Around the Local

A union electrician is entering the congressional race on Staten Island, aiming to mobilize the borough's labor base in a bid for federal office.
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Construction unions including the IBEW are celebrating approval of a major AI manufacturing facility in Independence, Missouri, calling it a generational win for union jobs in the region.
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Residents opposing the approved AI data center in Independence are organizing a referendum petition drive to challenge the city council vote on the project.
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Workers at Ingalls Shipbuilding have ratified a new contract featuring the largest single wage increase in the shipyard's history, a milestone win for IBEW and affiliated unions.
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Proposed Connecticut legislation would codify a requirement that data centers and large power users secure their own electricity sources rather than drawing from the shared grid, formalizing the emerging state policy on energy self-sufficiency.
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