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12 Reasons Why IBEW IP Stephenson et al are Going in the Wrong Direction in Advancing the Trades Thru Membership Development as a Primary Strategy –

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_Huerta 12 Reasons Why IBEW IP Stephenson et al are Going in the Wrong Direction in Advancing the Trades Thru Membership Development as a Primary Strategy – In the IBEW Hour Power International President’s Message: A Pew Research study was cited, here is the link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxAgYY7ZN7U&feature=youtu.be while optimistic about the favorability of a “UNION”… Continue Reading

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Lesson’s Not Learned by New Crop of International Presidents –

A return of “bottom-up” organizing is now underway by a few trades. Blitzes of workers and select market contractors in several states. What it is – is a recruitment blitz, under the guise of organizing. There may be a few traditional bottom-up campaigns that develop and file for NLRB elections. We’ll see. It is mobilization… Continue Reading

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TGIF – Update on Building Trades Recruitment Project –

On October 2nd we ran this notice. This is a letter dated May 2, 2012 to our respective International Presidents. They in their wisdom thought it was all BS and never responded to it. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=20B7C846BD8B8E62!2726&authkey=!AMv6zDqFHbbhidw&ithint=file%2cdocx A mere 483 field hands direct and structured responses to what is, and still going on in the field. We… Continue Reading

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Full Employment – Is Not Increased Market Share –

Since 1973 every time the economy has heated up in construction the Building Trades has lost market share – “net”! This cycle has now been repeated 4/5 times depending on who is keeping the numbers. Many of our leaders have been thru this a few times and appear content to do it yet again. This… Continue Reading

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