Around the Local

Good Jobs, Clean Future, and Earth Day's Union Roots

https://www.earthday.org/good-jobs-clean-future-and-earth-days-union-roots-22-minutes-with-jason-walsh/

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Ghotbi, Valente: Why the Climate Movement Marches for Workers' Rights

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/83279/why-climate-movement-marches-workers-rights/

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Crypto-Mining Workers Win First Contract (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/workers-at-crypto-mining-power-plant-win-first-contract/?ref=ew

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Biz Mgr: Why We Support Blackstone Energy Acquisition

https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-why-local-electrical-workers-support-blackstones-acquisition-of-txnm-energy/3032582

abqjournal.com: IBEW Local 611 Business Manager explains why New Mexico electricians support Blackstone Infrastructure's acquisition of TXNM Energy and PNM, citing commitments to honor all union labor agreements, maintain local control, and invest in long-term grid modernization for a carbon-free energy future.
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Local Criticizes Utility Repair Record

https://whyy.org/articles/splintered-rotting-electric-poles-peco/

whyy.org: IBEW Local 614, representing about 1,400 PECO workers in Philadelphia, filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission seeking an investigation into the utility's maintenance practices, presenting roughly 100 photographs of splintered poles, frayed wires, and unsecured transformers concentrated in the city's poorest neighborhoods despite PECO posting a nearly 50% increase in profits.
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