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Designing and Maintaining 21st Century Electrical Systems

Affiliated Jacksonville Electrical Contractors not only maintain electrical systems and wiring, we desgin them Our contractors are skilled trade’s people and are experts in the design, implementation, and installation of the electrical and energy management systems and are regarded by the industry as highly trained professionals. You can be assured of absolutely sound engineering... more ...

Pres Cooper The IBEW Is Wired for Change

Meet The Jacksonville Electricians

A common, prevailing notion in the Florida construction industry is that it costs more to work with organized electricians or electrical contractors. Jacksonville's customers and business owners are increasingly recognizing this as a myth. Sure, you can always go the lowest dollar on anything in life. However, it is also always true that you get what you pay for. Going for the lowest... more ...

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IBEW : An Electrical Apprentice Program Geared Toward Women (Video)

https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/ibew-apprenticeship-expo-offers-bright-future-for-female-electricians/3914472/

nbcchicago.com: An IBEW apprenticeship expo in Chicago highlights opportunities for women entering the electrical trade, showcasing a program designed to recruit and support female electricians in a field where women remain significantly underrepresented.

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Team Partners With IBEW Local To Hold Donation Drive

https://syracusecrunch.com/news/2026/3/27/syracuse-crunch-partner-with-ibew-local-43-to-hold-donation-drive-for-mcmahon-ryan-child-advocacy-center-april-12.aspx

syracusecrunch.com: The Syracuse Crunch and IBEW Local 43 are partnering to hold a donation drive on April 12 benefiting the McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center, collecting snacks, juice boxes, baby bottles, and wipes for children and families navigating abuse allegations in Onondaga County.

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Solar Cells do the Quote, Impossible with 130% Breakthrough

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260328024517.htm

sciencedaily.com: Researchers at Kyushu University used a spin flip metal complex to harness singlet fission, producing roughly 1.3 energy carriers per photon absorbed and achieving a 130 percent quantum yield, a result that could point toward next generation solar cells capable of capturing far more sunlight than current technology allows.

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The AFLCIO Working People's Weekly List

https://aflcio.org/2026/3/23/were-excited-about-whats-ahead-working-people-weekly-list

aflcio.org: The March 23 edition of the AFL-CIO Working People Weekly List rounds up top labor news including approximately 200 South Jersey healthcare workers voting to unionize and Harvard custodians ratifying a new four year contract after months of bargaining.

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IBEW Calls for Scrutiny of Skydance-CBS Layoffs, Proposed Merger

https://www.tvtechnology.com/business/ibew-calls-for-scrutiny-of-skydance-cbs-layoffs-and-proposed-cnn-merger

The IBEW called for transparency and regulatory scrutiny following a second round of CBS News layoffs and plans to shut down CBS News Radio, warning that a proposed merger of CBS News with CNN raises serious questions about the future of union broadcasting jobs.

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Paramount to buy Warner Bros Discovery in $110B Deal

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/warner-bros-signs-110-billion-deal-with-paramount-ends-bidding-war-with-netflix-2026-02-27/

Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal, ending a bidding war after Netflix withdrew its offer. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2026 pending regulatory and shareholder approval.

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