IBEW 1837 News
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Highlights in this issue include:
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Gov. Bill Richardson and IBEW Asst. Business Manager Tom Ryan discuss PSNH Writers. -
Field Technicians and Field Technician Specialists at Public Service Company of New Hampshire are awaiting a decision from the National Labor Relations Board to determine if they can have a statewide bargaining unit as IBEW Local 1837 has proposed. The NLRB held a hearing in Boston on May 15 and 16 to determine the scope of the proposed bargaining unit for the "Writers" at PSNH.
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Following months of investigations and weeks preparing for trial, Unfair Labor Practice charges filed against Central Maine Power Company (CMP) by IBEW Local 1837 were settled just days before the trial was set to begin.
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The newly-chartered Western Maine Labor Council is hosting the First Annual Workers Memorial Day/May Day Breakfast on Saturday, April 28 at 9:00am. This exciting new event will be held at the historic Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston, on the 2nd floor above Davinci’s Restaurant at 35 Canal Street. Doors will open and a tour of Museum L/A at 8:00am.
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A hearing before the National Labor Relations Board in Boston has been rescheduled to mid-May. The hearing before the NLRB Regional Director will determine the scope of the bargaining unit for the Writers at Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH).
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IBEW Local 1837 is working with the national AFL-CIO to help pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) as it moves to the United States Senate. In Maine, Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are being asked by union members to sign on as co-sponsors of the bill. In New Hampshire, we are asking Sen. John E. Sununu to do the same.
