The Current Newsletter - Summer 2015
Featuring these headline stories and more:
Eversource: Eversource Generation Divestiture & Contract (page 1)
Emera: New Contract Agreement Ratified  (page 1)
NextEra: New Contract Agreement Ratified (page 2)
WGME & WPFO-TV: New Contract Agreement Ratified (page 3)
IBEW 1837: Laurie Kelley Named New Office Manager (page 4)
Eversource: Union Member Elected Manchester Alderman (page 6)
Eversource: Member Tom Rzasa Retires after 45 Years (page 6)
Sea-3: Union Offers Support for Propane Facility Expansion (page 6)
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The Current Newsletter - Summer 2016
Featuring these headline stories and more:
IBEW 1837: Union President Ray Colello Retires (page 1)
IBEW 1837: Documentation Key to Help Union Help You  (page 1)
Granite Ridge: New Owner and New Contract Agreement  (page 2)
Eversource: Field Techs Vote “Yes” for Union (page 2)
IBEW 1837/CMP: ABM Bill Dunn Retires (page 3)
IBEW 1837/Emera: Renee Gilman Joins Staff as Biz Rep. (page 4)
Eversource: Kerry Guptill Retires After Years of Activism (page 5)
IBEW 1837: Vehicle Maintenance: Jobs and Safety at Risk (page 7)
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The Current Newsletter - Fall 2016
Featuring these headline stories and more:
CMP: Members Receive Lifesaving Awards After Rescue (page 1)
Eversource: Generation Assets Auction Moves Forward (page 2)
IBEW 1837: Protect Yourself: Disciplinary Interviews (page 3)
Eversource: Field Tech Negotiations Continue (page 4)
IBEW: Convention in St. Louis (page 4)
IBEW 1837: Members in NH Help Asplundh Organizing (page 5)
Sea-3: Members Ratify Two-Year Contract (page 6)
NHEC: Members Excel at NEPPA Lineworkers Rodeo (page 6)
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The Current Newsletter - Summer 2019
Featuring these headline stories and more:
Emera: Seeking PUC Approval of Sale to Calgary’s Enmax (pg. 1)
CMP: 100+ New IBEW Members w/ New Staffing Agreement (pg. 1)
IBEW 1837: Spring 2019 Steward Trainings Held (pg. 2)
Eversource: NE Apprentice Line Training Program (pg. 3)
WGME, CMP, Eversource, NHEC, Littleton: Quick Notes (pg. 4-5)
Emera & CMP: Distracted Driving Concerns (pg. 6-7)
The Current Newsletter - Year End 2017
Featuring these headline stories and more:
Eversource: New Owners Set to Acquire Generation Assets (page 1)
New Contracts Ratified at Eversource, CMP, Granite Ridge & WABI-TV (page 1 - 3)
IBEW 1837: New Union Officers Elected (page 4)
Eversource: Bill Tarallo Retires After 50 Years at Company (page 4)
IBEW 1837: Members in NH Help Defeat "Right to Work" (page 6)
IBEW 1837: Members Help Restore Power in ME, NH & FL! (page 6)
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The Current Newsletter
The Current Newsletter - Fall 2018
Featuring these headline stories and more:
NHEC: Strike Victory and New Contract Ratified (pg.1-2)
Brookfield: Member Returns From Layoff with Gratitude (pg. 1 & 6)
NextEra: Contract Extension Ratified (pg. 2)
Sea-3, Unitil, WGME: Contracts Ratified (pg. 3)
IBEW 1837: Leadership Changes/New NH Asst. Bus. Mgr. (pg. 4)
Quick Notes: Stewards Depart, Kilroy New Recording Sec’y. (pg. 4)
IBEW 1837: Weingarten Labor Rights (pg. 5)
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The Current Newsletter
Changes in Union Leadership
Tony Sapienza took over as the Business Manager/Financial Secretary with the retirement of Dick Rogers, effective October 1, 2020. He was unopposed in the Union election held this summer. Brother Sapienza had served as Assistant Business Manager for New Hampshire the previous two years. He realizes that taking over from Dick Rogers will be a tough act to follow.
“Dick left some big shoes to fill and I’m glad that he has offered to continue to work with us and provide advice when we need it,” Sapienza said. “I’m grateful for the mentoring and confidence he has provided me.
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Member Mark Easter Receives IBEW Lifesaving Award
The Current Newsletter - Winter 2013
Featuring these headline stories and more:
CMP Pole-Setting Project Seeks to Recoup Work for Union
1-Year Contract Extension at NextEra; Hydro Assets Sold
Maine Public Service Customer Service Reps to Join Union
Union Helps Unitil System Operators Receive Back Pay
Bangor Hydro System Operators Ratify First Contract
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IBEW 1837 Business Rep. Matt Beck Retires
There have been numerous watershed moments in the labor movement in Maine and New Hampshire, and for the past three decades – Matt Beck has been at the forefront for nearly all of them.  From a contentious effort, which successfully stopped an attempt to bring “right to work,” to the Granite State in 2011 – to supporting his union brothers and sisters on the picket lines during the strike at the New Hampshire Electric Co-Op in 2018 – Beck has had his hand in numerous events through the years, in addition to countless organizing campaigns and contract negotiations.
After more than 35... Read More