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Designing and Maintaining 21st Century Electrical Systems

Affiliated Jacksonville Electrical Contractors not only maintain electrical systems and wiring, we desgin them Our contractors are skilled trade’s people and are experts in the design, implementation, and installation of the electrical and energy management systems and are regarded by the industry as highly trained professionals. You can be assured of absolutely sound engineering... more ...

Pres Cooper The IBEW Is Wired for Change

Meet The Jacksonville Electricians

A common, prevailing notion in the Florida construction industry is that it costs more to work with organized electricians or electrical contractors. Jacksonville's customers and business owners are increasingly recognizing this as a myth. Sure, you can always go the lowest dollar on anything in life. However, it is also always true that you get what you pay for. Going for the lowest... more ...

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Fueling the Growth of Domestic Manufacturing Jobs

After more than 1.3 million jobs in the manufacturing sector were lost to the depths of the pandemic in 2020, recent data shows manufacturers have added back 1.4 million factory jobs, adding 668,000 additional manufacturing jobs since the Biden administration began. Biden administration policies intended to promote the growth of domestic manufacturing – like expanding made-in-the-U.S. rules for federal procurement and tax credits for American semiconductors and other factories – are expected to continue the expansion. “One of the most striking things that we are seeing now,” Brian... Read More

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Richard Trumka Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom

“No one did more work for American workers than he did. For Rich, his work was synonymous with the word that defined his life: dignity"

President Biden posthumously honored former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. In awarding the medal in July, President Biden said, “No one did more work for American workers than he did. For Rich, his work was synonymous with the word that defined his life: dignity … His work was fierce, always trying to do the right thing for working people … Rich Trumka was the American worker.” Trumka died suddenly on July 5, 2021. He was succeeded by Portland, Ore. Local 125 member Liz Shuler, the first ever... Read More

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Pres Biden Joins Union Members to Celebrate Multiemployer Pension Bill

In July, President Biden traveled to Ohio to celebrate the most significant effort to protect multiemployer pensions in 50 years. The Butch Lewis Act was one of the IBEW’s most pressing priorities when President Biden signed it in early 2021. Saving hundreds of plans from insolvency and shoring up the backstop Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, this special assistance program will ensure benefits to multiemployer pension participants through 2051. “We turned a promise broken into a promise kept,” Joe Biden told a crowd of union workers in Cleveland on July 5. Among those in... Read More

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A Look at The New FL Congressional Map

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/election-2022/looking-at-floridas-new-congressional-map-ahead-of-the-midterm-election

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Lawmakers, Gov Aide Face Questions in Redistrict Suit

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2022/10/28/florida-lawmakers-desantis-aide-could-face-questioning-redistricting-suit

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Early Voting Opens

https://www.news4jax.com/vote-2022/2022/10/20/mind-made-up-early-voting-starts-next-week

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