{"id":7965,"date":"2024-10-09T14:07:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T14:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibew.org\/?page_id=7965"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:58:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibew.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7965\" class=\"elementor elementor-7965\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233d293 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"233d293\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/OfFdpmMVMb8?si=pLoM_Jzy4QuI4tlG&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c4a6b blog-mason-cards e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70c4a6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/house-bill-would-expand-overtime-tax-cut-to-rail-workers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53943e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c53943e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/railroad-worker-feature.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32067\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/railroad-worker-feature.webp 760w, 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Circuits<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5128b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5128b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIllinois Local Showcases Electrical Work Through Virtual Reality\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b9e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b9e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s no such thing as working from home if you\u2019re an electrician. 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src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-circuits-lu1105-sears-sign-feature.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-circuits-lu1105-sears-sign-feature.webp 760w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-circuits-lu1105-sears-sign-feature-300x158.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68f507 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f68f507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9796743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9796743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Circuits<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6581740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6581740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOhio Local Repurposes Department Store Into New Training Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e8e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7e8e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe heyday for malls has long been in the rearview mirror, with stores of all types shutting their doors, leaving millions of square feet 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ew-category-grounded-in-history preview_label-grounded-in-history\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282391b blog-mason-cards e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"282391b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/electrical_worker\/stronger-together\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9cb6ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9cb6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-gih-horhn-2-feature.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31667\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-gih-horhn-2-feature.webp 760w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-gih-horhn-2-feature-300x158.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8b72e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c8b72e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b53fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b53fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Grounded in History<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1525b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e1525b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStronger Together: An IBEW and Civil Rights Veteran\u2019s Lessons on Progress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fbc46d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fbc46d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharlie Horhn\u2019s activism took root in a segregated factory in Jackson, Miss., where \u201cColored\u201d signs hung over the cafeteria, water fountains and restrooms Black workers&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b465611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b465611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b0e1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02b0e1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0372f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b0372f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c05b98 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8c05b98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Red-circle-Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.Red-circle-st0{fill:#E03A3E;}\t.Red-circle-st1{fill:none;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;}<\/style><circle class=\"Red-circle-st0\" cx=\"10\" cy=\"10\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><path class=\"Red-circle-st1\" d=\"M10.7,6.7L14,10 M14,10l-3.3,3.3 M14,10H6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"3318\" class=\"elementor elementor-3318 e-loop-item e-loop-item-31822 post-31822 electrical_worker type-electrical_worker status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-ew-2026-march ew-category-electrical-worker ew-category-ew-2026-march ew-category-news preview_label-from-the-electrical-worker\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3b2ff blog-mason-cards e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b3b2ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"blog-mason-cards\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/electrical_worker\/local-1049-shows-community-spirit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03d59c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f03d59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-ewmc-lu1049-volunteer-2-feature.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-ewmc-lu1049-volunteer-2-feature.webp 760w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-ewmc-lu1049-volunteer-2-feature-300x158.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0124fed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0124fed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f641433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f641433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>From the Electrical Worker<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8beedb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8beedb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLocal 1049 Shows Community Spirit, Then Saves the Day\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ad163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93ad163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNearly 40 members of Long Island, N.Y., Local 1049 volunteered at a local food pantry Thanksgiving week, with large turnouts from the local branches of&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a025b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01a025b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8aa89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b8aa89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8da23e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8da23e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a22901 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3a22901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Red-circle-Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.Red-circle-st0{fill:#E03A3E;}\t.Red-circle-st1{fill:none;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;}<\/style><circle class=\"Red-circle-st0\" cx=\"10\" cy=\"10\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><path class=\"Red-circle-st1\" d=\"M10.7,6.7L14,10 M14,10l-3.3,3.3 M14,10H6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"3420\" class=\"elementor elementor-3420 elementor-repeater-item-44194b7 e-loop-item e-loop-item-31802 post-31802 electrical_worker type-electrical_worker status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-ew-2026-march ew-category-electrical-worker ew-category-ew-2026-march ew-category-news preview_label-from-the-electrical-worker\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dceb667 blog-mason-cards e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dceb667\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/electrical_worker\/st-louis-member-earns-ibew-scholarship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38a40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b38a40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-founders-scholarship-winner-winston-feature.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-founders-scholarship-winner-winston-feature.webp 760w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202603-founders-scholarship-winner-winston-feature-300x158.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68f507 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f68f507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9796743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9796743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>From the Electrical Worker<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6581740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6581740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSt. Louis Member Who \u2018Doesn\u2019t Stop\u2019 Earns IBEW Scholarship\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e8e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7e8e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrittany Winston comes off as a confident IBEW sister who isn\u2019t going to let obstacles on the job intimidate her&#8230;.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446f5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"446f5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be1974 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5be1974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce3596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fce3596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3e309 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ef3e309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Red-circle-Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.Red-circle-st0{fill:#E03A3E;}\t.Red-circle-st1{fill:none;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;}<\/style><circle class=\"Red-circle-st0\" cx=\"10\" cy=\"10\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><path class=\"Red-circle-st1\" d=\"M10.7,6.7L14,10 M14,10l-3.3,3.3 M14,10H6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db6711 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0db6711\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccd720 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dccd720\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e19f5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54e19f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ibewstory.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-620\" alt=\"A smiling man with short hair and a neatly trimmed beard, wearing a light blue button-up shirt. He is posing in front of a map, and the image is framed in a circular format.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ibewstory.png 662w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ibewstory-254x300.png 254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcfc3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dcfc3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fe895 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15fe895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/myibewstoryy-1024x170.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-624\" alt=\"my IBEW story\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/myibewstoryy-1024x170.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/myibewstoryy-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/myibewstoryy-768x128.png 768w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/myibewstoryy-1536x256.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/myibewstoryy.png 1652w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15400a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15400a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being a part of the IBEW has benefited not just me and my family here \u2014 my wife and three children, Kaidance, Liam, and Emery \u2014 but also my family still in Brazil, my mom and brother. The opportunity to have a great career, with a future to look forward to along with a dignified wage and outstanding benefits, has allowed me to provide comfort and security for all of my loved ones. 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