Council News
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Mar 30th/Council NewsOp Ed: New York needs major transmission investment
New York has a long standing legacy of leadership in the electric industry that starts with Joseph Henry’s discovery of...
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Feb 19th/Council NewsIBEW Fact Sheet: Trade Promotion Authority (Fast Track)
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA or Fast Track) gives the U.S. president authority to enter into trade agreements with limited...
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Feb 13th/Council NewsIBEW 1049 settles contract with National Grid
Newsday, February 13, 2015. Three hours before a midnight strike deadline, National Grid and the union representing nearly 1...
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Jan 19th/Council NewsMLK Day:Tribute to Dr. King
The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference will be held Jan. 15–19 in Atlanta. The Conference is...
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Jan 05th/Council NewsULC Limiting Offshoring
LaGrange LIBN Column: Limit offshoring, January 2, 2015 With the new year comes a new law. On Dec. 17, Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
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Dec 19th/Council NewsMerry Christmas & Happy New Year from the ULC
Message from Ted Skerpon, Chair We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a...
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Dec 18th/Council NewsChapter 520: Call Center Bill Signed into Law
On December 17th 2014, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill 66198 which would require public hearings by the Public Service...
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Dec 16th/Council NewsPoughkeepsie Journal: Power transmission lines need upgrade
There has been a recent epidemic of struggling power generators in upstate New York; specifically, in areas above the “...
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Nov 26th/Council NewsHappy Thanksgiving ULC
Message from Ted Skerpon, Chair To all the council members of the New York State Utility Labor Council, I would like to take...
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Nov 02nd/Council NewsSupport the candidates that support working people.
We here at the IBEW Utility Labor Council of NYS want to encourage our 15,000 members to get out and vote for the political...
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Oct 28th/Council NewsGinna Nuclear Power Plant Organizing Campaign
Ginna (gun-NAY) Nuclear Power Plant is located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, in the town of Ontario, Wayne County,...
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Sep 01st/Council NewsLabor Day's True Meaning
Message from Ted Skerpon, Chair President Grover Cleveland declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894 and as we all know...