--- title: Labor Tools Industry News | Event Management description: Event Management | --- [![LaborTools logo](https://www.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/labor-tools-logo-white.png?width=1251&height=244&name=labor-tools-logo-white.png "LaborTools logo")](https://www.labortools.com) ![iStock_91066419_XXLARGE-edited-cropped.jpg](https://www.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock_91066419_XXLARGE-edited-cropped.jpg?width=5081&name=iStock_91066419_XXLARGE-edited-cropped.jpg "iStock_91066419_XXLARGE-edited-cropped.jpg") # ** LABORTOOLS INDUSTRY NEWS September 2, 2021 #### [Union retirement celebration planned to honor IBEW Brother Lavin](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/union-retirement-celebration-planned-to-honor-ibew-brother-lavin) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/ibew.jpg) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/union-retirement-celebration-planned-to-honor-ibew-brother-lavin) An opportunity to retire comes along once in a lifetime. For [IBEW ](http://www.ibew.org/)Brother Patrick Lavin, that auspicious occasion was March 31, 2021.   [Read More](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/union-retirement-celebration-planned-to-honor-ibew-brother-lavin) June 25, 2020 #### [BMA helps Boilermakers Local 154 restore Retiree Dinner tradition](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/bma-media-group-helps-boilermakers-local-154-restore-proud-retiree-dinner-dance-event-tradition) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/LaborTools%20Eighteen/_assets/images/events/IBEW%20Local%20154/local154_118-1200.jpg) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/bma-media-group-helps-boilermakers-local-154-restore-proud-retiree-dinner-dance-event-tradition) BMA Media Group and Boilermakers Local Lodge 154 partnered together to execute the 2019 Boilermakers Local 154 Retirees Dinner Dance on April 6 at the Wyndham Pittsburgh Downtown. [Read More](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/bma-media-group-helps-boilermakers-local-154-restore-proud-retiree-dinner-dance-event-tradition) April 13, 2020 #### [IBEW Local 38 entrusts another milestone event to BMA Media Group](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/ibew-local-38-entrusts-another-milestone-event-to-bma-media-group) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/IBEW%20Local%2038%20-%20Union%20Anniversary%20Event%20-%20BMA%20Media%20Group.jpg) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/ibew-local-38-entrusts-another-milestone-event-to-bma-media-group) With the help of the BMA Media Group events team, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 38 will be celebrating 125 years of brotherhood next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/ibew-local-38-entrusts-another-milestone-event-to-bma-media-group) December 23, 2019 #### [BMA Media helps IBEW Local 42 Celebrate 50 years of Unionism](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/bma-media-helps-ibew-local-42-celebrate-50-years-of-unionism) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/pic%209.jpg) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/bma-media-helps-ibew-local-42-celebrate-50-years-of-unionism) Over 600 IBEW Local 42 members and guests filled the Premier Ballroom at Foxwoods Resort and Casino to celebrate 50 years of Brotherhood on Dec. 7. [Read More](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/bma-media-helps-ibew-local-42-celebrate-50-years-of-unionism) November 15, 2019 #### [IBEW Local 613 Celebrates Centennial at Georgia World Congress Center](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/ibew-local-613-celebrates-centennial-at-georgia-world-congress-center) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/10.13.12_IBEW-Local332_GammaNine-edited-cropped.jpg) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/ibew-local-613-celebrates-centennial-at-georgia-world-congress-center) More than 1,700 guests and proud members of IBEW Local 613 came together to celebrate the bonds of brotherhood forged over the past 100 years during an exciting anniversary celebration on Oct. 12. [Read More](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/ibew-local-613-celebrates-centennial-at-georgia-world-congress-center) February 18, 2019 #### [Make Union events more memorable with the right Union merchandise](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/union-events-can-be-more-memorable-with-the-right-union-merchandise) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/LaborTools%20Eighteen/_assets/images/merchandise/IIIATF-Insulators-USBs-Merchandise.jpeg) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/union-events-can-be-more-memorable-with-the-right-union-merchandise) When it comes to milestone union events, sometimes union members or event organizers forget some of the finer details. While the dinner menu, venue and entertainment all make the biggest impression of the evening, another small detail can help make your event memorable for years to come - an event branded gift for members to take home. [Read More](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/union-events-can-be-more-memorable-with-the-right-union-merchandise) November 2, 2016 #### [IBEW reaches out to BMA to help with grand opening](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/ibew-henry-miller-museum-grand-opening) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/Henry-Miller-IBEW-Event-Ribbon-Cutting-1A7A1149.jpg) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/ibew-henry-miller-museum-grand-opening) In 1891, Henry Miller, along with 9 delegates, formed the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), then known as the National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. In 2016, LaborTools powered by BMA Media Group helped to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the IBEW and Miller in St. Louis, Missouri. [Read More](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/ibew-henry-miller-museum-grand-opening) September 12, 2016 #### [BMA Media Group worked with IBEW Local 668 to celebrate 100-years](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/bma-media-group-worked-with-ibew-local-668-to-celebrate-100-years) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/LaborTools%20Eighteen/_assets/logos/event-logos/ibew-668-anniversary-logo.svg) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/bma-media-group-worked-with-ibew-local-668-to-celebrate-100-years) BMA planned, managed and implemented the 100th Anniversary Celebration for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 668 in Lafayette, Indiana. [Read More](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/bma-media-group-worked-with-ibew-local-668-to-celebrate-100-years) September 12, 2016 #### [IBEW Local 24 Trusts BMA to Produce 50th Anniversary Event](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/50th-anniversary-of-the-ibew-local-24) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hs-fs/hub/383205/file-982167763.jpg) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/50th-anniversary-of-the-ibew-local-24) BMA Media Group transformed the home of the champion Baltimore Ravens – M&T Bank Stadium in downtown Baltimore – into a gala celebration location as it planned and produced a completely turn-key event for the 50th Anniversary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 24 of Baltimore on March 24, 2012. [Read More](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/50th-anniversary-of-the-ibew-local-24) September 12, 2016 #### [BMA produces 100th anniversary celebration for IBEW Local 146](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/100th-anniversary-celebration-of-the-ibew-local-146-of-decatur-illinois) [![](https://www.labortools.com/hs-fs/hub/383205/file-991821130.png) ](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/100th-anniversary-celebration-of-the-ibew-local-146-of-decatur-illinois) On Saturday, September 8, LaborTools produced the 100th anniversary celebration of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 146 of Decatur, Illinois. 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