News Updates
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/NewsThe 12th Annual Scholarship Awards Program
Local 83 of the IBEW will make eight (8) $500 cash awards to eight (8) students who are dependents of members in good standing of Local 83. These awards are to be used to further the student’s education. The winners will be chosen by a drawing at the travel union meeting on October 3, 2012. In...
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/NewsSolidarity Clambake Benefit for Matthew Vimislik
Saturday, August 4th 12 noon to 5 pm Mountain Top Grove 534 Hance Road in Binghamton Tickets $45 per Adult $25 for kids 5 to 11 4 and under are Free Tickets are available to the IBEW 325 Union Hall located at 24 Emma Street in Binghamton. (607) 797-1919 Join in for some clams, shrimp, steak...
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/NewsWorkers Memorial Day: Safe Jobs Save Lives!
This Saturday we are honoring one of our own. Sadly in 2006, we had a fatality in Plattsburgh. Local 83 member Timothy Pellerin, a 1st class line mechanic - came into contact with power lines and lost his life on June 27th. He left behind a family and his dad was a line mechanic as well. I...
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/NewsLocal 83 is on facebook!
We just officially launched our official facebook page and within the first 24 hrs. so far a lot of people like the idea. This will be a great tool for info at a glance, just remember that this is not going to replace our Union meetings. Important information will only be at the regular monthly...
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/NewsWe support Gov. Cuomo's Energy Highway Plan
By tapping the generation capacity and renewable energy potential in Upstate and Western New York and Canada, Governor Cuomo's plan to build an energy highway brings power to meet the tremendous needs of Downstate New York. The energy highway, financed by more that $2 billion in infrastructure...
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/NewsOpen enrollment benefit kits
Union employees will be notified on November 14, 2011 that they should be receiving open enrollment kits in the mail on Thursday and due to the delay, they will have until December 2nd, 2011 to enroll. All employees MUST ENROLL even if there are no changes in their status. It is very important...
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/NewsThe American Jobs Act
Here’s what the American Jobs Act does: • First, it provides a tax cut for small businesses, not big corporations, to help them hire and expand now, and provides an additional tax cut to any business that hires or increases wages. • Second, it puts more people back to work, including up to 280,...
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/NewsOur website upgrade!
WEBSITE UPGRADE LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2011 Our current website is getting a bit of a makeover. The same features will still exist, scrolling high resolution banner photos, a photo gallery, videos, and upcoming events. The upgrade will give us the opportunity to showcase important information via a...
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/NewsHappy Labor Day from IBEW Local 83
Labor Day this year has so much meaning, to so many of us. Within a year, we read papers attacking teachers. Some states like Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey tried to take away public employees right to bargain collectively, so we rallied around that and wore We Are One stickers and some of us even...
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/NewsHurricane Irene Responders
HURRICANE IRENE - Special Message from Local 83 As you know our entire membership is engaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. At its peak an estimated 270,000 customers are without power or natural gas. We have members watching downed wires, doing damage assessment, handing out dry ice,...
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/NewsNew York State Utility Labor Council
Did you know that Local 83 President and Business Manager Dan Addy is also the President of the New York State Utility Labor Council? The photo shows Dan working with the council at the most recent meeting in April. This is a council of Business Managers from 18 local unions that represents over 14...
