Local 10 News Archive
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Be at the table and not on the menu
Now that the Summer is officially over, our thoughts and senses gravitate towards the the Fall season. Football, warm cider, the smell of fresh baked home made apple pie, and the sounds of dry leaves under our feet in the clean crisp morning air. Here in the union office work still goes on at a...
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/NewsWorkers Stand for America Rally in Philly: August 11th
Business Agent Don Tuttel will be working with all the Unit leadership and helping to coordinate car pools and caravans down to Philadelphia. Drivers will be reimbursed for gas and tolls, and t-shirts will be provided to all members and their family who attend. We will ALL meet at the Mann Music...
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/NewsElmira Tornado: Local 83 answers the call
ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) — Power lines and trees were toppled and hospitals were placed on disaster alert but there were no reports of injuries after a possible tornado hit the city of Elmira Thursday afternoon, Chemung County Office of Fire and Emergency Management spokeswoman Karen Miner said. A state...
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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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Vote your values & educate your neighbors
June 13, 2012. We are at the halfway point in 2012 and there are still many challenges ahead of us. This being an election year, all of us are subjected to news and promises from politicians. As members of a Brotherhood we have to listen, not only to what the politicians are saying, but more...
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May is Electrical Safety Month
Message from Local 83 IBEW Business Manager Leo Yanez With the recent Workers Memorial Day behind us, we now enter into May and re-energize ourselves to be safe. May is Electrical Safety Month, where we remind ourselves and our nieghbors of the dangers of working with and around electricity. It...
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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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Happy Holidays to you and yours Local 83
As Christmas Day and New Year's Day approaches, I just wanted to take a moment on behalf of myself and the leadership of Local 83 to wish all the members, our neighbors, customers and their families a safe and happy holiday season. We all have much to be thankful for, and as we spend the next...
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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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Message to my fellow union brothers & sisters
Special Message from Business Manager Leo Yanez Brothers and sisters, first of all I want to thank each and everyone of you for the vote of confidence you have placed in me as the newly elected Business Manager of Local 83 IBEW. We have taken the first of many steps on a long journey and we now...
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Union Election Results
Message from Business Manager Dan Addy Please join me in congratulating the newly elected officers of Local Union 83. President / Business Manager / Financial Secretary Leo Yanez Hornell Unit Chairperson Jeff Roderick Ithaca Unit Chairperson Joe Gentilcore We look forward to a smooth...
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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...
