--- title: IBEW journeymen pass knowledge to next generation of workers description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Colin Lavin of IBEW 47 joined us on today’s show. image: https://awf.labortools.com/hubfs/IBEW%20Red%20mic.jpg --- 1 min read Season 4, Episode 22 # IBEW journeymen pass knowledge to next generation of workers [ awfblog ](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) January 31, 2023 [IBEW](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/ibew) [America's Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/americas-work-force-union-podcast) ![ibew104c](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hub/383205/file-802364943.png?width=288&height=288&name=file-802364943.png)   Guest Name: --- Colin Lavin Guest Website: --- [https://ibew47.org/](https://ibew47.org/)  Guest Social Media: --- [ Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=115330471859652) [ Twitter](https://twitter.com/47ibew?lang=en) [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/IBEWLOCAL47/videos) [ LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibew-local-47/) Supportive Documents: --- Colin Lavin, Business Manager and Financial Secretary of the [International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 47](https://ibew47.org/), appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about the importance of passing knowledge from one generation of workers to the next and the need to invest in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. Local 47 is located in Riverside, Calif. and represents about 14,000 IBEW outside linemen. He discussed the Local’s process for screening candidates who apply to its apprenticeship program. Once the individuals successfully interview and become an apprentice, the ropes of the trades are passed down from one generation to the next, he explained. Lavin said the Local needs to grow its membership, and detailed some of the projects where members are working. He also talked about the infrastructure needed to successfully transition to EVs. Currently, he is negotiating a Projet Labor Agreement to build EV infrastructure. Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics: --- America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. America’s Work Force is committed to providing an accessible venue in which America's workers and their families can hear discussion on important, relevant topics such as employment, healthcare, legislative action, labor-management relations, corporate practices, finances, local and national politics, consumer reports and labor issues. 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