IBEW Local 163’s training director, John Nadolny, left, provided Gov. Tom Wolf with a tour of the training facility on Thursday, Sept. 15. NANTICOKE — Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday said skilled trade ...

NANTICOKE – Gov. Tom Wolf awarded $446,247 in state funds for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 163 training facility back in June, and he got to see inside the facility during ...

National Apprenticeship Week is November 8 – 14, and this week brings opportunity to recognize the role and value of apprenticeships. Beyond the individual apprentices, there are many who come ...

IBEW Local 540 held its fourth annual "Apprentice Draft Day" at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Twenty-five new apprentices were welcomed into the electrician apprenticeship program. Hall of Famer Joe ...

NEW YORK — Faced with a critical shortage of electrical and IT wiring professionals, the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) ...

The four-year apprenticeship program trains workers for jobs in New York State's clean energy economy. The New York State Department of Labor today recognized 52 electric workers from the New York ...

Gov. Tom Wolf toured the IBEW Local 163’s state-of-the-art training facility in Nanticoke on Thursday. Looking on are Sen. John Yudichak, I-Swoyersville; and Rep., Gerald Mullery, D-Newport Township.

Although vocational tech programs may be viewed as an alternative to college for high school students interested in entering the skilled trades, that doesn’t mean they don’t emphasize hitting the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Recently, the Central Coast Construction Trades, IBEW Local 413 and Pipe Trades UA Local 114 partnered along with other trade ...

For the second year, an IBEW Local 573 apprentice has been awarded a $600 scholarship in memory of Adam Connelly.

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