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The Rubber Meets the Road for Veterans at IBEW Local 103
Regular commuters along the Southeast Expressway, or Route 93 just outside of Boston, are no doubt familiar with IBEW Local 103’s landmark electronic sign and its regular messages highlighting and honoring various groups, charities, local events and civic activities. One of the more frequent subjects seen on Local 103’s sign over the years has been …
Solar Energy Key to Environment and Economy
In 2016, Massachusetts added the seventh most new capacity in solar power nationally, positioning the Commonwealth on the front lines of the solar industry’s explosive growth. While the countless benefits of solar as a renewable energy source are universally recognized, the importance of this emerging technology to our local economy cannot be overstated. To date, …
A Career in the Trades Makes ‘Cents’
The American Dream has always been about the ability to achieve anything that you set your mind to. The equation for this has always been: more education equals higher economic potential. The only sure path to a long and successful employment career, therefore, is to earn a college degree after graduating from high school, right? …
IBEW Local 103 and Wentworth Institute for Technology Partner in Innovative Path to Higher Education
IBEW, Local 103 values the importance of education. Every member of Local 103 completes a five-year apprenticeship training program that includes 1,000 hours of classroom learning combined with job simulations and on-the-job training. Throughout their apprenticeships, members are held to performance and workmanship standards that prepare them well for a valuable career in the electrical …
IBEW Local 103 Hosts Fifth Annual Blood Drive and Wellness Event
According to the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and the Centers for Disease Control, $2.2 trillion is spent on health care in the United States each year. At the same time, businesses in the U.S. are losing $61 billion each year due to preventable employee illness. For these reasons and more, the …
Solar Energy Key to Environment and Economy
In 2014, Massachusetts added the fourth most new capacity in solar power nationally, positioning the Commonwealth on the front lines of the solar industry’s explosive growth. While the countless benefits of solar as a renewable energy source are universally recognized, the importance of this emerging technology to our local economy cannot be overstated. To date, …