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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 electricity transmission industry is poised for unprecedented levels of growth in the near future. Aging transmission infrastructure needs replacing. New power generation technologies, like solar and wind, needs to be tied into the grid. And existing infrastructure needs updating to accommodate the smart grid revolution. According to the United read more…
While there are many paths to becoming a certified electrician, the comprehensive IBEW apprenticeship program is renowned for its ability to instill the advanced knowledge and skills required to succeed in today’s industry. Through the Electrical Alliance, IBEW’s training affiliate, IBEW invests $180 million each year in the development and read more…
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…
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…
It is a problem as old as civilizations that create armies and send them off to war; What happens when the wars are over and the warriors return home? In the U.S., the record when it comes to taking care of its veterans has been spotty in recent years to read more…
During late medieval times and the Renaissance until the beginning of the Industrial Age, a young person who wished to enter a trade would apprentice himself to a master. For the first few years, the apprentice was obliged to fetch and carry, clean up around the shop and attend to read more…
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