The Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship and Labor Education Program awards financial resources to high school students pursuing college/university studies. ­IBEW Local 2222 is proud to offer the Ed Fitzpatrick Memorial Scholarships, two $1,500 scholarships, available to the children or grandchildren of current 2222 members.

In order to be eligible for a scholarship, the student must be a senior in high school and take the Labor History Exam. The Massachusetts AFL-CIO publishes a Labor History Study Guide, which covers a broad range of the history of working people organizing for justice in the United States.

Key Dates for 2025-2026

• December 19, 2025: Last day to register. All applications must be received by 5 p.m. to be eligible to take the scholarship exam. 
• February 2, 2026-February 6, 2026: The scholarship exam is administered at high schools across Massachusetts. Schools will administer the exam online within the timeframe provided. Students must check with their exam proctor for testing time and location.

For more information, to register for the exam, and to download a study guide PLEASE CLICK HERE

2222 members please call Donna Berry in the Union Office at 617-929-6010 to verify eligibility.

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The 2026 Verizon Open Enrollment Period is October 7-16, 2025

Please take the time to review your health benefit coverage options, as well as Health Care Spending Account, and Life and AD&D Insurance options.  Please remember to verify that your beneficiary information is up to date.

For more information visit the Verizon Benefits Connection or call the union office at 617-929-6000.

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS

The 2025 Jack O’Shea Tournament was a huge success. Thank you to our sponsors, golfers, and volunteers.

The 2025 Jack O’Shea Tournament was held on Friday, September 19th at Franklin Park. It was a great day filled with a lot of laughs, beautiful weather, delicious food, and great raffle prizes.

Congratulations to our top two teams:

1st Place: Dave Sullivan, Mike Teehan, Steve Ridge, and Joe O’Connor.

2nd Place: Liberty Bay Credit Union foursome.

Together, we raised more than $20,000 for the IBEW 2222 Benevolent Fund, which is used to support charitable causes our members are involved with.

SAVE THE DATE – Next year’s tournament will be held in October due to the IBEW Convention, on

Friday, October 16, 2025 – 9 AM Shotgun Start

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Thanks again for a great day – we look forward to seeing you again next year!

IBEW 2222 Supports Teamsters Local 25 – Solidarity Wins Again!

Republic Services workers represented by Teamsters Local 25 have won a historic strike against the multibillion-dollar waste corporation, ratifying a new 5-year contract.

Thank you to IBEW 2222 members who walked the picket lines and made donations in support of Teamsters Local 25. When we fight, we win!

Local 25 members will be back to work on Monday, September 22nd.

Urge Congress to Save Union Jobs

Tell Your Member of Congress to Oppose H.R. 1870, the SPEED for BEAD Act.

The IBEW is calling on all members to mobilize now and stop the Trump administration from privatizing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). We support the President’s goal of unleashing American energy, but destabilizing the TVA is not the answer.

For almost a century, the TVA has delivered affordable energy and economic development to over 10 million residents across seven states. The TVA has been a model for how public power can provide for communities while creating good union jobs that support thousands of working families.

Privatizing the TVA will undo everything the TVA stands for:

• Force residents to pay more for electricity
• Trigger the loss of skilled union jobs, including those of 10,000 IBEW members, many of whom are veterans or from rural communities
• Promote profits over the public interest by installing private companies with limited accountability and no roots in the community

This is about protecting workers, defending communities, and preserving public infrastructure for the good of future generations. We must act now. Write to your members of Congress today. Tell them to protect good-paying union jobs for IBEW members and the future of energy in the South by opposing the privatization of the TVA.

Please follow this link to write a letter to your elected officials:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-good-paying-union-jobs-for-ibew-members-tell-your-members-of-congress-to-stop-tva-privatization?source=email&

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Talks with VZ have ended without an agreement. The current contract expires in August 2026. Plan accordingly!

In late May, IBEW, CWA, and Verizon began negotiations to determine whether an agreement could be reached to extend the current collective bargaining agreements. By late June, significant differences remained between the parties’ proposals, and the Unions informed the Company of our intention to conclude negotiations. At the Company’s request, a high-level meeting was held, during which the Unions agreed to continue discussions, with the understanding that the Company was prepared to more fully address the Unions’ concerns. Despite these continued efforts, the Company has not adequately responded to the needs and priorities of our members. Instead, the Company has chosen to end the bargaining process.