Current Events

Group Health Plans Must Cover OTC COVID-19 Test Kits The Biden Administration announced that effective January 15, 2022, insurance companies and group health plans will be required to provide expanded coverage of at-home/over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests. The announcement is designed to increase access to free testing. The legal authority for the announcement comes from joint […]

IBEW Local 1900 Brothers & Sisters, Subject: Take Action: Protect Voting Rights American democracy is under threat today. To save it, we need democracy in the U.S. Senate. That means passing the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.​ It shouldn’t be this hard to pass laws that help people. It should be a simple

Good morning: You are aware of the US Supreme Court decisions rendered yesterday blocking OSHA’s mandate pertaining to employers with 100 or more employees and allowing the mandate for health care workers. Below is an in-depth review of both cases from an article in the New York Times. Wishing you a delightful weekend as you

To All IBEW Local 1900 Pepco Members: Our 2022 Pepco contract negotiations are fast approaching. The 2022 Pepco Contract Negotiation Employee Survey were mailed to your home in December. Please take the time to tell IBEW Local 1900 what is important to you with the upcoming contract negotiations. If you have any questions, contact IBEW

Supreme Court to Consider Arguments on the OSHA COVID-19 ETS The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled expedited arguments on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s decision to lift the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS mandated COVID-19 vaccination or voluntary vaccinations

To All IBEW Local 1900 Pepco Members: Our 2022 Pepco contract negotiations are fast approaching. The 2022 Pepco Contract Negotiation Employee Survey is being mailed to your homes. Please take the time to tell IBEW Local 1900 what is important to you with the upcoming contract negotiations. If you have any questions, contact IBEW Local

IBEW Local 1900’s January Membership Meetings Please take the time and attend one of your Local 1900 Membership Meetings. *********************************************************** Central Membership Meeting Monday January 3, 2022 Time: 5:00 PM Location: Residence Inn by Marriott Largo Capital Beltway1330 Caraway CourtLargo, MD 20774 ************************************************************North Membership Meeting Wednesday January 5, 2022 Time: 5:00 PM Location: Hampton Inn5311

IBEW Local 1900 Brothers and Sisters, I wanted to share some thoughts about my IBEW Local 1900 Brothers and Sisters. This past year we experienced downsizing at GenOn resulting in layoffs for many of our members, contract negotiations with WGL-Frederick, and at Pepco we continue to work with the company to create training and progression

Observed New Year’s Holiday for GenOn, Pepco and WGL (Frederick) All three companies that IBEW Local 1900 represents will observe Friday December 31, 2021 as their New Year’s observed company holiday. If you have any questions regarding the New Year’s holiday, please refer to your Collective Bargaining Agreement or feel free to contact one of

Observed Christmas Holiday(s) for GenOn, Pepco and WGL-Frederick Employees * GenOn employees will observe December 23rd and December 24th. * Pepco employees will observe December 24th and December 27th. * WGL-Frederick will observe December 24th. If you have any questions regarding the Christmas holidays, please refer to your Collective Bargaining Agreement or feel free to