Council News
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Apr 07th/Council News
Local 3 IBEW brings UCOMM Radio to NYC
UCOMM Radio with Kris LaGrange is a fast, edgy and unique pro-union talk show about our unions, our community and our...
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Apr 07th/Council News
Our 2015 Legislative Agenda
With over 15,000 hard working power professionals throughout New York State represented by 18 local unions, the IBEWy ...
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Mar 30th/Council News
Op 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 News
IBEW 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 News
IBEW 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 News
MLK 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 News
ULC 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 News
Merry 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 News
Chapter 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 News
Poughkeepsie 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 News
Happy 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 News
Support 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...