![]() Garan – I wasn’t here for the first negotiation in 2018, but since I started I have seen first-hand the benefits of having a strong labor-management partnership in place. If a union-management relationship works correctly, we share a common goal – I want my members taken care of and to make the business the best and most profitable we can – then they can afford to pay good raises and take care of benefits. They recognize that what’s best for my members is best for the company. That’s what makes my relationship with Garan, and Ingeteam, different. We organized successfully with 80-90% of workers voting to support unionization. Mike – In 2018, we launched an organizing campaign at Ingeteam in response to workers concerns over wage increases. What was the motivation that brought each party to the table? We take pride in our strong relationship with the company. We organized and represented the members at Ingeteam to negotiate a first contract and became very proud partners with Ingeteam, Garan and the whole staff here. Mike Bruening – IBEW Local 2150 represents 5,100 members in building transmission, utilities and manufacturing. We are excited by the level of federal investment into clean energy President Biden secured through the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and we are now looking to expand into electric vehicle charging. We currently produce 40% of wind turbines in the United States. Our facility in Milwaukee is 140,000 sq ft and the only place in the United States that builds and repairs wind turbine generators. We came to the United States 10 years ago during the Obama administration after securing clean-tech manufacturing tax credits. Garan Chivinski – Ingeteam is a Spanish company. Tell us about yourself and your organization. We sat down with Garan Chivinski, human resources manager at Ingeteam, and Mike Bruening, assistant business manager for IBEW Local 2150, to share how their strong labor-management partnership is helping create good jobs for Milwaukee-based workers in the clean energy transition. Garan Chivinski, human resources manager at Ingeteam, speaks at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 40th International Convention.Īs a result of the Biden-Harris administration’s investments in clean energy and the Labor Department’s efforts to improve and expand apprenticeships, the IBEW and Ingeteam team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are developing wind turbine repair and assembly technician apprenticeship programs.
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