POLITICS AND LEGISLATION
IT REALLY MATTERS!
OUR LIVELYHOOD DEPENDS ON IT!
SUPPORT POLITICIANS WHO SUPPORT WORKERS AND OUR FAMILIES AND
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HAD TO HELP BETTER OUR LIVES.
WE HAVE ONE POLITICAL ISSUE,
JOBS!
The annual IBEW Day on the Hill will take palce in 2025 on February 25. You must register by January 31 to assure that we will be able to make an appoint with your Legislators and to recieve a Jacket.
POLITICAL RESOURCES:
Thinking of running for office? AFL/CIO Run for Office Program HERE
Register to vote (or update your voter registration) HERE
Where do I go to Vote? Find out HERE
What’s on my ballot? Find out HERE
Other ways to Vote. Vote Early (absentee) Find out how HERE
Who Represents me at the Capitol? Find out HERE
Who is running for office? Find out HERE
WHO WON?? Find out HERE
Please make a contribution to a State Political Candidate or Political Party:
You can get a refund from the State, Find out more about that HERE
MINNESOTA ALLOWS TIME OFF TO VOTE:
As a reminder, Minnesota Law allows workers to take time off to vote without losing pay.
From the Secretary of State Website:
You have a right to take time off work to vote without losing your pay, personal leave, or vacation time:
- Your employer must pay you for the time you need to vote if it falls within your scheduled work time. Your employer cannot require you to use personal leave or vacation time (see Minnesota Statutes 04and 08 subd. 1d).
- Take only as much time as you need to vote and go to work.
- Your employer cannot directly or indirectly refuse, limit, or interfere with this right, including what time you choose to vote.
- Your employer can ask that you tell them when you will be gone and ask that employees coordinate their absences to minimize workplace disruptions.
Find more information about time away from work to vote: HERE
IBEW PAC RESOURCES:
IBEW GOVERNMNET AFFAIRS newsletter archives can be found here: Building America Back Better Newsletter Archives
IBEW POLITICAL ACTION FUND CONTRIBUTION
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE IBEW POLITICAL ACTION FUND. MAKE IT A REOCCURING CONTRIBUTION. THIS MONEY GOES TO SUPPORT LABOR FRIENDLY CANDIDATES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL RACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU!
POLITICS MATTER!
ELECTIONS MATTER!
We got a lot of Pro-Labor legislation passed this session at the Minnesota Legislature.
Expanded Prevailing Wage requirements for State and Renewable Development Account funded construction projects.
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Prevailing wage and EVITP requirements.
Electrical Panel upgrade funding, Prevailing wage and State Electrical act requirements.
State Board of Electricity composition changes; now allows for a PLT worker position.
Transit and Transportation matching funding to bring Federal funding to Minnesota. As well as long term sustainable funding for State Transit and Transportation projects for the future.
Nearly $2.6 Billion in Capital improvement projects from cash and bonding.
To see a full list of 2023/2024 Legislative Accomplishments, CLICK HERE..
IBEW LOCAL 292
2024 ENDORSEMENTS
GENERAL ELECTIONS were held NOVEMBER 5
Who you vote for is your own business. You should know that after careful consideration and selection, the above candidates have been endorsed by the IBEW Local 292 COPE Committee; they are candidates that will fight for Labor and the values of working men and women and our families if they are elected to office. This list of candidates is for the education of IBEW Local 292 members and is not published in cooperation with any candidate for office, candidate committee or other political fund or group.
TO PROVIDE POLITICAL EDUCATION FOR IBEW LOCAL 292 MEMBERS, THE BELOW LISTED CANDIDATES ARE PROVEN FRIENDS OF THE IBEW AND HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE IBEW LOCAL 292 COPE COMMITTEE. (CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES)
2024 IBEW LOCAL 292 Endorsed Candidate Results
Recount in process *
