Council News
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Jul 10th/Council NewsReal Everyday Heroes; Lineman Appreciation Day
On July 10th we celebrated Lineman Appreciation Day. This is the day that we recognize the hard and dangerous work that our...
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Jun 27th/Council NewsIBEW Statement on Janus Decision
"The Supreme Court's decision in the Janus v. AFSCME case is nothing but an all-out assault on the basic freedom of working...
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May 31st/Council NewsLets Keep Politics Out of Our Pensions
Sometimes it feels like working men and women are always under attack - from anti-union employers, from Washington, from...
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Apr 09th/Council NewsIBEW Testifies on the Nation's Electrical Grid
Construction and Maintenance Department Director Jim Ross testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy Feb. 27...
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Mar 20th/Council NewsULC Supports the Alcantara Bill S. 5778-A/A.7601-A
The IBEW Utility Labor Council of NYS, representing 15,000 members statewide strongly supports the above legislation. This...
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Mar 19th/Council NewsRespecting the Utility Workforce at NYPA
Last year, Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed SB 3377, a bill about binding arbitration at NYPA. This bill had the support of the...
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Mar 16th/Council NewsULC Opposes S7435 (LaValle)/A.9044 (Engelbright)
On behalf of the 15,000 men and women of the IBEW Utility Labor Council of New York State, we oppose S.7435 (LaValle)/A....
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Mar 16th/Council NewsRepower New York's Power Plants
Below is the text of a letter sent from Senator Robert Ortt to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan. Dear Senator Flanagan...
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Dec 22nd/Council NewsMerry Christmas and Happy New Year
It is once again the holiday season and our members from across the state are working hard to keep the lights on both here...
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Nov 21st/Council NewsNatural Gas is Integral to Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions
It is with relative certainty that there is unanimous support by mainstream, as well as extreme environmental groups that...
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Nov 07th/Council NewsVote No on a NYS Constitutional Convention (Prop 1)
A Multi-Million Dollar Boondoggle In 1967, the last “Politicians’ Convention” held in New York cost taxpayers tens of...
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Nov 07th/Council NewsVote No on the Con Con
*/ Prop 1 is on the back of the ballot. Turn to the back. Stop the attack. A con con is Pandora's Box. Here are some of...