic leaders and first responders at the "Judge James Dailey Wahl Memorial Hoses, Handcuffs ...
February 5, 2019
Near IBEW's Birthplace in St. Louis, Members Build Affordable Housing
As seen in Electrical Worker Magazine
ST. LOUIS -- It was a middle-class enclave for the city’s black residents for part of the 20 th century while much of the city struggled with segregation. Important American cultural figures raised there include rock musician Chuck Berry, singer Josephine ...
February 4, 2019
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
Following a devastating fire, NECA contractor Guarantee Electrical Co. and IBEW were called upon to help renovate Macelwane Hall at Saint Louis University to create high-tech learning and lab space. Read more .
Guarantee Electrical ’s proficiencies in pre-fabrication were also spotlighted in the November/December ...
January 24, 2019
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
Our IBEW/NECA partners continue to work to reduce hazards on construction projects According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that diligence appears to be paying off with improved safety on electrical construction.
The St. Louis Airport Authority has certified NECA Contractor ...
December 20, 2018
Electrical Connection Supports Rural and Urban “Shop with a Cop” Programs
ST. LOUIS – For the 26 th year the Electrical Connection is a major supporter of the law enforcement community trust building program “Shop with a Cop.” The labor-management partnership is contributing $5,000 each to St. Francois County “Shop with a Cop” ...
December 13, 2018
Electrical Connection Energizes U.S. Probation Officers Holiday Gift Giving Program
ST. LOUIS – A program to help rehabilitate inmates and ex-offenders in the justice system is being energized by the Electrical Connection through its support of a holiday gift giving program. In the process, the Electrical Connection is also introducing construction careers to ex-offenders in the ...
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