In 2019, Tamara Clayton was fatally shot while driving home from work on a Chicago expressway. Her death, and other shootings in Illinois, prompted passage of the state’s Tamara Clayton Expressway Camera Act. The act resulted...

This year marks the 130th year of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. For a look inside the early history of the union, IBEW members, NECA members and history buffs may want to visit the Henry Miller Museum...

Women enter electrical apprenticeship programs about nine years later than men, at age 27, according to a survey by the University of Oklahoma’s Lemon Construction Science Division. In the United States, the New York Times...

Solar installations are heating up in Illinois due to robust state incentives that reimburse homeowners and businesses for costs. Unfortunately, hazards for fire fighters are also on the rise. Addressing this circumstance is...

The holidays wouldn’t be quite as magical without decorations and glimmering lights. The Madison, Wis., “Holiday Fantasy in Lights” light show has been making the most wonderful time of year a reality since 1988. A joint...

Amid slowing U.S. wage growth overall, the labor-starved construction industry stands out amongst the rest with electricians especially benefitting. For all industries, annual wage growth in October was 2.1%, unchanged from a...

While IBEW Local No. 103 (Dorchester, Mass.) and NECA's Boston Chapter (West Newton, Mass.) have provided electrical services for the Boston Red Sox organization for many years, including the operation and servicing of the...

After a modest launch in 2005, the Construction Trades Career Fair hosted by the San Joaquin Area Apprenticeship Coordinators Association, in partnership with the San Joaquin County Office of Education, recently held its 13th...

The recently retrofitted IBEW Local No. 332’s Union Hall in San Jose, Calif. is net-zero-energy efficient, with a 200-kilowatt (kW) rooftop solar array—spelling out “IBEW”—that can be seen from the air. Pacific Ridge Electric...

The Powering America Team is helping transform the Milwaukee skyline. With the new Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons, comparisons are being drawn to another nearby metropolis more well-known for its tall buildings. While...

No profession is impacted more by the changes taking place in the energy sector than electrical contractors and electrical workers. Recognizing the opportunities that this presents, representatives of both groups have teamed...

As of today, Apr. 1, 2016, Frontier Communications, a Connecticut-based telecom, will take over Verizon's FiOS and landline users in Florida, Texas and California in exchange for $10.54 billion. These networks previously...