News
The following is news from IBEW Local 29.
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IBEW 29 to March in The Labor Day Parade
September 1 2014 Please assemble on Crawford St. above the Civic Arena at 9:30AMFood and drinks after the parade in the Civic Arena parking lot.History of Labor DayLabor Day is annually held on the first Monday of...
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Rally: Don't Pull The Plugg On America
The United Mine Workers and the IBEW are joining together to protest the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan. We need a common-sense energy plan that balances the economy, the environment and jobs. The EPA's plan...
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Happy 4th of July from Local 29
Soon we'll be gathering with families and friends for the nation's birthday, July 4th. Many of us will celebrate with a barbecue. We can keep the red, white and blue in the holiday with this made-in-...
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Local 29 at PNC Park Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles
Join your union brothers and sisters for a day of baseball. Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles, Click the link to download the flyer.Local 29 at PNC ParkPittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles (Interleague play) ...
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May is National Electrical Safety Month
Did you know that the U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated annual average of 47,820 reported home structure fires involving electrical failure or malfunction in 2007-2011. These fires resulted in 455 civilian...
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6 Reasons Why Unions Are Essential to Creating Broadly Based Prosperity
At the end of March, the Roosevelt Institute launched a new project, the Future of Work, which takes a look at the changing landscape in the area of workers’ rights and representation in the political and economic...
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Stop Buying Yuengling Beer!
Beer Baron calls for right-to-work tax reform in PennsylvaniaBy ASHE SCHOW | AUGUST 29, 2013 AT 4:55 PM Want more beer? Of course you do! Well, it would be a lot easier to party if unions and...
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
On behalf of the staff, Officers, and Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 29, we would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy, and prosperous New...
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More than 140 members of the Utility Workers Local 180
More than 140 members of the Utility Workers Local 180 in Altoona were locked out from their jobs at FirstEnergy. Collective bargaining is a process and the workers wish to continue to try and reach a fair contract,...
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29 supports WINS
Local 29 is now a sponsor of Workers Independent News. The People's Mic with Doug Cunningham place the issues and the voices of organized labor and working people on the radio airwaves. Please listen to their daily WIN...