Electrical Industry Extends Helping Hand to Returning Vets - Now on ElectricTV.net

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Last update: 3:21 p.m. EDT July 14, 2008
BETHESDA, Md., July 14, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A unique program helping America's veterans find new careers in the building and construction trades is among the features of the latest edition of ElectricTV.net. A joint production of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), ElectricTV.net is the only Web TV program dedicated to the latest developments in the electrical and information systems industries.

Named "Helmets to Hardhats," the public-private initiative provides job and training guidance to U.S. armed forces members seeking to transition to civilian life. To date, the program has been actively involved in the career search of nearly 200,000 veterans.

Also on this edition of ElectricTV is an interview with Dr. Patrick Moore, a founding member of Greenpeace, who reconsiders the benefits of nuclear energy; a feature on the first uranium enrichment facility to be built on U.S. soil in thirty years; and a piece exploring the truth about compact fluorescent lamps.
To view, visit www.ElectricTV.net/helmets.aspx .

ABOUT NECA AND IBEW
Through their joint marketing organization -- the National Labor-Management Cooperation Committee (NLMCC) of the organized electrical construction industry - NECA and IBEW together work to:

-- Reach customers with accurate information about the industry; and
-- Achieve better internal communication between labor and management.

NECA has provided over a century of service to the $130 billion electrical construction industry that brings power, light and communication technology to buildings and communities across the United States. NECA's national office and 119 local chapters advance the industry through advocacy, education, research and standards development.
With 725,000 members who work in a wide variety of fields - including construction, utilities, telecommunications and manufacturing - IBEW is among the largest member unions in the AFL-CIO. IBEW was founded in 1891.
For more information, visit www.thequalityconnection.org .
SOURCE NLMCC

http://www.thequalityconnection.org