What you need to know: Governor Newsom today signed seven bills to strengthen California’s approach to data centers — requiring data centers to report about water and electricity use. The bills help protect California’s innovation economy while ensuring Californians have a say regarding proposed projects in their communities. From gov.ca.gov SACRAMENTO – As Donald Trump…
We’ve had a busy few weeks at the CSAEW, with some good victories to report. First, we are happy to report that IBEW joined dozens of other building trades members in Sacramento in a successful bid to defend our livelihood, beating back an attempt by the Carpenters and others to slash our wages by as…
Our job at CSAEW is not only to represent our 104,000 members in California and Nevada but also ensure the communities where our members live are safe and provide a strong economic base that delivers high-wage jobs. That’s why we are in regular dialogue with our elected officials and come to Sacramento twice each year…
Hundreds of dedicated IBEW members recently gathered in Sacramento for 2026 CSAEW Lobby Day, uniting to advocate for more jobs, better livelihoods, and enhanced job site safety. California IBEW delegates met with elected officials to advocate legislation that will build safer and stronger communities, benefit their constituents and communities by adding high-wage, high-growth jobs, and…
Each Spring, IBEW leaders, staff and rank-and-file members from across the state descend on Sacramento to talk to their elected officials about upcoming legislation at the beginning of the legislative season. With a new, more combative and anti-union administration in place in Washington, DC, our challenges are heightened this year. The Los Angeles firestorms in…