tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79930486892132177452024-03-06T01:41:03.378-05:00IBEW Local Union 363 Official BlogIBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-25375398853497031492011-12-01T18:30:00.000-05:002011-12-01T18:30:34.733-05:00A Strong Union<b>There is much talk today about people protesting and what they want.</b> Or what they don't want. Or they don't know what they want. There is a common thread though that sticks out - people are nervous about their future.<br />
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<b>College grads are staring at $1000 dollar a month student loans</b> and most of the companies to work for have left the country - there are no jobs.<br />
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<b>At the same time,</b> benefits esablished by past generations of Americans who fought for things such as Social Security, Health Coverage and Retirement plans are now beginning to be referred to as "entitlements".<br />
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<b>There is a cry by most of the 99% that things should be better and we agree.</b> The part the 99% misses is that they will never get it "handed to them". <br />
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<b>The only way to make any progress is to negotiate as a group and to unionize.</b>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-46573871630003361932011-10-06T20:39:00.000-04:002011-10-06T20:39:42.604-04:00Clambake Location And Weather Work Out For A Great Day!<b>This years Clambake had an early threat of rain but the sun poked through and there wasn't an umbrella in site.</b> A good time was really, held by all. We had our first bake at Kruckers in Stony Point and it turned out to be a great place. The set up between the pavilion and the food couldn't have been better and there was enough food to feed an army. The people that served us were pleasant and very accommodating. <br />
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<b>The clams were plentiful and spread out for anybody who wanted them,</b> along with some horseradish that really lived up to its name. It could choke a horse. <br />
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<b>The card games went on from noon till after the buses left</b> - didn't see any big bills but did see a lot of poker faces. The best part of the day is talking with the retired Journeyman that we all worked with and learned from. It is always good to see all of those guys together. If we are all lucky, someday we will be able to join them.<br />
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<b>It looks like a new clambake tradition developed this year -</b> the Young Studs vs the Old Bloods Softball game. In other words, the current Local 363 team against those that are way past their prime and can't make the team anymore. That was the most fun I have seen that many people have in a long time - both players and spectators.<br />
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<b>There were some people on the Old Bloods </b>who had no business trying to dive that were making world series catches - only to be complaining the day after that they couldn't walk.<br />
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We are starting to plan next years bake already and are looking into a few new additions. <br />
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<b>See you at next years bake! </b>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-45352715198648509442011-09-05T10:50:00.001-04:002011-09-05T10:50:51.971-04:00Happy Labor Day To All IBEW 363 Members And Their Families<b>Labor Day Greeting from International President Edwin D. Hill</b> <br />
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September 2, 2011<br />
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On behalf of our officers and staff, I want to express our thanks his Labor Day to all members who keep the IBEW’s record of accomplishment alive through your diligent work on the job and activism in the community and union.<br />
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Even as we celebrate this Labor Day, cold statistics on the number of North American workers who are unemployed silhouette the difficult mountain that the IBEW and our labor movement must climb for economic security and social justice. <br />
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The past year has seen unprecedented moves by our adversaries to block the powerful legacy of our trade unions— collective bargaining rights, secure pensions and health insurance—for millions of our members. <br />
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But the most perilous threat to working families, brothers and sisters, comes not from our adversaries. It comes from within. The greatest danger to our movement is our own despair. Let me make a case for hope.<br />
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Hope is tens of thousands of men and women in Wisconsin standing up, fighting back in 2011.<br />
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Hope is the courageous IBEW and CWA members at Verizon who dared shut down operations when presented with ultimatums designed to break their legacy and their spirit.<br />
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Hope is a growing number of young men and women who, everyday, are picking up the banner of organized labor and applying their creativity to refreshing a movement that simply cannot afford to grow tired or lose its relevance to millions outside of our ranks.<br />
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Hope is our retirees in many cities and towns who have openly challenged politicians who dishonor hard-working men and women by suggesting that they, not the thieves and manipulators of Wall Street, must sacrifice their Social Security and Medicare for the sake of “austerity.”<br />
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I am hopeful brothers and sisters. But I also know that the hopes of working families will die if they are not stoked with our willingness to speak uncomfortable truths, not just to our adversaries, but to those who say they are our friends. <br />
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We are patiently waiting for a jobs bill to be submitted to Congress from the Obama administration. If it is solid, we must pour our hopes and our grassroots efforts into its passage. If it is inadequate, we must demand a better solution.<br />
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This week, in an editorial in The Hill newspaper, I called upon the Obama administration to hold its economic advisors from corporate America accountable for their actions.<br />
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There is no better time than this Labor Day for President Obama to restore the hope that millions invested in him to help take a step up that mountain leading to jobs and justice for working families.<br />
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Enjoy your Labor Day. <br />
IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-16222892864508899312011-08-20T05:36:00.002-04:002011-08-20T05:43:13.807-04:00IBEW Local 363 - Lead The Way<b>It is time for us - IBEW Local 363 - to organize ourselves and put our local in a greatest position of strength that we have ever seen.<br />
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We can help ourselves and the entire Labor Movement in the Hudson Valley by strengthening our own local to reach our fullest potential.</b> We need to do this now.<br />
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<blockquote>Hudson Valley Labor NEEDS a "leader union" and that happens to be us - IBEW Local 363.</blockquote><br />
<b>That is easily done with one ingredient -YOU.</b><br />
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<b>There are plenty of locals out there and plenty of people in them,</b> but no one has captured and corraled their full potential in the Hudson Valley. Not to the potential there is out there.<br />
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<b>No one needs to be told </b>that the situation in America for the American worker is one of struggle. Struggle to survive. Struggle to keep what we have.<br />
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<b>Corporations are ORGANIZED </b>and all doing the same thing - coming after the middleclass and the cost or "entitlements" that come with them.<br />
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<b>There is a war on decent wages and benefits out there that needs to be addressed.</b> Quite, frankly, we need more bodies and more action.<br />
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<b>Most of our employers are excellent employers in each of the sectors we serve.</b> However, the pressure is on us to keep them excellent and address the ones that aren't. <br />
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<blockquote><b>IBEW Local 363 will be asking for your support and participation in many, many situations from now on. Come help to preserve and strengthen the Labor Movement</b>.</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>Not only will we improve our own lot. Due to our efforts now, others will have a better life in the future.<br />
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<b>That is the American way, the middleclass way, the union way and the IBEW way</b>.<br />
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Sam Fratto<br />
Business Manager<br />
IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-83330731996899431352011-07-04T13:35:00.000-04:002011-07-04T13:35:59.030-04:00Happy Independence Day!<iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3Irf9bck5LQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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<strong>Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July,</strong> is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. <br />
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<strong>Independence Day is commonly associated </strong>with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. <br />
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<blockquote>Independence Day is the national day of the United States.</blockquote><br />
<em>It's just good to read those words sometimes.</em><br />
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<strong>God Bless America!</strong><br />
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Hope that everybody who could drank from a IBEW 363 union can to celebrate! <br />
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Stay Solid, Stay StrongIBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-84612306680409663282011-06-02T20:44:00.005-04:002011-06-02T20:49:43.829-04:00Fight For Workers Rights Continue With Some Backlash<b>The fight for workers rights continues on</b> with various Governors throughout the country feeling empowered enough to attack middleclass workers under the guise of "cutting the budget".<br />
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<b>Local School Boards </b>are in turmoil trying to save their own budget bottomline. The problem is as plain as the nose on everyones face. Somehow, there is not enough money in the pot.<br />
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<b>How did we get to this point? What happened?</b> Is it really the "fault of the unions"? The answer to this is "No", it is none of those things.<br />
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The simple answer is that corporations pay just HALF OF THE FEDERAL TAXES that they paid in 1980 and now they want it to go lower. They helped to elect people in office who would cut THEIR taxes and leave the working middleclass holding the bag.<br />
The blame game is on and the workers health plans and pensions are the cause of this evil. Baloney.<br />
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<i>This is also at a time - from 1980 to now - where average CEO pay has risen over 300%!</i><br />
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<b>It looks as though enough middleclass noses got pushed</b> hard enough that there is finally going to be a backlash on these anti-worker politicians.<br />
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<b>Recall elections have been petitioned for in numerous states</b> and are expected to send some of those politicians packing back to the private sector.<br />
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<b>Pay attention to politics this year - it will be very important for labor to send a loud message...............protect middleclass America or see you later.</b>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-70256570206115714212011-04-05T18:25:00.000-04:002011-04-05T18:25:30.613-04:00Unions Gather In Defense Of Workers' Rights Newburgh Rally Draws 1,000<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aD4d2HvBsF0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <br />
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<b>Music and signs were part of a pro-union rally at the intersection of Routes 17K and 300 in the Town of Newburgh on Monday.</b> Union members and backers protested efforts in other states to limit union rights.<br />
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<b>The strains of "Power to the People" and "I Won't Back Down" blared from loudspeakers </b>on a hill above the intersection of Routes 17K and 300 Monday afternoon.<br />
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<b>In between tunes, IBEW union members, unions and their supporters</b> put those sentiments into practice as they rallied in support of their brothers and sisters whose very right to bargain is being challenged elsewhere in the United States.<br />
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<b>Organizers estimated there were 1,000 or more union members and their supporters lining all four corners of the busy intersection </b>— teachers, iron workers, civil service employees, sheet metal workers, electricians and more. Horns honked almost continuously throughout the rally. This rally was bigger and more informal than one held about a month ago a few miles to the west, but its message was just as clear.<br />
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<b>"We're here because the American worker is under attack," said Sam Fratto, senior assistant business manager for Local 363 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.</b> "The middle class is under attack. Somebody needs to stand up for the workers. The unions are going to stand up for the workers."<br />
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<b>The rally came on a symbolic day </b>— April 4, the day in 1968 when civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while in Memphis to support a sanitation workers' strike. Those workers, too, were fighting for collective bargaining rights.<br />
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<b>"The (same) issues are still here, unfortunately," said Paul Ellis-Graham, president of the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation.</b><br />
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<b>The recent labor rallies have come in response to efforts by Republicans to strip union workers of their right to collective bargaining </b>in states such as Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana. Adrian Huff, president of Teamsters Local 445, believes New York workers are safe for now, but need to stand up for those elsewhere whose benefits are in danger.<br />
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"That's what politicians want to go after — the contract and the protection it gives you," said Huff.<br />
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mrandall@th-record.comIBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-44719209731668214822011-03-15T15:22:00.005-04:002011-03-15T15:29:09.024-04:00We Won't Back Down - Spread The Word - Rally For Workers Rights - April 4th - 4:30 pm - Union Avenue Newburgh<b>RALLY RALLY RALLY RALLY RALLY RALLY RALLY RALLY RALLY RALLY RALLY RALLY </b><br />
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<b>The members of all Hudson Valley Unions will meet at a rally for workers rights on Monday April 4, 2011 at 4:30 PM at the corner of Route 300 (Union Avenue) and Route 17K in the Town of Newburgh. See the copy of a flyer below:</b><br />
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<i><b>"WE ARE ONE" Rally For Middleclass Workers</b></i><br />
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<b>4:30pm April 4, 2011 4:30pm</b><br />
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Corner of Union Avenue / Rt. 17K Newburgh<br />
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Route 300 and Route 17K - South of the Newburgh Mall - "pick a corner"<br />
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<b>Directions from NYS Thruway:</b><br />
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Take Thruway to the Newburgh Exit 17<br />
After toll booth go straight through the middle exit road to RT. 300 / UNION AVE.<br />
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Take a right onto RT. 300 south<br />
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Corners are identified by numbers...... <br />
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<b>(1) Lowes -Fridays </b>will be straight through intersection of RT. 300 UNION AVE / RT. 17K. Take a right into Lowes / Fridays/ Michaels parking lot.<br />
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<b>(2) Gas station </b>will be on your right. Take a right onto Rt. 17K West to find a place to park.<br />
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<b>(3) Diner-Hotel-Chili's </b>on your left at light before you get to the intersection of RT 300 / RT 17K <br />
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<b>(4) Nissan-Adams-Home Depot </b>is straight through RT. 300 UNION AVE / RT.17K and take left at Adams or Home Depot parking lot. <br />
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<b>Directions from Rt. 84 </b>- get off at RT. 300 / Union Avenue South and follow above.<br />
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<b>We are hoping to get a really large crowd on April 4th.</b> People in the public need to understand that they are ALL under attack - it isn't "just the unions". <b>This is a middleclass issue</b>. This is a National Republican attack on unions in an effort to weaken the American Workers.<br />
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<b>They think they are coming in for the kill...........<br />
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...What they didn't plan on was they have actually MOBILIZED LABOR as NEVER BEFORE.</b><br />
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<blockquote>Come join Union Members and your Brother and Sisters in IBEW Local 363 and stand up for your rights as an American.</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>This is a call out to EVERYONE ASKING THEM TO COME - RETIREES AND ACTIVE.</blockquote><br />
<b>Hope to see that IBEW Local 363 well represented on APRIL 4th </b>as we should lead the other trades and the other unions in what will surely be the rebirth of the labor movement.IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-42820421025995862702011-03-12T06:51:00.001-05:002011-03-12T06:52:47.875-05:00Next Workers Rights Rally - April 4th - Mark The Date<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ggPy4PzWBmQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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<b>The next labor rally for Workers Rights </b>- which is being tabbed as the "We Are One" rally for American Workers will be held on APRIL 4.<br />
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<blockquote>Plans and details are still being put together and will be finalized at a meeting this coming Monday AND ALL INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED HERE.</blockquote><br />
Now is the time to TALK IT UP - APRIL 4! - APRIL 4!<br />
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<b>DETAILS WILL FOILLOW AND BE POSTED HERE BY THIS COMING TUESDAY.</b><br />
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LABOR IS BEING ENERGIZED AND IT'S REALLY TIME TO COME OUT AND BE HEARD.IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-6146036296088824912011-03-06T22:00:00.000-05:002011-03-06T22:00:01.695-05:00Hudson Valley Workers Rally For Rights Energizes The Local Labor Movement<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ggPy4PzWBmQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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<b>Almost 1000 people gathered to stand up for the rights of all American workers this past week in Rock Tavern, NY.</b> It was a cold day and it was amazing to see all of the people there. There were men, women and children, there were college students and high school students along with those close to retirement.<br />
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<b>Thank you to Pete Seeger for joining with us to sing Solidarity Forever and Which side are you on? The answer to that question was definitely the American worker.</b><br />
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<b>Sometime in the future, the labor movement will look back and realize that Scott Wilson was the catylst this generation needed </b>to energize the existing labor movement and to preserve the American Dream for the future generations of workers.<br />
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<b>This movement is growing at an incredible speed. PLANS ARE BEING MADE RIGHT NOW FOR A BIGGER RALLY TO BE HELD SOON.<br />
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More information to come on that soon.....check here for info. </b>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-88391331534764113262011-02-28T12:46:00.000-05:002011-02-28T12:46:05.852-05:00Come Attend A Rally For Workers Rights To Bargain This Thursday March 3 At 4:30 PM<b>There will be a rally made up of various unions in the Hudson Valley to show support for the Wisconsin Public Employees and ALL EMPLOYESS RIGHTS TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.<br />
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The rally will be held at the Teamsters Local 445 Union hall on Stone Castle Road in Newburgh, NY and it will begin at 4:30PM.<br />
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</b><b>If you are really not up on what is going on,</b> the best thing you can do to really get a feel for what is happenening is to go to youtube.com and type in "Wisconsin protests".<br />
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<b>You will come up with a large group of videos that will surely how you the struggle first hand.</b> You will also see the rebirth of the labor movement right before your eyes.<br />
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<b>This is much bigger than some Republican governor trying to balance his budget.</b> This is about the Republican move to do away with unions a s a whole.IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-35176973937349088182011-02-14T15:44:00.002-05:002011-02-14T15:44:46.344-05:00Out of Town Work Update 2-14-11<strong>For any of our Brothers and Sisters who are looking to travel we have received this info in the hall today:</strong><br />
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<strong>WALK THROUGH<br />
IBEW Local 613</strong><br />
<strong>501 Pulliam Street SW<br />
Suite 250<br />
Atlanta, Georgia 30312<br />
404-523-8107 tel</strong><br />
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6-10's $29.00 per hour<br />
I.D. needed military base<br />
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<strong>IBEW Local 158<br />
1570 Elizabeth Street<br />
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54302<br />
(920) 432- 0158 tel</strong><br />
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6-12's - $400.00 to take job / $400.00 paid out on layoff<br />
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Level II ( Part B ) Instrumentation Tech.<br />
$30.17 per hour<br />
$97.00 a day per diemIBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-74603477682655046832011-01-27T13:58:00.003-05:002011-01-28T12:06:20.356-05:00Looking To Help Support The Concept Of Good Jobs? Come Out On February 3, 2011<b>The Tech City Campus is in Kingston up for a public meeting on their draft proposal to renovate the Tech City/ former IBM Kingston.</b> The East Campus currently has 22 industrial and office buildings with over 2.1 million square feet. <br />
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To put it plainly, the owner has been sneaking in whoever he can to do the work there. We are planning on being present that night to bring the subject of good paying construction jobs to the table and the fact that "freewheeling it" will create a price to pay if illegals and sub standard jobs are the result.<br />
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<b>The proposed plan would be to build a multi-use development </b>to include light industrial, office, research and development, manufacturing, educational, wellness, neighborhood retail, restaurant, entertainment and multi-family residential uses, along with accessory parking.<br />
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<blockquote>PLEASE PLAN TO SHOW UP AT ABOUT 6:45PM.<br />
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<b>The public meeting will be held on February 3, 2011 at 7:00PM at the Town of Ulster Town Hall.</b><br />
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<b>Here are the directions:</b><br />
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Town of Ulster Town Hall<br />
1 Town Hall Drive <br />
Lake Katrine, NY <br />
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<b>From the NYS Thruway:</b> <br />
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Take Exit 19 and after the toll booth bear right onto Route 28 West. <br />
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Take first exit, Route 209 North - Rhinecliff Bridge, onto Route 209 North. <br />
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Follow Route 209 North to the second exit, County Route 157 - Enterprise Drive. <br />
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At the exit bear left (Neighborhood Road North) <br />
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Turn left at the traffic light, and left again at the stop sign onto Town Hall Drive. <br />
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Town Hall will be on your left. <br />
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<b>From Route 9W:</b> <br />
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Exit onto Route 209 South. <br />
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Take the first exit off of 209, County Route 157-Enterprise Drive. <br />
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Bear left and then turn left onto Town Hall Drive. <br />
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Town Hall will be on your left. <br />
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<i>Our members should make every effort to be there and we hope to see a good crowd.</i>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-84892784615995494132010-12-24T09:13:00.000-05:002010-12-24T09:13:45.663-05:00Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year To All IBEW Local 363 Members<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LpPdl0StUVs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LpPdl0StUVs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
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On behalf of the Officers and Staff, IBEW Local 363 would like to wish everyone - in all of the many divisions and occupations of our union - a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! We hope we are able to help you all have a better 2011 and beyond!IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-84448430935590646042010-12-05T21:02:00.004-05:002010-12-07T19:34:59.315-05:00Taylor Biomass Finally Gets All Approvals - Breaking Ground Monday December 6Taylor Biomass will break ground for Phase one of the project on Monday December 6.<br />
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Thank you to all IBEW 363 members who attended meetings with us to support this project over the last two plus years.<br />
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After much work, many meetings and a little bit of hope the Montgomery Town Board granted the company permission to start construction of its garbage to gas facility.<br />
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<b>Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman Maurice Hinchey,</b> who were instrumental in securing a $100 million federal loan guarantee, will be at the ceremony on Monday along with company owner James Taylor, IBEW 363 and Building Trades officials.<br />
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<b>The new plant is expected to create some 400 construction jobs </b>and it should help to give some relief our Brothers and Sisters who can sure use the work and the paychecks. <br />
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<i>Let's hope it is the first of many more opportunities to come. </i>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-55158768145880202422010-12-05T20:36:00.001-05:002010-12-05T20:37:06.712-05:00Powerful Speech Supports The American Middle Class - Exposes Hypocrisy<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H5OtB298fHY?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H5OtB298fHY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
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<blockquote>It is not very often that you hear a politician from any party get up and tell it exactly the way it is.</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>This speech is an exception to the rule.</blockquote><br />
<b>These are extremely important times for working class families.</b> Not only is the economy and unemployment doing terrible damage to the working class - the corporations are still taking more as we suffer.<br />
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<b>Labor Unions play a key role now and will play a much more important role in the coming years.</b> Labor is the only organized group still running interference for the American workers. <br />
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<b>Most in the dwindling middle class are fast asleep but they are soon in for a rude awakening.</b> The people are about to be pushed to the brink by corporate greed and organized labor will be sought after to bring the middle class back to life.<br />
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<b>History repeats itself </b>- you heard him say that "they want to bring us back to the twenties."<br />
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<b>Well, the thirties followed the twenties and so did the resourgence of labor.</b> That resourgence happened when the people were pushed down as low as they could go - just like what we see developing now.IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-84774325542684430362010-11-24T21:27:00.000-05:002010-11-24T21:27:25.421-05:00Happy Thanksgiving To All IBEW Local 363 Members And Their FamiliesHappy Thanksgiving to all of our members and their families. Take the time to spend with your family and give thanks for their love and support.<br />
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On behalf of the Local we sincerely thank all of our members for their support of the union movement and IBEW Local 363.IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-85892911873263144122010-10-31T18:01:00.000-04:002010-10-31T18:01:13.717-04:00Former President Bill Clinton Visits IBEW Local 363 To Speak On Behalf Of Congressman John Hall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lmu3O-SOr93__ye1hzL3RbmiwkXHTQqfaglCeIMO-ABj1TFF11m-fSsDI6MDCp-fjiBHEpwvBlASjG31Pbs1tBAcBEHSC_ClO5ILRrvde_9N3TYoyad21XCNbFY8uN8lYp7EHo3rvu2O/s1600/Hall-Clintonrally10-30-10033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lmu3O-SOr93__ye1hzL3RbmiwkXHTQqfaglCeIMO-ABj1TFF11m-fSsDI6MDCp-fjiBHEpwvBlASjG31Pbs1tBAcBEHSC_ClO5ILRrvde_9N3TYoyad21XCNbFY8uN8lYp7EHo3rvu2O/s320/Hall-Clintonrally10-30-10033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<b>Bill Clinton thinks this year’s elections in the Hudson Valley, in New York State, and around the country are “fact-free.” </b>The former President spoke at a rally on Saturday night at the <b>IBEW Local 363 Training Facility in Harriman</b> to benefit Congressman John Hall.<br />
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<blockquote>Our local was asked if we could host the event and it turned out to be a huge success.</blockquote><br />
<b>Our Business Manager John Maraia Sr. was asked to be the Master of Ceromonies for the event.</b> At our <i>October Union meeting</i>, he invited all of our members to attend and asked them to help spread the invitation to other 363 members. <br />
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<i>Over 550 people packed the union hall in response including NYS AFL-CIO President Dennis Hughes who gave a rousing speech.</i><br />
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<b>The rally included live music by Congressman John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Joe Bouchard,</b> playing, among other songs, the Orleans hits “Dance With Me” and “Still the One”. Congressman Hall was a member of the "Orleans".<br />
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<b>Clinton took the stage </b>and reinforced the claim that voters have been mislead by accusations and smear campaigns on behalf of Republican candidates. He urged Hall’s supporters to look into recent legislation such as the Wall Street Reform Act, <i>provisions of which ban future bailouts and provide a means to ensure that another recession does not arise</i>. <br />
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<b>He spoke of the Democrats’ “Pay-as-you-go” system of balancing the national budget,</b> <i>a system that Clinton’s administration used that the current administration has reinstated.<br />
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</i><b>“How did we balance the budget?</b> Because the Congress then had a rule called Paygo, pay-as-you-go,” Clinton said. “<b>You wanna do something new? You gotta stop doing something else or go tell the people you need to raise money to do it.<br />
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<b>The pro-labor former President </b>urged everyone in attendence not to believe the hype against President Obama and the Democratic Congress. "It took them 8 years to dig the hole we are in, we can't dig out of an 8 year hole in 2 years."<br />
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<b>IBEW Local 363 and the entire labor movement in the Hudson Valley stands behind John Hall and hope to push him to victory!</b>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-43229024608891876502010-10-29T23:50:00.001-04:002010-10-29T23:52:59.129-04:00Apprentice / Retiree Dinner A Huge Success!<b>On Friday, October 22, 2010 the Local 363 Joint Apprenticeship Committee invited all members and their guests to the 2009 and 2010 Apprentice Graduation Dinner</b> and the honoring of Local Union 363 2008 and 2009 Retirees at the Pearl River Hilton.<br />
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<b>The invite was answered in typical IBEW 363 style with over 300 members and their guests enjoying each others company, dinner and dancing at the beautiful Pearl River Hilton.</b> <br />
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Honoring our newest journeyman, along with our journeyman who are now enjoying their retirement, calls for a celebration and is a well deserved and unique celebration to hold. It demonstrates the connection between generations of members and the journey that is taken to begin and complete a career in our field. <br />
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<b>There have been nothing but RAVE reviews since and everyone who attended is excited to have been a part of such a great night. If you missed it this year - make sure you attend next time - you won't be sorry.</b> <br />
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Once again, congratulations to all of our IBEW local 363 graduates and retirees!IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-41619504648155187702010-10-02T18:19:00.001-04:002010-10-02T18:19:30.183-04:00Apprentice / Retiree Dinner To Be Held October 22 - Reserve Your Seat Now.<b>The Local 363 Joint Apprenticeship Committee cordially invites all members and their guests to the 2009 and 2010 Apprentice Graduation Dinner</b> and the honoring of Local Union 363 2008 and 2009 Retirees on Friday, October 22, 2010 at the Pearl River Hilton.<br />
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<b>There will be a cocktail party at 7pm and dinner and dancing will begin at 8:30pm.</b> Come and join your Brothers and Sisters in honoring our newest journeyman along with our journeyman who are now enjoying their retirement. <br />
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<b>It is a very nice combination of IBEW members to see at the same function together</b>. It says alot about our business and our union. <br />
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Tickets are $100 per couple. Invitations have gone out to all. Send in your reservation now to have a seat for you and your guest.IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-11331086929578557002010-09-06T09:44:00.000-04:002010-09-06T09:44:25.785-04:00Happy Labor Day To All IBEW Local 363 Members And Their Families!<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YUkJj6TtJMA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YUkJj6TtJMA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br />
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<b>Happy Labor Day to all IBEW Local 363 members and their families. Here is a short Labor History lesson for your use:</b> <br />
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<b>Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means </b><br />
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<b>Labor Day, the first Monday in September,</b> is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. <br />
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<b>Founder of Labor Day<br />
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More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers. <br />
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Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold." <br />
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But Peter McGuire's place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic. <br />
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<b>The First Labor Day</b><br />
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The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883. <br />
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In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country. <br />
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<b>Labor Day Legislation</b><br />
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Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From them developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on February 21, 1887. During the year four more states — Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York — created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. <br />
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<b>A Nationwide Holiday</b><br />
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The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take were outlined in the first proposal of the holiday — a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civic significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement. <br />
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The character of the Labor Day celebration has undergone a change in recent years, especially in large industrial centers where mass displays and huge parades have proved a problem. This change, however, is more a shift in emphasis and medium of expression. Labor Day addresses by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics and government officials are given wide coverage in newspapers, radio, and television. <br />
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<i>The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation's strength, freedom, and leadership — the American worker. <br />
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<b>These workers manufacture the cans for Budweiser Beer and other beverage companies affiliated with the company</b> which is now called ABINBEV after the sale of the Anheuser Busch Company to INBEV - a Belgium owned company.<br />
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<b>This campaign started approximately 6 months ago </b>and there was a tremendous amount of work put into this effort by countless workers at the plant and by IBEW Local 363. This is a solid group of workers who are very proud to become members of the IBEW and especially of Local 363.<br />
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<b>They understand the power associated with having a written contract to work under.</b> With the sale of AB, the workers knew they had to take steps of their own to protect themselves and they contacted Local 363 to make that happen. They picked the right union!<br />
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<b>We are glad they had the courage to take those steps and we welcome them into the IBEW.</b> There are 164 NEW IBEW 363 members now because of their courage and effort to band together to join the union and to speak with one voice.<br />
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<b>Once again, welcome to IBEW Local 363!</b>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-52488001080123527872010-08-31T14:19:00.001-04:002010-08-31T15:43:00.979-04:00IBEW Local 363 Clambake Will Be Held On September 18, 2010<b>Business Manager John Maraia has announced that the Annual IBEW Local 363 Clambake will be held as scheduled on September 18, 2010 </b>at The Platzl Brauhaus at 127 Call Hollow Road, Pomona, NY 10970 from 9:30AM - 5:30PM.<br />
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<i>Tickets CANNOT be purchased at the door.</i><br />
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<b>If you have not purchased a ticket yet you can still do so by mail </b>as long as a check for $50.00 made out to the IBEW Local 363 Clambake is received in the Harriman union office by 9/10/10.<br />
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<b>If you are HAND DELIVERING a check you can purchase a clambake ticket <i>up to the day prior to the bake</i> at the Harriman Office.</b><br />
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<i>Remember there are NO DOOR SALES - so act now if you are planning to attend. Hope to see you there.</i>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-30840042284446451942010-08-27T15:00:00.000-04:002010-08-27T15:00:32.547-04:00Out Of Town Work Update - Updated August 27<i>For any of our Brothers and Sisters who are interested in traveling we have just been informed of an opportunity in the North East:<br />
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<b>IBEW Local 7 Sprinfield, Ma </b>will be hiring travelers soon. They have a couple of big switch yards that they will be starting soon. Here is the contactinfor for IBEW Local 7:<br />
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<b>IBEW Local 7<br />
185 Industry Avenue<br />
Springfield, Ma. 01104<br />
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(413) 734- 7137 Tel<br />
(413) 746-4568 Fax </b><br />
ddalma@ibewlocal7.com <br />
Business Manager Daniel D'Alma <br />
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<i>Call Local 7 for signing and resigning information</i>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993048689213217745.post-58841367658789120312010-08-17T12:36:00.006-04:002010-08-17T12:40:08.805-04:00Out Of Town Work Updates 8- 17-10<b>We have beem informed that the following IBEW Locals will be looking for people soon.</b><br />
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<b>IBEW Local 1579 Augusta, Georgia </b>- <i>They have a NUKE Plant that has just started. Come the Fall of 2010 they will be looking for up to 600 electricians. Here is their contact info:<br />
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<b>IBEW Local 1579</b><br />
1250 Reynolds Street<br />
Augusta, Georgia 30901<br />
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admin@ibew1579.org<br />
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<b>IBEW Local 1547 Anchorage Alaska </b>- <i>looking for men now - Must have State License - can take 4 hour code book test.<br />
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Here is the contact information for Local 1547<br />
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<b>IBEW Local 1547</b><br />
3333b Denali Street, Siute 200<br />
Anchorage, Alaska 99503<br />
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(907) 272-6571 tel<br />
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webmaster @ibew1547.org<br />
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<b>As always, we are constantly checking throughout the country for leads to help our unemployed Brothers and Sisters who wish to travel get the proper and most updated information.<br />
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Also, if any of our members hear of any local union that they would like us to call to inquire about work for travelers - please call Ross Olivieri in our referral office and he will contact the <br />
local(s) requested.</b>IBEW Local Union 363http://www.blogger.com/profile/12238150769022408190noreply@blogger.com