459 Updates Archive
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06. 28. 2018 Business Manager's Message
Mobile Maintenance Final Update, Homer City Negotiations to Begin, Western District Picnic and IBEW Motorcycle Ride
After 40 plus years, the workforce created by Penelec to maintain and provide a larger and mobile workforce during power...
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06. 27. 2018 News
2nd Annual IBEW 459 Scholarship Winner
Local 459 Retiree Chairman, Joe Oliver and Business Manager, Paul Cameron presented the winner of its 2nd Annual IBEW Local...
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06. 27. 2018 News
PA AFL-CIO: We Will Not Be Deterred by Janus Decision
With today's 5-4 decision from the United States Supreme Court regarding Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31, the justices have...
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06. 20. 2018 News
Stay Safe 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...
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05. 30. 2018 Business Manager's Message
Good Unionism
Our Local has been through so much over the last few years. With summer fast approaching, take some time to be with family...
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05. 25. 2018 News
Repeal of Tax on Union Dues Stalls in Senate
A bill to repeal a new tax on union dues and unreimbursed job expenses has stalled in the Senate, a significant financial...
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05. 08. 2018 News
Right to Work (for Less)
We oppose any and all legislation that will weaken unions and the process of collective bargaining. What is a Right to Work...
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04. 05. 2018 Business Manager's Message
Union Victories and Fights
I hope that everyone had a Happy Easter. I would like to remind our members in the Northeast District that starting in April...
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04. 02. 2018 News
Young Workers and the Future of the Labor Movement
With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to issue a major anti-union decision later this year, and the National Labor Relations...
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03. 14. 2018 News
Unions Propel Conor Lamb to Razor Thin Victory
After a long night of counting ballots, Conor Lamb appears to have won the special election in Pennsylvania's 18th...
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03. 09. 2018 News
IBEW Testifies on the Nation's Electrical Grid
Construction and Maintenance Department Director Jim Ross testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy Feb. 27...
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03. 02. 2018 News
Northeast District Meeting Location Change
To: All Local 459 Members in the Northeast District From: Brendan Wolf, President, Gary Hummel, Business Rep. Subject:...
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02. 23. 2018 Business Manager's Message
Protecting our Right to Bargain this Saturday
Tomorrow, unions from around the country will be holding rallies to support our collective bargaining rights. These rallies...
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02. 20. 2018 News
Unions Key as Pennsylvania Special Election Nears
Union households make up nearly a quarter of the district's voting population where the IBEW alone has nearly 5,000 members...
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01. 31. 2018 Business Manager's Message
2018: At the Crossroads for American Unions
Welcome to a New Year. 2017 was an important year for union members. Even in the face of constant attacks, union membership...
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01. 29. 2018 News
Union Membership Holds Steady in 2017
The annual study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that union membership held steady in 2017 despite numerous...