Edwin D. Hill is International President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), an office he has held since 2001. As President of a union whose members work in all sectors of the energy economy, from utility companies to solar panel production plants, from building retrofitting to nuclear power facilities, Mr. Hill has a unique hands on perspective about the scope of challenges facing the country as it seeks to make the transition to a clean energy economy. Both in his role as President of the IBEW and as a member of the AFL CIO’s Executive Council, he is a leading voice for a balanced and practical approach to the nation’s pursuit of energy independence. As President of a union with a long history of providing quality job training, he also offers an informed perspective on both the value and challenges involved in significantly expanding the role of job training as the country attempts to overcome cascading job losses while simultaneously seeking to combat global warming.

Blog Entries by Edwin D. Hill

The Change We Deserve

Posted November 18, 2009 | 04:13 PM (EST)


It didn't take long for the anti-worker far right to try to spin the results of the 2009 elections as a mandate for their pro-corporate agenda.

According to conservative columnist Michael Barone, the biggest losers were not Democratic gubernatorial candidates Jon Corzine and Creigh Deeds but was the "union...

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Forging a Green Economic Recovery at Home

1 Comments | Posted August 21, 2009 | 05:29 PM (EST)


Around the time President Obama was kicking off trade talks with Chinese leaders late last month, more than 100 workers in Lexington, Ky., found out they were about to become the latest victims of our existing unfair and unbalanced trade policies.

General Electric Co. announced on July...

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Real Health Care Reform -- Not Short-Sighted Take Backs

Posted July 16, 2009 | 01:52 PM (EST)


As political weapons are sharpened for another historic showdown over health care reform, it's important to talk about what this debate means for tens of thousands of workers like Dick Rogers, a 28-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1837 in Manchester, Maine.

Rogers is a...

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Making Sure Green Jobs are Good Jobs

5 Comments | Posted May 22, 2009 | 04:55 PM (EST)


With more than $50 billion in federal stimulus money going to training and investment in the renewable energy sector, green-collar jobs look to be a bright spot of growth amidst stunningly high unemployment.

According to one study, green jobs are expected to grow at an annual rate of...

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