By Bill Booth Want some evidence that labor unions have had a material impact on the way American workers are treated in the workplace? While less than 12 percent of the American workforce is currently represented by a union, roughly three-fourths of us will enjoy Labor Day off with pay. You’re welcome. You see, many…
Girard, Ohio – VEC, Inc. will realign its companies, Valley Electrical Consolidated Inc. and Evets Electric (dba Evets Oil & Gas Construction Services) under one name, effective January 1, 2016. The decision is part of a plan to position the contractor as a total solutions provider to current and potential clients across the country. VEC…
While the company may be new, Boot Electric is not new at providing quality electrical contracting services. With more than 19 years of experience in the IBEW, Boot Electric, a family-owned and operated company, has extensive experience in residential, commercial and industrial electrical contracting. “We chose the name Boot Electric because every morning, you put…
In 1920, Paul J. Grunau established Grunau Company, Inc. located in Milwaukee, Wisc. Originally a plumbing contractor, by 1923 Grunau had also added HVAC services to the company’s capabilities. Soon after, Grunau brought its mechanical expertise to the area of fire protection and sheet metal services. After 40 successful years in Milwaukee, Grunau Company expanded…
NECA-IBEW Electricians supported the annual Building Trades Bike Run benefiting the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley’s AFL-CIO Community Services this past weekend. IBEW Local 573 President/Organizer Mike Nemkovich rode among the 100 or so participants, and the Youngstown and Warren LMCCs contributed raffle basket prize items. The ride originated at the Operating…
Our Jim Burgham, business manager for IBEW Local 64 in Youngstown, was among 270 riders in the IBEW Cystic Fibrosis Motorcycle Ride last weekend that started and ended at the Canaan Valley Resort in Davis, W. Va. The annual ride brought awareness to cystic fibrosis, and half of the registration fees were donated to the…
Volunteers from IBEW Local 573 in Warren carried on a recent tradition started by a now-deceased member of their union by hanging flower baskets throughout Warren’s Courthouse Square, amphitheater and surrounding roads in downtown Warren. More than 20 IBEW members and their families donated their time and labor to assist the Trumbull 100, of which…
The NECA-IBEW Electricians partnered with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers on a promotional program that included sponsorship of the home opener’s fireworks display. As the more than 5,000 fans arrived at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio, they were given flying discs with the NECA-IBEW Electricians logo promoting the electrician apprentice program. And before the game started,…
Eight year-old Corena Carolyne might not yet know which hand she’s going to throw with, but she was certainly excited to meet and play catch with a professional baseball player during Mahoning Valley Scrappers Media Day. Carolyne, of North Lima, was chosen to throw the ceremonial first pitch at the June 25 Scrappers home opener,…
It’s a scoreboard where everybody wins. The new centerpiece to South Range Baseball Association’s baseball field complex on Nila Road in North Lima is this beautiful, two-sided electronic scoreboard donated by NECA-IBEW Electricians and installed by “Joe” Dickey Electric. “It’s an awesome addition to the ballpark, and an honor to give back to a community…