Thomas R. Henchey, Business Manager
Around the Local
nbcchicago.com: An IBEW apprenticeship expo in Chicago highlights opportunities for women entering the electrical trade, showcasing a program designed to recruit and support female electricians in a field where women remain significantly underrepresented.
technical.ly: IBEW Local 24 Business Manager Mike McHale explains how data center construction is fueling demand for electricians, with his local growing by over 700 members in four years, and describes the four year apprenticeship process and the physical realities of construction work.
aflcio.org: The March 23 edition of the AFL-CIO Working People Weekly List rounds up top labor news including approximately 200 South Jersey healthcare workers voting to unionize and Harvard custodians ratifying a new four year contract after months of bargaining.
dailyenergyinsider.com: The Pennsylvania House passed the Data Center Act 104 to 95, authorizing the Public Utility Commission to regulate data centers and bar the shifting of infrastructure costs onto residential ratepayers. The bill requires large facilities to source 25 percent of their power from renewables and now heads to the Republican controlled Senate.
riverreporter.com: Gov. Josh Shapiro is offering data center developers expedited permitting in exchange for meeting stricter environmental and transparency standards under his GRID program. Critics say the voluntary incentives lack enforcement teeth and that meaningful protections will require cooperation from both chambers of the legislature.
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