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

Minority Contractors Raise Concerns Over Equity in CT Construction Contracts

https://www.constructionowners.com/news/minority-contractors-raise-concerns-over-equity-in-connecticut-construction-contracts

constructionowners.com: Connecticut Minority Construction Council chairman Bernard Thomas testified before the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority that state equity and inclusion goals for construction contracting are failing in practice, calling for a pause in affordable housing financing awards until systemic barriers for minority-owned firms are addressed.

CT Developer Proposes 76-unit Affordable Housing Project in Milford

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/ct-developer-proposes-76-unit-affordable-housing-project-in-milford/

hartfordbusiness.com: Stamford-based Garden Homes Management Corp. has filed plans for a 76-unit affordable residential development at 460 Bic Drive in Milford, a site where a previous project had drawn local opposition, with the application scheduled for review by the city Inland Wetlands Agency.

War Accelerates Global Shift from Oil and Gas

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/03/trump-clean-energy-iran-war-global-shift-oil-gas

theguardian.com: The US conflict with Iran is accelerating the global shift away from oil and gas, driving sharp increases in electric vehicle demand across Europe and renewed investment in renewables worldwide despite Trump administration policies favoring fossil fuels

Sec-Treas Noble : An Even Stronger Retirement (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/an-even-stronger-retirement/?ref=ew

ibew.org: International Secretary Treasurer Paul A. Noble explains the new National Electrical Individual Benefit pension program and encourages local unions to negotiate the employer funded plan as an additional retirement supplement for members

Clean Energy and Union Labor Intersect (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/clean-energy-and-union-labor-intersect-in-nj/?ref=ew

ibew.org: International President Kenneth W. Cooper tours the Atlantic City Convention Center in New Jersey, a 100% union facility where clean energy projects and IBEW labor have come together