INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS

Labor Union

900 7TH STREET, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20001

USA

DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE RETIREMENT TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE RAILROADS ENERGY/NUCLEAR

The IBEW lobbied for the consistent funding of two Virginia class submarines per year. This year the presidential budget outlined a decrease in the Virginia class submarine budget reducing the funds to one. The IBEW represents thousands of members who work under collective bargaining agreements with commercial shipping companies, which include Electric Boat in New London, Connecticut and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of a comprehensive direct investment in the United States transportation sector. This approach must be prioritized to meet the infrastructure needs of the United States, especially following the economic impact of the novel Coronavirus. The inclusion of labor protections such as the Davis-Bacon Act and Buy America are imperative to the creation of jobs and stability in the American economy.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 2474/S. 1306). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would restore the original intent of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to protect workers right to organize a union and negotiate higher wages and better benefits. Provisions in the PRO Act include authorizing meaningful penalties for employers that violate workers rights, strengthening support for workers who suffer retaliation for exercising their rights, and preventing employers from interfering in union elections.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions provisions to be included in pandemic response legislation; text similar to Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) and the Butch Lewis Act (S. 2254) would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintaining the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)supports passage of the Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy Act (S. 2185). This legislation would create a 10 percent tax credit for the construction of clean energy projects that meet certain labor standards. This legislation has the potential to provide employers with a significant incentive to employ thousands of IBEW members in building out low and zero carbon energy projects around the United States. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) supports passage of the Nuclear Powers America Act (H.R. 2314/S. 1134). This legislation would support the work of over 15,000 IBEW members by providing an investment tax credit for existing nuclear generation. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) supports the enactment of Incentivizing New and Valuable Energy Storage Technology (INVEST) Act (H.R. 5409), legislation that would provide an investment tax credit (ITC) for energy storage that would allow regulated utilities the ability to utilize the tax credit up front without havingto spread out savings over the life of a major capital project. This legislation has the potential to benefit several large IBEW employers build out energy storage project that would help support renewable energy generation and lower carbon emissions while creating union jobs.

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The IBEW, which represents employees in AMTRAK and Freight railroad sectors lobbied AMTRAK collective bargaining agreements, waive, suspend, terminate, reopen, or otherwise modify existing collective bargaining agreements, the retention of the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic in part or whole and the retention of labor protections; Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards and Buy America procurement requirements. The IBEW, which represents employees in AMTRAK and Freight railroad sectors lobbied that H.R. 6201 provide administrative grants to aid in the Railroad Retirement Board in the processing of Railroad Unemployment Insurance applications, waiving the weeklong waiting period under RUI, removal of RUI from the sequester, The above items should be attached to any legislation providing assistance to Amtrak.

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The IBEW supports the enactment of the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (H.R. 3306/S. 903), which would create federal policies to support nuclear power research and deployment. This would include the establishment of a domestic market for advanced nuclear generation, ensure the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), support the construction of demonstration projects and support training for the next generation of nuclear sector workers. Federal support for advanced nuclear generation could potentially provide thousands of jobs to current and future IBEW members once the technology is commercially deployed. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) supports the passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (H.R. 2699). This legislation would amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) to update the U.S. Department of Energys ability to manage nuclear waste. This would include authorization of interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and permit the Energy Department to undertake infrastructure activities intended to enable construction and operation of a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, including safety upgrades, site preparation, construction of a rail line and grid connection.

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Lobbyists:

ESPINOSA, SERGIO
ECKERT, DANIELLE

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name :
Siemens Healthineers Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG
Country :
GERMANY
Contribution :
$0
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Foreign Entity Name :
Siemens AG
Country :
GERMANY
Contribution :
$0
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Foreign Entity Name :
Siemens Healthineers AG
Country :
GERMANY
Contribution :
$0
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LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUND ENERGY/NUCLEAR TRANSPORTATION HEALTH ISSUES RETIREMENT

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 2474). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would restore the original intent of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to protect workers right to organize a union and negotiate higher wages and better benefits. Provisions in the PRO Act include authorizing meaningful penalties for employers that violate workers rights, strengthening support for workers who suffer retaliation for exercising their rights and preventing employers from interfering in union elections.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage and enactment of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act (H.R. 1166/S. 383). The USE IT Act would authorize several initiatives under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to support the development of carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS), technology that would help the United States reach its emissions goals under the Paris Climate Agreement by capturing carbon from the source of emissions or directly from the air and be stored underground or utilized for other purposes. CCUS technology is intended to support industries that employ thousands of IBEW workers, including coal and natural gas electrical generation. The IBEW also lobbied on the resolution Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal (H.Res. 109/S.Res. 59), a congressional resolution that calls for the creation of a Green New Deal with the goals of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, establishing millions of high-wage jobs and ensuring economic security for all, investing in infrastructure and industry, and promoting justice and equality.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of a broad based, aggressive investment strategy to meet the infrastructure needs of the United States and create jobs for Americans across the country. Key features that the IBEW supports in infrastructure legislation include the application of the Davis-Bacon Act on federally-supported construction projects, increase federal investment to modernization the national electric grid, and addressing the funding mechanism of the Highway Trust Fund to achieve long-term stability.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748/S. 684), legislation that would repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurances plans, commonly known as the Cadillac Tax. Hundreds of thousands of IBEW members are being negatively impacted by the 40 percent excise tax, which has resulted in our workers being forced to accept lower wages and/or higher health care premiums and deductibles due to the excise tax.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) and its Senate companion, the to-be-introduced Butch Lewis Act. The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintaining the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.

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Lobbyists:

ESPINOSA, SERGIO

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name:
SNCF
Country :
FRANCE
Contribution :
$0

TRANSPORTATION HEALTH ISSUES RETIREMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUND

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of a broad based, aggressive investment strategy to meet the infrastructure needs of the United States and create jobs for Americans across the country. Key features that the IBEW supports in infrastructure legislation include the application of the Davis-Bacon Act on federally-supported construction projects, increase federal investment to modernization the national electric grid, and addressing the funding mechanism of the Highway Trust Fund to achieve long-term stability.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748/S. 684), legislation that would repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurances plans, commonly known as the Cadillac Tax. Hundreds of thousands of IBEW members are being negatively impacted by the 40 percent excise tax, which has resulted in our workers being forced to accept lower wages and/or higher health care premiums and deductibles due to the excise tax.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) and its Senate companion, the to-be-introduced Butch Lewis Act. The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintaining the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage and enactment of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act (H.R. 1166/S. 383). The USE IT Act would authorize several initiatives under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to support the development of carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS), technology that would help the United States reach its emissions goals under the Paris Climate Agreement by capturing carbon from the source of emissions or directly from the air and be stored underground or utilized for other purposes. CCUS technology is intended to support industries that employ thousands of IBEW workers, including coal and natural gas electrical generation. The IBEW also lobbied on the resolution Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal (H.Res. 109/S.Res. 59), a congressional resolution that calls for the creation of a Green New Deal with the goals of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, establishing millions of high-wage jobs and ensuring economic security for all, investing in infrastructure and industry, and promoting justice and equality.

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Lobbyists:

ESPINOSA, SERGIO

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name :
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology - Water Desalination and Reuse Center
Country :
SAUDI ARABIA
Contribution :
$14
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Foreign Entity Name :
Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin
Country :
GERMANY
Contribution :
$0
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RETIREMENT TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUND ENERGY/NUCLEAR

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) and its Senate companion, the to-be-introduced Butch Lewis Act. The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintaining the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748/S. 684), legislation that would repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurances plans, commonly known as the Cadillac Tax. Hundreds of thousands of IBEW members are being negatively impacted by the 40 percent excise tax, which has resulted in our workers being forced to accept lower wages and/or higher health care premiums and deductibles due to the excise tax.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 2474). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would restore the original intent of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to protect workers right to organize a union and negotiate higher wages and better benefits. Provisions in the PRO Act include authorizing meaningful penalties for employers that violate workers rights, strengthening support for workers who suffer retaliation for exercising their rights and preventing employers from interfering in union elections.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage and enactment of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act (H.R. 1166/S. 383). The USE IT Act would authorize several initiatives under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to support the development of carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS), technology that would help the United States reach its emissions goals under the Paris Climate Agreement by capturing carbon from the source of emissions or directly from the air and be stored underground or utilized for other purposes. CCUS technology is intended to support industries that employ thousands of IBEW workers, including coal and natural gas electrical generation.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) supports the passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (H.R. 2699). This legislation would amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) to update the U.S. Department of Energys ability to manage nuclear waste. This would include authorization of interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and permit the Energy Department to undertake infrastructure activities intended to enable construction and operation of a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, including safety upgrades, site preparation, construction of a rail line and grid connection.

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Lobbyists:

ESPINOSA, SERGIO

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name :
Saudi Sovereign Public Investment Fund
Country :
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Contribution :
$0
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Foreign Entity Name :
QuarterBack Financial Partners SPC
Country :
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Contribution :
$0
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ENERGY/NUCLEAR LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE RETIREMENT TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUND

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) supports the passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (H.R. 2699). This legislation would amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) to update the U.S. Department of Energys ability to manage nuclear waste. This would include authorization of interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and permit the Energy Department to undertake infrastructure activities intended to enable construction and operation of a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, including safety upgrades, site preparation, construction of a rail line and grid connection.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 2474). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would restore the original intent of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to protect workers right to organize a union and negotiate higher wages and better benefits. Provisions in the PRO Act include authorizing meaningful penalties for employers that violate workers rights, strengthening support for workers who suffer retaliation for exercising their rights and preventing employers from interfering in union elections.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) and its Senate companion, the to-be-introduced Butch Lewis Act. The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintaining the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748/S. 684), legislation that would repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurances plans, commonly known as the Cadillac Tax. Hundreds of thousands of IBEW members are being negatively impacted by the 40 percent excise tax, which has resulted in our workers being forced to accept lower wages and/or higher health care premiums and deductibles due to the excise tax.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage and enactment of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act (H.R. 1166/S. 383). The USE IT Act would authorize several initiatives under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to support the development of carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS), technology that would help the United States reach its emissions goals under the Paris Climate Agreement by capturing carbon from the source of emissions or directly from the air and be stored underground or utilized for other purposes. CCUS technology is intended to support industries that employ thousands of IBEW workers, including coal and natural gas electrical generation.

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Lobbyists:

ESPINOSA, SERGIO

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name:
MIH e-commerce Holdings B.V.
Country :
NETHERLANDS
Contribution :
$0

RETIREMENT LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE ENERGY/NUCLEAR

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Butch Lewis Act (S. 2147) and its companion legislation, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 4444). The Butch Lewis Act would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined benefit pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintain the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of a broad based, aggressive investment strategy to meet the infrastructure needs of the United States and create jobs for Americans across the country. Key features that the IBEW supports in infrastructure legislation include the application of the Davis-Bacon Act on federally-supported construction projects, increase federal investment to modernization the national electric grid, and addressing the funding mechanism of the Highway Trust Fund to achieve long-term stability.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the enactment of H.R. 3053, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act, legislation that would reform the management and disposal of used civilian nuclear fuel to assure the sustainability of the domestic nuclear energy sector. Thousands of IBEW members work in the nuclear industry in the United States, including in nuclear power plants and manufacturing facilities that fabricate components for nuclear plants.

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Lobbyists:

ESPINOSA, SERGIO

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name:
CACIF
Country :
GUATEMALA
Contribution :
$30,000

TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ENERGY/NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUND RETIREMENT LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748/S. 684), legislation that would repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurances plans, commonly known as the Cadillac Tax. Hundreds of thousands of IBEW members are being negatively impacted by the 40 percent excise tax, which has resulted in our workers being forced to accept lower wages and/or higher health care premiums and deductibles due to the excise tax.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) supports the passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (H.R. 2699). This legislation would amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) to update the U.S. Department of Energys ability to manage nuclear waste. This would include authorization of interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and permit the Energy Department to undertake infrastructure activities intended to enable construction and operation of a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, including safety upgrades, site preparation, construction of a rail line and grid connection.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage and enactment of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act (H.R. 1166/S. 383). The USE IT Act would authorize several initiatives under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to support the development of carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS), technology that would help the United States reach its emissions goals under the Paris Climate Agreement by capturing carbon from the source of emissions or directly from the air and be stored underground or utilized for other purposes. CCUS technology is intended to support industries that employ thousands of IBEW workers, including coal and natural gas electrical generation.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) and its Senate companion, the to-be-introduced Butch Lewis Act. The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintaining the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 2474). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would restore the original intent of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to protect workers right to organize a union and negotiate higher wages and better benefits. Provisions in the PRO Act include authorizing meaningful penalties for employers that violate workers rights, strengthening support for workers who suffer retaliation for exercising their rights and preventing employers from interfering in union elections.

-

Lobbyists:

ESPINOSA, SERGIO

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name:
Psagot Wine, Inc.
Country :
PANAMA
Contribution :
$0

LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUND RETIREMENT ENERGY/NUCLEAR TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 2474). The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would restore the original intent of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to protect workers right to organize a union and negotiate higher wages and better benefits. Provisions in the PRO Act include authorizing meaningful penalties for employers that violate workers rights, strengthening support for workers who suffer retaliation for exercising their rights and preventing employers from interfering in union elections.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage and enactment of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act (H.R. 1166/S. 383). The USE IT Act would authorize several initiatives under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to support the development of carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS), technology that would help the United States reach its emissions goals under the Paris Climate Agreement by capturing carbon from the source of emissions or directly from the air and be stored underground or utilized for other purposes. CCUS technology is intended to support industries that employ thousands of IBEW workers, including coal and natural gas electrical generation.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) and its Senate companion, the to-be-introduced Butch Lewis Act. The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintaining the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) supports the passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (H.R. 2699). This legislation would amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) to update the U.S. Department of Energys ability to manage nuclear waste. This would include authorization of interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and permit the Energy Department to undertake infrastructure activities intended to enable construction and operation of a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, including safety upgrades, site preparation, construction of a rail line and grid connection.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748/S. 684), legislation that would repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurances plans, commonly known as the Cadillac Tax. Hundreds of thousands of IBEW members are being negatively impacted by the 40 percent excise tax, which has resulted in our workers being forced to accept lower wages and/or higher health care premiums and deductibles due to the excise tax.

-

Lobbyists:

ESPINOSA, SERGIO

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name:
SNCF
Country :
FRANCE
Contribution :
$0

TRANSPORTATION HEALTH ISSUES ENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUND RETIREMENT

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of a broad based, aggressive investment strategy to meet the infrastructure needs of the United States and create jobs for Americans across the country. Key features that the IBEW supports in infrastructure legislation include the application of the Davis-Bacon Act on federally-supported construction projects, increase federal investment to modernization the national electric grid, and addressing the funding mechanism of the Highway Trust Fund to achieve long-term stability.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748/S. 684), legislation that would repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurances plans, commonly known as the Cadillac Tax. Hundreds of thousands of IBEW members are being negatively impacted by the 40 percent excise tax, which has resulted in our workers being forced to accept lower wages and/or higher health care premiums and deductibles due to the excise tax.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers supports the passage and enactment of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act (H.R. 1166/S. 383). The USE IT Act would authorize several initiatives under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to support the development of carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS), technology that would help the United States reach its emissions goals under the Paris Climate Agreement by capturing carbon from the source of emissions or directly from the air and be stored underground or utilized for other purposes. CCUS technology is intended to support industries that employ thousands of IBEW workers, including coal and natural gas electrical generation. The IBEW also lobbied on the resolution Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal (H.Res. 109/S.Res. 59), a congressional resolution that calls for the creation of a Green New Deal with the goals of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, establishing millions of high-wage jobs and ensuring economic security for all, investing in infrastructure and industry, and promoting justice and equality.

-

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) and its Senate companion, the to-be-introduced Butch Lewis Act. The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintaining the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.

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Lobbyists:

ESPINOSA, SERGIO

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name:
Samil Spinning Co., Ltd
Country :
NORTH KOREA
Contribution :
$0

LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE

Labor Issues

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Lobbyists:

ECKERT, DANIELLE
Held the following Government positions
International Representative

Foreign Entities:

Foreign Entity Name :
Saudi Sovereign Public Investment Fund
Country :
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Contribution :
$0
-
Foreign Entity Name :
QuarterBack Financial Partners SPC
Country :
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Contribution :
$0
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