An incident in a nearby district illustrates how “moonlighting,” or working a side job for pay outside of your employment agreement, can go terribly wrong. A union electrician – a lineman at a utility company – was asked to help out a family friend who’d gotten what he perceived to be a high estimate to…
IBEW Local 64 Business Manager Jim Burgham wrote an op-ed that was published in Sunday’s Youngstown Vindicator. The opinion piece explored the NECA-IBEW Electricians’ substance abuse policy and its impact on workplace safety. May is Electrical Safety Month and one of the sometimes overlooked facets of jobsite safety is a drug-free workplace. As excerpt from the article:…
More than $50,000 was raised for Cancer research at the Liberty Relay for Life the weekend of May 17-18, and once again Jason Rubin from CR Electric and his crew played a pivotal role. CR Electric and members of IBEW Local 64 in Youngstown set up the lighting and power needs for the corporate tents…
The Business Journal and its “Daily Buzz” online broadcast featured Tri-Area Electric’s project at Salem Community Hospital today. Click here to access the Daily Buzz page, then play the May 13 edition and scroll ahead to the 4:58 point for the Tri-Area story. In the segment, reporter Jeremy Lydic interviews Tri-Area project manager Michael Johnston about…
High school sports is big in the Mahoning Valley and it’s among the favored causes of the NECA-IBEW Electricians. The group of union electrical contractors and electricians from IBEW Local 573 in Warren and IBEW Local 64 in Youngstown committed to a sponsorship with Liberty High School that includes signage on the football stadium scoreboard. The sponsorship…
Members and retirees of IBEW Local 573 of Warren spent the better part of the day providing electrical service to the more than 80 corporate tents being set up on Courthouse Square in advance of this weekend’s Relay for Life event. Retired past-president Jeff Brown initiated the community service project 15 years ago as a…
The Business Journal’s Jeremy Lydic wrote the following article about local electrical contractors in the latest print edition of the Business Journal: As the latest energy-efficient technologies become the norm in construction plans, electricians must be knowledgeable about green products and techniques — and that begins with a solid grounding in education. So says Thomas…
VEC Inc.’s Chris Jaskiewicz stood with other Mahoning Valley business, labor and community leaders last week to vocally oppose a proposed Youngstown city charter amendment that would ban many oil and gas related activities and businesses within the city limits. The measure is slated for the May 7 primary ballot.
Bruce & Merrilees Electric is proud to be the electrical contractor for the recently completed new emergency and surgical wing at Jameson Hospital in New Castle, Pa. Company officials say it’s a critical community improvement project and truly state-of-the-art facility.
See it for yourself at a Community Open House scheduled for Saturday, March 23 from 11-2.
Not all electricians are created equal. When you need to hire an electrician for a residential or commercial project it’s important to not only solicit multiple bids, but to consider a range of factors in your decision.
The NECA-IBEW Electricians in the Mahoning Valley recommend asking the following questions when evaluating electrical contractors: