At IBEW Local 520, we stress the importance and value being an informed voter. That is why we work hard to educate our membership on the political candidates that support unions and strengthen our membership. IBEW 520 makes endorsements that…
IBEW Local 520 seeks to educate and engage with political candidates who work to create growth and positive policy for organized labor. Local 520 believes it is their job to educate its members and identify the candidates seeking elected office…
For the upcoming election, IBEW Local 520, along with the Austin Labor Council and many of the building trades and unions in the Central Texas area, has endorsed candidates based on the determination that they have or will support labor…
The fall 2020 Election will have implications that impact the U.S., Texas, Central Texas and IBEW Local 520, which is why we want our Brothers and Sisters, friends and family to become informed voters. To help, Local 520 provides the…
For many men and women, becoming a member of IBEW Local 520 provides a quality career where if they work hard, they will earn a quality wage, with benefits and contributions to a retirement. For other members, learning the trade…
Before the 2020 school year started back up, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 520 held their yearly Summer Workers Program. The program began as a way to help the children of members earn some extra summer cash, but…
A private, publicly-funded non-profit organization promoting workforce development in the Austin/Travis County area recently published a profile on IBEW Local 520 first-year apprentice Abigail Leighton. The article can be found on the Working in Austin website, which is operated by…
As positive cases of COVID-19 spike across Texas, Local 520 Business Manager Ben Brenneman offered words of encouragement for members of the IBEW Local Union. His remarks were first posted as a video on Facebook. Brenneman first explained the rolling…
The proud members of IBEW Local 520 continue to give back and support small businesses and organizations in the region during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In San Angelo, where a second Local 520 Union Hall recently opened, Organizer Diarmid Campbell…
During the Depression of 1893, the Pullman Rail Car Company slashed workers’ wages by 25 percent, while leaving in place the charges the workers paid for company housing and the prices they paid for goods at the company store. Facing…
Durante los tiempos sin precedentes de la pandemia de Covid-19, IBEW Local 520 adoptó una variedad de métodos para informar rápidamente a los miembros sobre diversos desarrollos e información de seguridad. Esto incluyó publicar videos en Facebook, visitar sitios de…
l 2 de marzo, ocho miembros de IBEW Local 520 donaron equipo deportivo a la Primaria Callison del Distrito Escolar independiente de Round Rock. El proyecto de participación comunitaria fue organizado por el Caucus de Minorías de Trabajadores Eléctricos IBEW…
De octubre a diciembre, IBEW 520 ayudó a que esta temporada de fiestas pasadas fuera especial para los niños desfavorecidos de la comunidad local de Austin. El Caucus Minoritario IBEW Local 520 organizó una campaña de juguetes para que las…
