For many years, the members of IBEW Local 98 have given back to the communities they serve during the holiday season and 2025 ...

On Saturday, October 25, 2025, the members of IBEW Local 98 proudly celebrated the 125th Anniversary of our Local Union’s founding. On January 5, 1900, after several unsuccessful attempts to formally ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- In a field that is overwhelmingly male, Philadelphia's local electrician's union is helping change the face of the industry. The innovative program, "Rosie's Girls", is aimed at ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Union members gathered Monday night in support of the Philadelphia 76ers' proposed arena in Center City. Several hundred members of IBEW Local Union 98 gathered at their Navy ...

PHILADELPHIA – A former labor leader from South Jersey has been convicted of embezzling funds from a unit of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Brian Burrows, 63, of Mount Laurel, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The jury will continue its deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of former labor leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty. Dougherty and others are accused of having embezzled more ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- John Dougherty, a once-powerful union boss in Philadelphia's IBEW Local 98, was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday for federal bribery and embezzlement convictions ...

Johnny Doc’s the guy in the Mayor’s Reception Room at Philadelphia City Hall in construction boots and cargo shorts. He lets the suits do the talking. In the neighborhoods, he's the guy who's not ...