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Boilermaker energy jobs at risk in potential TVA privatization

Since 1933, the Boilermakers have been working with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers the South. What started as a New Deal hydroelectric-focused endeavor has evolved over the past 90 years to coal, natural gas, nuclear and a planned, first-in-the-nation nuclear fusion generation facility. The generating assets within the TVA are diverse and efficient, delivering power to millions of southern households across seven states, powering the southern economy and stabilizing the national electric grid.  TVA is a federally owned power authority that has been operating in partnership with the IBB for nearly 100 years, producing millions of man-hours for generations.
 
Since the Obama administration, several unsuccessful attempts have been made to privatize TVA.  There are strong rumors that the Trump administration is considering privatization of TVA, meaning they would sell off the generating assets and infrastructure to the highest bidder, jeopardizing millions of Boilermaker man-hours. Additionally, privatizing TVA’s assets would cost families who live in the TVA jurisdiction an estimated additional $50 a month on their utility bill—a cost most working families cannot afford.
 
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please contact your United States Senators using this easy link. It will only take a minute, and it will help your brothers and sisters working on TVA projects and all Boilermakers working in the energy sector. It will also remind Washington that BOILERMAKERS power America!

OFFICIAL STATEMENT 

"We urge the Senate to slow down any attempt to privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority, as any such effort would have devastating effects across the South and our nation.  Through the hard work of thousands of Boilermakers, TVA has been efficiently and effectively powering the South for over 90 years, building and maintaining a diverse portfolio of power generation assets across seven states. Disrupting TVA’s service to the South would, in turn, disrupt the nation, stalling out our ability to meet increasing power demands further stressed by the need to support the ever-evolving AI technology sector. In its current practice, TVA generates power that is affordable for every family and stabilizes the nation’s power grid. This is a classic case of “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.'"

- International President Timothy Simmons

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executive board 

President- Chris Elmore

Vice President- Matthew Dowdy 

Business Manager/ Secretary Treasurer-  Donald Sammons

Chairman of Trustees- Jesse Elmore 

Trustee- Clint Howard

Trustee- Trenton Pritchard

Inspector- Chris White

Recording Secretary- Alan Biddle