Local 10 News Archive
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/NewsUnion Election Results
Below are the results from our recent union election. Congratulations to everyone who voted, ran, and especially to our winners. BUSINESS MANAGER: GARY L. BONKER PRESIDENT: RICH PRICE VICE PRESIDENT: SHELL JACKSON SECRETARY: CARRIE QUACKENBUSH TREASURER: CAROL ANN AMORANDO EXECUTIVE BOARD...
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/NewsYou Must Re-Enroll During Open Enrollment
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!!! ALL NYSEG EMPLOYEES MUST RE-ENROLL FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VISION! BENEFITS WILL NOT RENEW AUTOMATICALLY! 2019 ANNUAL ENROLLMENT IS OCTOBER 22 - NOVEMBER 2.
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Create a "We" Workplace
"The power of an organization is the capacity generated by relationships. Those who relate through coercion, or in disregard of others, create negative energy. Those who are open to others and who see others in their fullness create positive energy." -Margaret Wheatley "Me workplace": These...
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Time is the Only Resource that you Can Never Get Back
When I was young (which is quite a while ago now) and it was a holiday, everything was closed. You bought your groceries ahead of time. Time was valued more then it seems. People wanted their time off from work to enjoy themselves and their family. People were not chained to large ...
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The Three Documents You Need to Know
As a Local Union 10 member there are three documents you should make yourself familiar with. First is the Collective Bargaining Agreement, or Contract. Here you can find your wages, working conditions, benefits, and more. Next, is your Accident Prevention Manual, or Safety Handbook. In this...
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Don't Spread Rumors or Gossip at Work
"Do not repeat anything you will not sign your name to." Rumors, we all have to deal with them. However, at work is certainly a place where they are not needed. If you choose to entertain them on your own time, that's your business. Please don't practice rumors or gossip at work. There is...
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/NewsStay Cool This Summer
It's that time of year again. The days get longer. The sun rides higher in the sky. And heat-related illnesses start claiming lives and sending working people to hospitals at alarming rates. "Summer is full of vacations and backyard barbecues and quality time spent with our families, but it's...
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We are Brothers and Sisters, Not Enemies
As you have no doubt seen in the news, the United States is placing tariffs on products coming to America from Canada. Canada, in return, has vowed retaliatory tariffs for products entering its boarders from the United States. At the recent G7 summit there was a war of words concerning this...
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/NewsWhat is a Trade War and Are We In One?
The AFL-CIO has put together this excellent article explaining what a trade war is, how tariffs can be used to help workers, and looks at whether or not we are actually in a "trade war." Read more below. TV pundits keep repeating that we're in a "trade war." What does that even mean? Now...
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Happy Independence Day
Wednesday July 4, 2018, is Independence Day. It is a federal holiday in the United States and celebrated on the fourth of every July. The day celebrates the date when the original thirteen colonies declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. This significant step came one year after the...
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/NewsNotice of Officer Nominations and Election
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Keeping Our Union in Good Financial Health
As Business Manager/Financial Secretary of Local Union 10 IBEW, I am proud to report that the Local's financial status is once again in good condition. This is a result of this administrations frugal spending and careful oversight of the Local Unions monies. It was not easily accomplished, but...
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Register to Vote Today
The IBEW is launching a nationwide campaign to register our members to vote so we can vote for pro-union candidates in this year's primaries and the general election. This is part of the IBEW's campaign to elect members to office and elect more union friendly candidates in the 2018 midterm...
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You are Accountable for Your Actions
Whether you work for a multi-national corporation, a power producer, or a Rural Electric Cooperative, as a Union Member of Local 10 IBEW you must remember that you are accountable for your actions. The companies we work for now monitor all aspects of what we do. Phone calls are recorded,...
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IBEW Stresses Importance of Organizing
With unions coming under attack from Janus and Right to Work, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) held the Legislative/Political conference as well as their Construction & Maintenance conference last week in Washington DC. The main theme of the Legislative/Political...
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Become a Fighter
You often hear the expression, "they are a real fighter." Or, "They are in for the fight of their life." I most often hear these type of expressions in relation to sports activities. Also, maybe in reference to someone unfortunately "fighting" an illness or disease. General George Patton once said...
