Council News
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Feb 18th/Council NewsAdvance the "Climate Leadership Act"
Part X of the State budget creates the Climate Action Council and itemizes its membership. In addition, it sets parameters...
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Feb 18th/Council NewsNYPA Energy Station Projects
Part KK of the State Budget will allow NYPA to finance, design, develop, construct, implement, provide and administer,...
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Feb 15th/Council NewsNew York's Green New Deal
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Green New Deal, the nation's leading clean energy and jobs agenda, will aggressively put New...
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Feb 13th/Council NewsNYPA Transmission Upgrades
Part LL of the State Budget will allow NYPA to make transmission upgrades by themselves or partner with a private utility...
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Feb 13th/Council NewsNew York Budgets $31.6 Million for EV Charging Stations
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York is making up to $31.6 million available to ramp-up the expansion of...
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Feb 13th/Council NewsReforming the Energy Vision
The Green New Deal builds on Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's landmark Reforming the Energy Vision strategy to lead on climate...
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Dec 20th/Council NewsULC Prepares for 2019 Legislative Session
At the end of session, Assembly Energy Chair Mike Cusick introduced A11282, which establishes the New York State renewable...
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Dec 17th/Council NewsAround the ULC
IBEW 1249 is mourning the loss of one of their members, Jeremy Kearns who lost his life when the helicopter he was working...
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Dec 07th/Council NewsGovernor Cuomo Supports Striking Local 3 IBEW Members
On Wednesday December 5th, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joined Local 3 IBEW, union leaders from across the city, and...
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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...