President Aric Baker speaking at the RGGI Abrogation press conference in Harrisburg in December 2025

PA Attorney General Dave Sunday (R) with President Aric Baker, Travis Beck (President, UWUA System Local 102), Josh Ewing (Business Manager, IBEW Local 29), and Kory Hubbard (Business Representative, IBEW Local 459)

President Aric Baker and Travis Beck (President, UWUA System Local 102) with Senator Camera Bartolotta (R - Washington/Greene/Beaver) and State Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Allegheny/Washington). Senator Bartolotta and Rep. Ortitay introduced SB 1328 and HB 2480, respectively, to require AEDs at electric utility worksites.

IBEW Local 459 members attend the PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on waste coal. Local 459 advocated for its members at the Seward Generating Station, a waste coal power plant.

Local 459 members, journeyman linemen Travis White, left, and Bret Vanderpool, right, were presented IBEW Life Saving Awards by Business Manager Barry Hixson for their work in saving the life of a woman who was trapped in her house by a fire.

Governor Josh Shapiro (D) tours the Keystone Power Plant in Armstrong County.

Business Manager Barry Hixson discusses the need for transparency and accountability from electric utilities with State Representative Abigail Salisbury (D-Allegheny County)

IBEW Local 459 hosted Congressman Mike Kelly (R) for a tour of the Keystone Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant in Armstrong County.

IBEW Local 459 members attend the PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on waste coal. Local 459 advocated for its members at the Seward Generating Station, a waste coal power plant.

IBEW Local 459 members advocating for the energy workers it represents.

Senator Gene Yaw (R), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, and President Aric Baker.

President Aric Baker testifies before the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and why it is harmful to baseload generation, blue-collar workers and families, and Pennsylvania’s energy security.

State Representative Frank Burns (D) and President Aric Baker. Rep. Burns represents Cambria County.

Congressman Mike Kelly tours the Keystone Power Plant.

IBEW Local 459 believes energy security is critical to natural security and working-class prosperity.

State Representative Andrew Kuzma (R) and President Aric Baker. Representative Kuzma is a pro-labor champion, and co-sponsored HB 2480, which would require AEDs on electric utility worksites.

Business Manager Barry Hixson at the White House Press Briefing Room.

President Aric Baker participates in the RGGI Abrogation press conference with Senate Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R), and the Senate Republican Caucus.

Aric Baker (IBEW Local 459) and Travis Beck (UWUA System Local 102) with Senator Devlin Robinson (R)

Keystone Power Plant.

President Aric Baker and UWUA System Local 102 President Travis Beck with State Representative Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington). Rep. Mihalek supported our efforts to protect utility lineworkers by requiring AEDs at electric utility worksites.

Senator Joe Picozzi (R-Philadelphia) proudly co-sponsored SB 1328 to protect Pennsylvania lineworkers on the job.

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