Around the Local

laborrelationsupdate.com reports President Trump nominated James Macy to fill a third Republican NLRB seat which if confirmed would give Republicans a majority and open the door to overturning Biden era precedents including the Stericycle workplace rules standard and the Cemex union recognition framework.
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wweek.com reports a Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 52 lost a building trades endorsement after taking an anti-data center position illustrating the tension between environmental concerns and union construction jobs in the growing sector.
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businessjournaldaily.com reports Mahoning Valley building trades leaders say data center construction brings significant union work across nearly every trade with an average of 1700 workers per project and 93 percent of major data center projects nationally using union contractors.
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safetyandhealthmagazine.com covers a new California law requiring automated external defibrillators at electrical utility worksites championed by IBEW members following the death of a utility worker who could not be reached by emergency services in time.
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ibew.org reports Nashville Local 429 is staffing a major Modular Power Systems prefabrication facility in Mount Juliet Tennessee where up to 1400 IBEW electricians will build electrical components for data centers and cell towers across the eastern US.
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