Alan Jones, Business Manager
alan_jones@ibew177.org
Welcome to IBEW 177
The Jacksonville Electricians
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is an organization made up of nearly 750,00 men and women just like you, engaged in every type of employment. Their needs and goals are the same as yours, however, they have the personal strength, and human dignity that come from belonging to a world respected labor organization which helps it's members live better, freer, and fuller lives. IBEW members stand united in local unions in all 50 states, in Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Panama Canal Zone. The IBEW provides imaginative and responsible leadership, and has an outstanding reputation for being a progressive union. It is an important member of the AFL-CIO family of unions.
fox13news.com: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 484 at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, making Florida one of the first states in the nation to require that large-scale data centers bear their own electricity and water costs rather than passing them to consumers, while preserving local government authority to reject data center developments.
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grist.org: Record flooding in northern Michigan pushed aging dams to the brink of failure, with water coming within 5 inches of overtopping Cheboygan Dam, highlighting that the average U.S. dam is 64 years old and most were built for rainfall patterns that no longer reflect a warming climate, at a time when federal funding falls far short of the $165 billion estimated to address the problem.
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youtube.com: Highlights from the IBEW 2026 Construction and Maintenance Conference are available on YouTube, featuring sessions on labor standards, infrastructure investment, and workforce development for electrical construction and maintenance workers.
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wnylabortoday.com: IBEW Local 24 and the Maryland Department of Labor launched a Voice-Data-Video apprenticeship program in Baltimore City, offering paid evening training in telecommunications at the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Center to meet growing workforce demand from hospitals, colleges, and commercial buildings.
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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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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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