Council News
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Jul 23rd/Council NewsGroups Say Power Line Will Be Too Close To Cemetery
STONY POINT – A proposed high-voltage power line that would extend from Canada to New York City, and pass through the...
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Jul 23rd/Council NewsSupport for the Cayuga Power Plant repowering effort
Message from IBEW 83 Business Manager Leo Yanez: New York State Senator Nozolio was at the Cayuga Plant on Monday, July...
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Jul 09th/Council NewsBloomberg: Utility Line Worker Cuts Hobble Emergency Storm Response
Originally Reported in Bloomberg News: An electrical crew works on overhead lines in Melville, New York following Hurricane...
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Jul 01st/Council NewsULC opposes the Champlain Hudson Power Express
Below is the text of a letter sent to members of Congress and to our US Senators in opposition to the CHPE project; On...
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May 21st/Council NewsUnion wins concessions, endorses Fortis-Central Hudson deal
Originally reported by Jessica DiNapoli of Poughkeepsie Journal http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/...
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Apr 23rd/Council NewsWorkers Memorial Day: Because losing your life should never be a job description
Every year on April 28, the unions of the AFL-CIO observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died...
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Mar 28th/Council NewsLawmakers & Utility Labor Council applaud Governor Cuomo for dropping unjust fine system in State Budget
Claim that getting fined for just doing their job had unintended negative consequences Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2013-14...
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Mar 28th/Council NewsDesign-build contracting has not proven that it saves time and money
The IBEW Utility Labor Council of New York State opposes expansion of design/build contracting as proposed in Part S of...
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Mar 24th/Council NewsREPower New York: Energy Generation
We support bills that would help repower energy generation facilities within New York. S.2520 would create a new clean fuel...
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Mar 24th/Council NewsLet's Unplug the Champlain Hudson Power extension cord
The NYS IBEW Utility Labor Council that represents over 15,000 Utility workers in NYS is deeply concerned over the negative...
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Mar 24th/Council NewsWhistleblowers, Staffing Ratio's, Training & the PSC
Whistleblower Protection for Utility Workers: Utility workers perform their jobs at the direction and control of utility...
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Mar 24th/Council NewsFortis takeover of CH Energy Group unpopular among speakers at hearing in Kingston
Originally reported by the Daily Freeman KINGSTON, N.Y. - A public hearing on the planned takeover of CH Energy Group by...