Business Manager's Message
I would like to welcome all of you to our website and I want to encourage all Local 29 members to sign-up for our official union e-newsletter "Watt's Current." Our Local Union and its predecessor System Council and Local Unions published a print version of "Watt's Current" for years. The "Watt's Current" official union email will be distributed at least twice a month, more often when needed, to inform you of any breaking news, such as a change in status, important meetings, charity events and updates in contract negotiations. We hope you are enjoying our new redesigned website....
We look forward to using our communication tools to keep everyone informed on the issues that affect our work lives. Be safe out there and we look forward to your feedback!
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To All Veterans - Thank You For Your Sacrifice
On behalf of local 29, we would like to extend our gratitude to all Veterans who have served and continue to serve. They selflessly chose to join our Armed Forces knowing that by doing so they were volunteering to take...
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Elect a President Who Stands With Us
In just over a week I.B.E.W. members have an opportunity to elect a president who will stand by our side and fight with us to restore a country ravaged by an ongoing pandemic and economic devastation. Joe Biden...
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Local 29 Officers Election Results are In
The ballots were counted on Tuesday September 29th for the Officer positions that had two or more candidates vying for those spots. All officers will be sworn in on October 14th either in person at the monthly Union...
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Happy Labor Day
A Message from Business Manager Kenn Bradley Unfortunately, like so many other events, the Labor Day Parade and picnic have been canceled this year due to COVID-19. It is always such a great event because you...
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Union Dues Reduction
Based on the bylaw change that went into effect in 2019 the union dues will be reduced from the current rate of 1.25% to 1% of your average monthly wage starting September 1st . The dues will remain at 1% as long...
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COVID-19 Spikes in Allegheny County
Message from Business Manager Kenn Bradley With the recent spike in cases in Allegheny County, it doesn't appear that COVID-19 is going away as soon as we would like, so we must continue to fight it...
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Amalgamation with Local 272
The amalgamation with IBEW Local 272 has been approved by the International and is now complete. For those who don’t know, members of local 272 worked at the Bruce Mansfield Plant that is located next to the...
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Fighting COVID-19
I hope everyone is adjusting to the COVID-19 way of life and doing everything possible to prevent the spread of this deadly virus. For now that is our best way of beating it. These are stressful times for...
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Protecting You on the Job
With this pandemic upon us and the unknown ahead of us, I want to thank all of the members who are working either from home, a temporary location or at your normal location, these are trying times so I thank...
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A Year in Review
This past year has been very busy for local 29 but also very successful thanks to a lot of hard work and support by the officers and members. We had a couple of contract negotiations and a number of arbitrations that I...