America’s busiest international gateway is being rebuilt for the future—and Electric TV is taking you inside the work powering it. John F. Kennedy International Airport is in the midst of a historic $19 billion modernization, redefining what a 21st-century transportation hub can be. At the center of this transformation is read more…
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44th Annual Outside Line Conference Connects Industry Leaders
While digital technologies and online connectivity continue to change the way people interact, it’s hard to match the benefits of face-to-face meetings when it comes to problem solving, sharing best practices and renewing camaraderie within a group. The Outside Line Conference shows that IBEW-NECA understands the benefits of in-person interaction. read more…
The Future Is Bright for Electrical Workers
There has never been a better time to be an electrician. Good employment prospects, increasing pay levels and competition to attract top talent are all features of our industry. The U.S. Department of Labor projects a 20% growth in the employment of electricians by 2022. The rising demand for skilled read more…
O’Connell Electric – the Technicians behind the Performer
Even the most brilliant performing artists rely on technicians in order to prepare for the show – whether it’s backstage or off screen, rarely do we think of what intensive preparations go on behind the scenes to make the show a success. This also true of the daredevils who perform read more…
Intel: Relying on IBEW-NECA Quality
When a major global corporation relies on the electricians and contractors of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association, it’s a great testament to these organizations and their commitment to providing the very highest levels of quality when it comes to their work. Case in read more…
IBEW-NECA: Leading The Way in Advanced Electrical Training
Humankind has been aware of the nature and potential of electrical power throughout most of recorded history. However, it took more than 4000 years for those in science and engineering to finally learn how to harness this force of nature – and throughout most of the 19th and early 20th read more…
Hall Wines Vineyard Gets a High-Tech Makeover with NECA / IBEW Team
Viticulture is arguably one of humankind’s oldest crafts. According to archaeological evidence, the world’s first winery was established in what is now Armenia over 6,000 years ago. Wine making has come a very long way over the millennium. What was once an uncertain process has now, with the integration of read more…
NECA-IBEW Joins GridStar Team in Philly
Historic Philadelphia, PA is home to a number of firsts – not the least of which was the first shipyard to produce iron and steel vessels for the U.S. Navy. Those days are long gone, but the site of the Philadelphia Navy Yard is getting a new lease on life read more…
NECA-IBEW Job Training: Everyone Benefits
While the IBEW is a labor union that negotiates wages and benefits for its members and establishes working conditions, this is only part of its mission. At the heart of what the IBEW and its partner organization, NECA, are all about, is education and training for apprentices and journeymen. These read more…