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August 5, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA Partnership Sponsors National Electrical Code (NEC) Revisions Classes
ST. LOUIS – Every three years, revisions are made to the National Electrical Code (NEC) to improve safety in the rapidly changing electrical industry. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) administers the updates to NFPA 70, NEC, to reflect the newest safe ...
July 22, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
NECA Contractor Vision Electric & System ’s design/build team is advancing work on a new multi-million engineering development and light manufacturing facility for U.S. defense contractor Leonardo DRS in Bridgeton, Mo. With the new 170,000-square-foot building complete, Vision is now integrating’ complex equipment in the facility. ...
July 9, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
NECA contractor Guarantee Electrical Construction and its IBEW workforce are part of the team led by JE Dunn Construction that is building a new replacement hospital to serve the U.S. Army’s Fort Leonard Wood. Guarantee is partnering with another NECA contractor on the project -- ...
July 8, 2020
IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center Navigates Covid-19 Challenges
ST. LOUIS – At Missouri’s oldest electrical industry training center, restructured classes complemented by remote learning has become the “norm” in this era of Covid-19. And as leadership at the IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center monitors the pandemic with an eye to fully reopening classroom instruction ...
June 25, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
NECA contractor Aschinger Electric is providing business owners guidance on Thermal Temperature Monitoring technology as workplaces and other venues open up. The systems detect and identify individuals with elevated temperatures. One system that Aschinger recommends has the capability to get a reading ...
June 16, 2020
Electrical Connection Partnership Advances Work on St. Jude Dream Home®
ST. LOUIS (June 15, 2020) – Payne Family Homes reports that tickets for the 2020 St. Jude Dream Home® in O’Fallon Mo. are selling at a record pace. The annual free home giveaway to benefit the renowned St. Jude Children’s ...
June 9, 2020
Bridging the Divide: Electrical Connection Diversity Outreach & Workforce Development
The first step in bridging the divide that is stifling our region from moving forward is to use the assets we have in place. St. Louis has that in the Electrical Connection labor-management partnership, which has also charted a path forward upon which optimism can be ...
June 3, 2020
IBEW Local 1 Business Manager Frank Jacobs Named to Economic Rescue Steering Committee
ST. LOUIS – IBEW Local 1 Business Manager Frank Jacobs has been appointed to serve with local business and civic leadership on a St. Louis County economic rescue steering committee. Jacobs represents more than 5,000 highly skilled IBEW electricians and communication technicians who install and maintain critical power and communications ...
June 1, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
During the pandemic, our NECA contractors and IBEW workforce have continually adapted quickly to serve essential needs. That was on display when Kaiser Electric teamed with mechanical contractor Murphy Co. at SSM Health DePaul Hospital to convert 16 ICU rooms from “normal airflow” to “negative pressure” ...
May 21, 2020
IBEW Local 1’s Jake Hummel Named President of Missouri AFL-CIO
ST. LOUIS – Missouri’s largest labor organization has named Jake Hummel of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1 as its new president. Missouri AFL-CIO announced the election of Hummel as its new president on May 19, 2020. In addition, it named Merri Berry as the organization’s ...
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