Happy Labor Day from IBEW



President's Message: Labor Day
























As the summer days grow shorter, our kids head back to school, and football season starts to heat up, it means Labor Day is right around the corner! For many of us, this holiday is synonymous with a long weekend spent with family and friends, but knowing its history is important. Know that YOU are the reason behind this holiday. It was the labor movement that pushed for a holiday to celebrate the role all of us have played in building our nation.
 
Our IBEW brothers and sisters have proudly taken the torch from... Read More

The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) Survey

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical
Contractors Association (NECA) continue our commitment to promoting and embracing a culture
change throughout the Electrical Construction Industry (ECI). The IBEW and NECA fully support
identifying how the ECI can implement changes across policies, practices and initiatives to foster
an inclusive work environment that elevates respect, acceptance and equity.

The IBEW and NECA are partnering with The Center for Construction Research and Training
(CPWR) and invite all personnel to participate in a... Read More

CT AFL-CIO Labor to Labor Canvass

Any volunteers for walks or phone banking please call the hall and talk to John Bellemare at (203) 265-9533 ext. 5
Connecticut AFL-CIO
LABOR TO LABOR CANVASS
SEPTEMBER 2022

Join your fellow union members for canvassing when we will knock on union household doors
to talk about issues and educate members about labor’s endorsed candidates. Before you go
out canvassing, you will receive training, a prepared script, and a list of union households in a
neighborhood. You can pair up with another union volunteer.
 
We will supply coffee, donuts, and bagels too!

Saturday, September 10th... Read More

Apprentice Introduces Pres Biden At IBEW Worksite

President Biden traveled to Portland, Ore., on April 21 to visit the site of a massive project to upgrade the Portland International Airport and discuss the infrastructure law’s role in transforming the economy of the Pacific Northwest.
 
“Through the bipartisan infrastructure bill, we’re investing $25 billion this year to modernize American airports all across this country and across this state, not just here,” Biden said. “Best of all, this project will support more than 1,250 good- paying jobs constructing the terminal. Over 95 percent of the construction is being done by union... Read More

Local 90 Fundraiser 2022

2022 Local 90 Fundraiser
 
Once again, we will be having a fundraiser for our Brothers and Sisters in need.  This is the fourteenth year we’ve held this fundraiser and hope to continue with it as it has already helped our members and their families when they’ve needed it most. Thanks to your generosity.
         
          Tickets can be purchased ahead by mail or at the outing. Winners of the prizes need not be present to win. We will forward them to you. Also, at the request of our members... Read More

Annual Membership Outing 2022

IBEW LOCAL UNION 90 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP OUTING
Saturday, September 10, 2022 
YMCA Camp Mountain Mist, 534 High Hill Road, Meriden, CT 203-237-7864
 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
 
Payments are RECOMMENDED IN ADVANCE. This event needs a proper count of attendees for the caterer so we have the proper amount of food.
Checks payable to: IBEW Local 90 Outing
     Mail to: IBEW Local 90
     2 North Plains Industrial Rd
                       ... Read More

Yard Goats Organized Labor Night 2022

Organized Labor Night
Saturday September 3, 2022
Hartford Yard Goats
 


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Baseball Game honoring Organized Labor in CT
Come out and cheer on the Hartford Yard Goats as they face the Reading Fightin Phils and
celebrate the history and contributions union workers have made building this country.
 
First pitch is 6:05 pm
Come to the Local 90 union hall at 2:00 pm and enjoy a
bus trip to the stadium and avoid parking
 
Food and refreshments will be provided at the hall, starting at 2:00 pm
Bus will depart Local 90 at 3:45 pm... Read More

YES for Freedom to Vote Early

Click the attachment below to view the Connecticut Statewide 2022 Referendum Campaign

Asbestos Screening

ATTENTION: ACTIVE & RETIRED MEMBERS!
(AGE 65 AND OLDER)
SUBJECT: ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASE SCREENING
***** IMPORTANT HEALTH BULLETIN *****
 
Accurate Medical Diagnosing has been chosen to conduct an asbestos-related disease screening for members and pensioners age 65 and older who have been exposed to asbestos while working in the trade. This program is important and very beneficial. The medical concerns about asbestos exposure have been well documented. It is advisable for those members who tested NEGATIVE over 2 years ago, to be re-tested at this time! THERE IS NO OUT OF POCKET... Read More

IBEW Now Participates in US Trade Talks

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai met with business and labor leaders at the Port of Baltimore on March 21 to discuss Atlantic trade with her counterpart from the United Kingdom.
Discussions over terms of a bilateral trade agreement between the two countries under consideration previously changed when the Biden administration took over, said Baltimore Local 24 President Sam Curreri.
Curreri said he was glad to participate in talks representing labor in a global trade setting and cautioned that even industrialized countries like the United States... Read More