Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 26—Marcos Castorena comes from a family of electricians. Eight in all have chosen the profession, including his late father ...

IBEW Local 24 manager Mike McHale talks about apprenticeships, career paths and realities of construction work in the latest ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — There is a shortage of electricians across the country and right here in Indiana. IBEW Local 481 is working to spread the word about its apprenticeship program as an alternative ...

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 ...

A group of Roanoke high schoolers are spending time during their spring break to learn about labor unions.

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 ...

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 ...

It’s no secret that the gap between the number of available jobs and the number of skilled workers available to fill them is a real concern both in KELOLAND and across the country. That’s why the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- An innovative program is changing the face of what's typically a male-dominated industry. IBEW Local 98 is graduating nine high school girls into careers as union electricians.