The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 756 Business Manager/ Financial Secretary Matt Nelson joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the increase of union construction workers employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other space companies.
Local 756 represents about 400 active members in the Daytona Beach, Fla. area.
Members of the Local 756 regularly perform work on construction projects at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Blue Origin, the private space company founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Nelson said. The work for various space programs has positively impacted the Local’s membership. The aerospace industry increasingly turns to IBEW contractors for electrical work because of the steady supply of skilled labor he said.
Nelson also talked about the Local’s efforts to rebuild Florida properties following Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, plus the growth of the Local’s apprenticeship programs.
Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics.