Numbers don’t lie. Neither do drug tests. A look at the latest Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index (DTI) shows that the positivity rate for the general U.S. workforce increased overall by 9.3 percent, to 4.7 percent in 2014 – the most recent data available – compared to 4.3 percent in 2013. But results from NECA-IBEW…
An initial wave of donated labor and materials from various union building trades have kicked off a multi-phase renovation of VFW Post 4237 in Austintown. This week, electricians from NECA-IBEW Electricians member contactor Zenith Systems are upgrading the electrical service for the existing structure. They’ll remove the three old services and install two new services…
Do you like to work with your hands? Is college or an office job not all that appealing to you? Do you want to make a very good living and learn a marketable, lifetime skill? Considering a career in the building trades is a good place to start. The construction industry is booming right here in…
While the seniors are making final plans for starting their careers, the juniors are positioning themselves for what they need to do in their final year of high school to land the careers they want. “It’s a great group of kids, and we fielded a lot of questions from the juniors asking what they have…
According to a NECA-IBEW Electricians member contractor VEC, Inc. news release, Ahmad Omishot, electrical engineer, was sworn in as an American citizen in a naturalization oath ceremony in Youngstown today. Omishat has been with VEC for almost a year and is originally from Jordan. He moved to the United States to attend college at Youngstown…
(The following was also published in the (Youngstown) Business Journal’s Growth Report 2016) Each year the electrical industry experiences significant advances in technology, both on the jobsite and in how individual contractors run their businesses more efficiently. It’s a constant state of learning and adapting to new tools and ways of doing things, coupled with…
Eyes were opened. Questions were asked. Connections were made. Youngtown Area Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee director Ed Emerick co-presented about the benefits of organized building trades apprentice programs to Mahoning County high school guidance counselors with peers from the Plumbers and Pipefitters and the Builders Association. “It was a unified message about encouraging the right…
Mahoning Valley NECA and the YSU Foundation held its annual luncheon to honor NECA scholarship recipients at the Youngstown Country Club on Thursday January 14th. 2016 scholarship winners are John Fromel, Ethan Parks, Elias Rafidi and Daniel Vodhanel. All four students are also members and officers of the 2016 NECA Student Chapter. Dr. Ted Bosela is the…
We recently created a Facebook page dedicated to promoting news and events among the IBEW locals and member contractors, and to elevating the profile of the electrical industry in the Mahoning Valley. Stop by regularly for the most up-to-date information regarding local NECA-IBEW chapters and for news regarding things in the trade, such as openings for apprenticeships and blog…
A joint labor-management committee of union electricians and electrical contractors in the Mahoning Valley has established a scholarship at Youngstown State University to help its members earn college degrees. The Mahoning Valley LMCC (Labor Management Cooperation Committee) Scholarship was funded by an endowment from IBEW Local 64 in Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley chapter of…