IBEW Local 488 Features

When it comes to Electrical Work, cutting corners can cost you!

Are you a skilled electrical worker looking for fair pay, great benefits, and a secure future? We are actively building a highly skilled workforce to partner with our top-tier contractor base—and we want you on our team. Your employers often join associations—like the ABC, CECA, SAA, or IEC—to protect their company’s best interests. Doesn’t it make sense to join an organization dedicated to... more ...

Industry and IBEW News

Office Sale Points To Housing Plan Revival

https://www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/03/06/office-sale-could-spell-housing-plans-revival/

Queens-based Noble New Haven LLC purchases 446A Blake Street office building and parking lot for $2.9M where 144 apartments have been planned but not yet built in Westville

In Memoriam: Former Local President Jack O. Jacobs

https://labortribune.com/in-memoriam-former-ibew-local-1-president-jack-o-jacobs/

Former IBEW Local 1 President Jack O. Jacobs remembered as dedicated union man who served 25 years as officer, passed away February 23, 2026 at age 89, 70-year Local 1 member

Local, NECA Contractors Honored for Tornado Power Restoration

https://labortribune.com/ibew-local-1-neca-contractors-honored-for-tornado-power-restoration-efforts/

IBEW Local 1 and NECA contractors recognized for ReConnect STL initiative providing free electrical repairs to St. Louis tornado victims, restoring power to over 200 addresses after May storm

CT Lawmakers Look at Ways to Boost Electricity Supply

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/connecticut-lawmakers-look-at-ways-to-boost-electricity-supply/3710924/

Connecticut Energy and Technology Committee advances proposals to expand advanced nuclear workforce and continue clean energy programs as state's contracts including Millstone expire in 2029

Scientists Decry Political Attack on Climate Reference Manual

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/climate/climate-science-judges-manual.html

Twenty-eight contributors to the Federal Judicial Center's Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence have signed an open letter condemning the deletion of its climate science chapter as a political attack on judicial independence. The chapter was removed in February after 27 Republican state attorneys general pressured the center to retract it, leaving federal judges without a peer-reviewed resource on climate science at a time when climate litigation is rapidly expanding in U.S. courts. Subscription may be required.