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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 ...
May 4, 2020
Coronavirus Precautions Puts Spotlight on Communication Technicians
ST. LOUIS – “When career fairs resume, job seekers and businesses will have a greater appreciation for careers in the electrical industry – particularly communication technicians.” For Dennis Gralike , director of the I BEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center , this will be the year to emphasize ...
April 27, 2020
Electrical Connection Contractors Dominate Annual Listing of Largest Electrical Contractors in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Business Journal ’s annual ranking of the region’s largest electrical contractors features 18 Electrical Connection member contractors among the 21 firms ranked. The 18 contractors are all members of the St. Louis Chapter of the National Electrical Contractor Association (NECA) . ...
April 16, 2020
Electrical Connection Members Innovate In Pandemic
ST. LOUIS – As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to weigh on the businesses and residents, Electrical Connection members are innovating to serve community needs. And their innovations and past work are heavily relied on in these challenging times in other ways. The Electrical Connection is a ...
April 10, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
A total of nine NECA contractors have been named finalists for the 2020 MEP Subcontractor of the Year Awards by the American Subcontractors Association – Midwest Council. They represent more than 50 percent of the subcontractors named finalists in the two-tiered category. Finalists include Aschinger Electric, ...
April 2, 2020
IBEW/NECA Adapt To Serve Critical Community Needs During Pandemic
ST. LOUIS -- NECA contractors and IBEW Local 1 are adapting to serve critical community power and communication needs while working to keep its workforce safe during the pandemic. One such example is Guarantee Electrical Construction Co. which has been ...
March 27, 2020
Stormy Weather: Lightning Strikes, Electric Grid Surges & Your Home
No one knows when or where lightning will strike, but when it strikes a home it can cause massive damage to electrical systems, appliances and electronics in the home. Indeed, the Insurance Information Institute reports that $909 million in lightning claims were ...
March 26, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
As the world continues to fight off the Covid 19 pandemic, IBEW/NECA has taken proactive steps to protect its workforce and contractors and ensure it can still serve critical infrastructure and building needs. Our partners are currently working under an emergency agreement enacted on March 1, ...
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