/tags/ibew IBEW en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-10-31/proponents-drop-push-to-give-downstate-illinois-utilities-dibs-on-new-transmission-lines Illinois Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood — the chair of the House Public Utilities Committee and sponsor of the vetoed bill — said he would propose broader policy in the spring legislative session. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-10-31/proponents-drop-push-to-give-downstate-illinois-utilities-dibs-on-new-transmission-lines Andrew Adams /government-politics-issues/2023-08-17/pritzker-vetoes-bill-granting-ameren-authority-over-transmission-line-construction This would have given Ameren, the electric utility that serves much of downstate Illinois, authority to build new transmission lines without going through a competitive bidding process under federal regulations for any projects approved by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-17/pritzker-vetoes-bill-granting-ameren-authority-over-transmission-line-construction Andrew Adams /government-politics-issues/2021-02-16/page-signs-bill-making-prevailing-wage-enforcement-program-permanent The bill that Page signed on Tuesday, which the St. Louis County Council passed without opposition, would place a prevailing wage enforcement coordinator into county statute. Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:16:40 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-02-16/page-signs-bill-making-prevailing-wage-enforcement-program-permanent Jason Rosenbaum /health-science-environment/2020-11-22/pilot-program-aims-to-get-st-louis-residents-ready-for-solar-industry-jobs Applications are open for the pilot program, in which the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will train a small group of St. Louis residents to install solar panels. Other applicants will get general job skills training. Sun, 22 Nov 2020 13:26:12 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-11-22/pilot-program-aims-to-get-st-louis-residents-ready-for-solar-industry-jobs Rachel Lippmann /economy-business/2019-07-27/8-foot-inflatable-rat-latest-jab-in-a-decade-long-union-dispute For more than a month, an 8-foot inflatable rat has stood outside the St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council on Hampton Avenue. Members of the… Sun, 28 Jul 2019 03:40:33 GMT /economy-business/2019-07-27/8-foot-inflatable-rat-latest-jab-in-a-decade-long-union-dispute Marissanne Lewis-Thompson