Dear 595 Family:

Please see below correspondence received from the International President Kenneth W. Cooper and International Secretary-Treasurer Paul A. Noble:

President Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," passed into law this month, will directly impact IBEW members and their families. The new law contains many irresponsible policies, such as tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, and cuts to health insurance that will increase the cost of health care for every American, including IBEW members. Even a popular policy contained in the law, "no tax on overtime," is so limited in scope it will provide minimal tax relief to most IBEW members. The law even continues the president's policy of barring union members from deducting dues and equipment.

Most importantly, this new law revokes energy tax credits responsible for IBEW's largest job growth in recent years. These tax credits sparked billions in energy infrastructure investments, creating long-term jobs for members. Not only will the law cancel many of the wind, solar, and hydrogen projects putting so many members to work, it will also increase every American's electricity bill. The country is facing record demand for energy from an aging, overworked grid. This is no time to remove power generation sources like renewable energy from the mix.

To inform members of the devastating impacts of this bill, we are attaching a fact sheet. Please share with your members, community stakeholders, and elected officials. Many of you have been communicating with members of Congress on this issue. We encourage you to continue. While it is vital that IBEW members understand the repercussions of this law, it is equally critical that elected officials understand the consequences of disregarding IBEW's vigorous opposition to it.

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