IBEW Members Confront Gulf Coast Crisis

[Omaha Steve]

Run time: 03:43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAZF7b5gHQs   Posted on YouTube: August 23, 2010 By YouTube Member: TheElectricalWorker Views on YouTube: 108   Posted on DU: August 24, 2010 By DU Member: Omaha Steve Views on DU: 409

 

[newfie11]

1. GO IBEW!!!!

My daddy was a life long member of the IBEW. You guys are awesome!

[aquart]

2. They are indeed.

[Omaha Steve]

3. The info I didn't have when this was posted

http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/08/23/ibew-members-in-gulf-coast-rebuilding-lives-communities/

by James Parks, Aug 23, 2010

The residents of Louisiana’s Gulf Coast are determined to rebuild their lives and their communities after suffering the triple whammy of Hurricane Katrina, the recession and the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.

Union members who live and work in the area, including members of the Electrical Workers (IBEW), are trying to make it through these tough times themselves while also helping rebuild the region (see video at left).

But it’s a job they do willingly, not just for the pay, but because they want to keep the unique lifestyle of the Louisiana Gulf Coast alive. One-third of the area residents who evacuated after Katrina have not returned, leaving it to those who remain to rejuvenate the region.

As one member of IBEW Local 130 put it:

This is my backyard. This is what I‘ve grown up doing. This is our life. If we don’t try to save this, then we won’t have a tomorrow for our kids.