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The scandal is not a case of a few bad apples. Such corruption is endemic, part and parcel of the misnamed “American labor movement."

Local 98’s former president Brian Burrows and business manager John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty are set to stand trial next month for the same embezzling plot.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is announcing $296,396 in new funding for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 357 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund in Allentown to provide training for 30 apprentices in the Lehigh Valley.

Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers team up to spread holiday love to four non-profit organizations.

The grant enables the school to establish an onsite education and training program for students on electrician/electrical contractor career tracks.

In a 3–2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board clarified that its available make-whole remedies include compensating the employees for all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harm that results from the violations.

The new member of the Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee is a man from Bakersfield.

Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf is continuing his commitment to the commonwealth’s workforce with the announcement of $296,396 in new funding for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 357 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund in Allentown to provide training for 30 apprentices in the Lehigh Valley.

The political director of an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local in Philadelphia on Monday pled guilty to wire fraud charges related to a sprawling embezzlement and corruption scheme allegedly orchestrated by the union's longtime business manager and a city councilman.

Losing a job is a financial blow that extends beyond lost wages. Sudden unemployment can mean taking on credit card debt, losing the ability to pay a mortgage, and racking up medical bills.