The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has been the first to step up to the plate and lobby for the rights of US citizens working on US Government projects overseas. They recently published this article “IBEW Urges Electrical Safety At U.S. Bases” (pg 3) in their monthly national magazine The Electrical Worker. It has [...]

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I got this comment last night in response to  “My 100th Blog Post - How MsSparky.com Evolved”. I get these responses all the time in emails and I normal just disregard them…but not today!
This is a comment from “DC”.
the testifying, I get. But the public speaking and anything remotely related to work or even specifically [...]

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With current media coverage on the Iraq Electrocutions and tomorrows hearings of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform entitled “Deficient Electrical Systems at U.S. Facilities in Iraq” they decided to air my segment of “The Story” today.
Before I give you link….I want to say the “The Story” did and awesome job. My [...]

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Well…. today was a first. I recorded a session for “The Story” an American Public Media daily national program. I had never been in a recording studio before. Didn’t have a clue what to expect or what to do. The technician John, also a licensed electrician, walked me through the process and got me used [...]

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This is by far the best video out there. Great job ANP! Be sure to use the full screen mode. For some reason some company networks will not show this video. If you can’t see it you may try to view it from another system…home, Starbucks, etc.

The majority of the news media ran the Associated [...]

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I am an IBEW Local 48 Electrician. It was very difficult to keep my emotions in check after hearing the heartbreaking testimony of Cheryl Harris and Larraine McGee. I was nervous at first, then angry and by the time I read my last paragraph it was difficult to keep my emotions under control. This is [...]

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