During the Building Trades Union’s early July General Membership meeting of Flushing, New York-headquartered International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3, IBEW Members who recently volunteered for Electrical Workers Without Borders North America (EWWBNA) in the Navajo Nation were honored with a special presentation. They were joined by representatives from EWWBNA, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) and Thorogood - a Made-In-The-USA Work Boot Manufacturer. EWWBNA, which was founded by former IBEW President Edwin Hill, has partnered with the NTUA on the Light Up Navajo Program to expand electrification and connection to the utility across the Navajo Nation, a service area larger than the state of West Virginia and home to one of the largest - but poorest, Native Tribes within the United States. More than10,000 Navajo Families live without electricity in their homes and it would cost up to $1 billion over 50 years for the NTUA to do it on their own, if not for IBEW Members stepping up to the challenge.

National AFL-CIO News Editor’s Note: Read More Here About Local 3 And IBEW Union Members Participating In This Program.