Industry and IBEW News

hartfordbusiness.com reports a 43-unit apartment building has been proposed for 1515 State St. in New Haven, with applications filed by M&T Land Development II LLC seeking site plan approval and a special permit.
connecticut.news12.com reports Greenwich Hospital has broken ground on a new Smilow Cancer Hospital, expanding access to Yale Cancer Center specialists and becoming Connecticut's only National Cancer Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
ibew.org: Federal wage and safety enforcement has collapsed under the current administration with wage violation cases down 98% and Davis Bacon penalties down 94% compared to prior administrations according to a report by the nonprofit Good Jobs First.
ibew.org: Secretary Treasurer Noble reports that union membership rose to 11.2% of wage and salary workers in 2025 the highest share in 16 years with nearly half of new union growth coming from Southern states despite ongoing attacks on labor rights.
ibew.org: Local 611 Business Manager Alfonso Martinez testified before a Senate Energy Committee roundtable that the cancellation of more than 500 energy generation projects under the current administration is costing union members work and driving up utility bills nationwide.