The judge presiding in the Department of Labor Case against IBEW Local 108 has denied our motion to dismiss. After careful consideration, I recommended to the Executive Board that we stop the litigation and agree to a Department of Labor supervised rerun of the election.  The Executive Board has agreed. Information on the rerun of the election is upcoming.

The average positivity and death rates in Florida have decreased in October, although Hillsborough County remains a "hot spot". 

We are going to resume our regular unit meetings in November. Masks will be required at all meetings, along with social distancing. Please be safety cautious and considerate of others and their families.

Read the "Solidarity through Safety" article that starts on the front page of the October 2021 edition of "The Electrical Worker". Please get vaccinated!!!

In Solidarity,

Doug Bowden

IBEW Local 108 and the negotiating committees of WEDU and City of Lakeland successfully ratified a one year agreement for WEDU, and a three year agreement for the City of Lakeland. 

Doug Bowden