For many years, IBEW Local has been a proud sponsor and friend of the Ronald McDonald House in West Philadelphia. The non-profit provides free housing and meals to families whose seriously ill children are receiving care at Children’s Hospital or St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.

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The Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council will once again be hosting the annual All-Star Labor Classic, which showcases the region’s top high-school basketball talents and features a game of Building Trades’ officials squaring off against local media celebrities. This year’s event will be Sunday, April 14th from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia (600 South 43rd Street).

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IBEW Local 98 Union is providing free breakfast and lunch to Philadelphia TSA workers continuing to work unpaid. The union has donated two food trucks that will serve hot meals to them on Wednesday and Friday. The Union is also donating $25,000 to Philabundance to provide them more food throughout the shutdown. (Published Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019 | Credit: Pamela Osborne)

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Johnny Doc heralds ‘new era’ with song and dance about mold!

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Building Trades’ workers called out an Old City development with a fungus-inspired riff on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”