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NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2024
Next Union Meeting
Tuesday October 1st, 2024
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Dear Brothers & Sisters,
I hope you and your families had a safe, restful and happy Labor Day! Each year Labor Day is also a time for reflection.
Please take a minute sometime today, to remember all the men and women of the labor movement who risked their jobs and
their lives to fight for the weekend, the 40-hour work week, secure wages and benefits that working families deserve,
that we may often take for granted on Labor Day.
I look forward to greater things ahead for all of us, as a labor movement. Thank you for your hard work and dedication
every day. It is deeply appreciated.
I hope you all enjoyed a well-deserved day off!
Fraternally,
Alan Marzullo
Business Manager
IBEW Local 43
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Two Current Solutions for Child Care Assistance!
Effective immediately you can now view available jobs all day everyday from any PC, Tablet or Smartphone. (
Note: Bidding on Jobs is
still restricted to the unemployed daily from 5:00PM until 9:00AM the next day, and all day holidays and weekends
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To begin, login to the Referral Portal at: Web Portal Login (click here) If this is your first time visiting the portal there are instructions for
setting up a new password. After the initial login all future login's are quick and easy. Check it out today.
STOP IN AND SEE THE REFERRAL OFFICE UPGRADES!
Brothers and Sisters Know
Your Weingarten Rights!
Weingarten Rights:
“I believe this discussion could lead to my being disciplined. I therefore request that my union representative
or officer be present to assist me at the meeting. I further request reasonable time to consult with my union
representative regarding the subject and purpose of the meeting. Please consider this a continuing request;
without representation I shall not participate in the discussion. I shall not consent to any searches or tests
affecting my person, property, or effects without first consulting with my union representatives.”
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The Syracuse Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists are holding
virtual
meetings the third Tuesday of every month @ 5:30 pm.
Please contact King Davis
@ 315-415-9954 or cnycbtu@gmail.com to Renew or Register for membership and
to receive a ZOOM meeting invite for the meetings.
The CBTU welcomes all union members!
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All Members
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Monthly meetings are: (unless otherwise listed)
6:00PM at the ETA Training Center
4566 Waterhouse Rd.
Clay NY 13041
Tuesday -
October 1st, 2024
General Agenda
MONDAY - November 4th, 2024
General Agenda NOTICE THE DAY CHANGE |
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The Retirees Club
Next Meeting:
October 16th, 2024 @ 10AM - at the Union Hall
Our Retirees’ Meetings are a great way to stay in touch!
All retirees, wives and retirees’ widows are welcome. Please join us!
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Dues Payment Alert
The IBEW International Office will no longer accept dues payments that have a reinstatement activity unless they are paid through the current quarter.
This means that if you wish to pay your dues this month and you are currently
one or more quarters in arrears, you will need to pay all overdue quarters and the
current quarter along with the reinstatement fee to bring your account up-to-date.
Please call the union office if you have any questions. 315-422-0435
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2025 Quarterly Dues Payment Effective January 1, 2025
The following rates will apply for dues payments covering January 2025 through December 2025.
Effective January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025 the quarterly dues are $139.50 per quarter.
Effective July 1, 2025, there will be a per capita increase of $1.00/month or $3.00/quarter for all members.
*** Payments are owed the first month of each quarter ***
- 1st Quarter - (03 months owed January 1st 2025) - $139.50 (paying Jan/Feb/Mar)
- 2nd Quarter - (03 months owed April 1st, 2025) - $139.50 (paying for Apr/May/Jun)
- 3rd Quarter - (03 months owed July 1st, 2025) - $142.50 (paying for Jul/Aug/Sep)
- 4th Quarter - (03 months owed October 1st, 2025) - $142.50 (paying for Oct/Nov/Dec)
REMINDER - A $30.00 Reinstatement Fee will be added if your dues are not paid before the end of each quarter.
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PAYMENT OPTIONS
- Mail a Personal Check or Money Order; we will then mail your yellow Dues Receipt to your home address
- Have your bank auto-pay from your account with a Bank Check; we will then mail your yellow Dues Receipt to your home address
- Pay online via Credit/Debit Card through our website Referral Portal; we will then mail your yellow Dues Receipt to your home address*
- Stop into the Union Office during normal business hours and pay via Cash, Check, Money Order or Credit/Debit Card
* NOTE: An Electronic Convenience Fee (ECF of approximately 3%) is added to all credit/debit card dues transactions,
the exact amount of the ECF will be displayed before you agree to pay.
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Listed below are
some jobs our members have recently worked on:
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Due to our organizing efforts, some
of Local 43's Successes in the construction
field. Please remember to patronize our customers.
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| Cube Smart, Hiawatha Blvd. — $25,000 |
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Starbucks, New Hartford — $15,000 |
| O'Reily's Auto Parts, E. Syracuse — $75,000 |
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Sunoco Gas, Oswego — $95,000 |
| Delta Sonic Car Wash, Erie Blvd. — $100,000 |
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UPS Store, Liverpool— $10,000 |
| O'Reily's Auto Parts, Pulaski — $75,000 |
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CNYETA TRAINING CENTER INFO
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Journeymen, Construction Electricians, and Construction Wiremen who need CPR and First Aid training
may contact the training center to sign up for the next class.
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RIGGING COURSE FOR IBEW LU 43
Attention IBEW LU 43 Journeymen: A Rigging Course will be offered at the Training Center by Instructor, Alicia Michalski
The Rigging Course will be a hybrid course, partially in the classroom and online individual instruction on our
worldwide Computer Mediated Learning System (CML).
In between in person classes you will complete the assigned lessons on your own
through the learning management system. More information will be provided during
the first in person meeting on October 17th.
Thursday, October 24th, 6pm
- Terms, Calculations, Signals (Homework due Chapters 1,2,3,4,5)
Thursday, November 7th, 6pm
- Signals Rigging - (Homework due 6,7,8,9,10,11)
Thursday, November 14th, 6pm
- Knots – (Homework due 12, 13, 14)
Thursday, November 19th, 6pm
Call/Email the Training Center to enroll today!
COST OF COURSE IS $128. You may pay in person at the training center
or pay at our store by visiting our website: www.cnyeta.org, click on the
SHOP tab at the top of the screen, select Journeyman Wireman, and then
select the course “Rigging Class.”
Registration Deadline October 1st 2024
CONTACT US:
315 546-0221 office@cnyeta.org
Reminder to all Journeymen:
In our current contract - Section 2.19 Tool List - it states In addition, "Journeymen shall be responsible to have verifiable OSHA-10 training and CPR Certified Training."
Please call the CNYETA (315-546-0221) CNYETA.org to see when the next scheduled classes are available.
NOTE:
OSHA-10 and CPR training are needed to work in Local 43's jurisdiction as a Journeyman.
Please call the Training Center at 315-546-0221 or email Nicole at office@cnyeta.org with questions.
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You can update your contact information anytime via the
new Referral portal, go to
www.ibew43.org/portals and make sure all your contact
information is correct. Or email any changed information
to cgraf@ibew43.org
GO GREEN Switch to the
digital newsletter? Just email Chris at cgraf@ibew43.org
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New options for paying dues...
local 43 on the
move...
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•You still can mail a personal check or money order, then we will mail your
yellow Dues Receipt to your home address.
•You
still can have your bank auto-pay from your
account with a bank check, then we'll mail the
Receipt to your home.
or now...
•Pay with a
credit card. Note: an Electronic Convenience
Fee (ECF of approximately 3%) is added to all
credit/debit card dues transactions.
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You can now pay your dues On-line from the convenience of your PC or late
model smartphone via the
Referral Portal. On-line payments will incur
an ECF.
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Local 43 notes the passing of these members, with gratitude for their service to the IBEW. |
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Paul J. Kondakoff, passed away on August 12, 2024 at age 87. Brother Kondakoff was
initiated into Local 43 in 1994. He was an IBEW member for 30 years.
Herbert L. Peryea, passed away on August 21, 2024 at age 90. Brother Peryea was initiated into Local 43 in 1957.
He was an IBEW member for 67 years.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE FUNDS OFFICE
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Register your IBEW Local 43 & Electrical Contractors Annuity Fund Account
If you haven't already registered your account through Empower, it only takes a few minutes to register and enhance your account’s security.
- Go to empowermyretirement.com
- Click on Register
- Select I don’t have a PIN
- Follow the prompts to create your username and a strong password
EMPOWER – Loan Payments via ACH
You can now remit loan payments via ACH to post your payment faster and avoid checks getting lost in the mail.
To set this feature up, go to the Empower website at https://www.empowermyretirement.com/
and follow these instructions:
- Log on to your Account
- Click on Account, then your Retirement Plan name, then Overview
- On the Account Overview page, click Loans
- Select your loan, then click Change Existing Payments
- Select Transfer from my Bank Account and follow the steps
- If you do not have banking information on file yet, you may select Use a New Bank Account to add the account and set up ACH loan payments
Delta Dental & EyeMed – Effective 4/1/2024
As a reminder, the IBEW Local No. 43 & Electrical Contractors Welfare Fund Trustees selected a new dental
benefit through Delta Dental, & vision benefit through EyeMed effective April 1st, 2024. These
benefits are available to all members currently enrolled in the UMR or Humana IBEW health plans.
Please ensure that your Dental and Vision providers are submitting claims for these services to Delta
Dental (dental) or EyeMed (vision). Once the claim has been processed by Delta Dental or EyeMed,
you will receive an Explanation of Benefits summarizing your patient responsibility, if any.
For the best results, in-network providers should not be billing you until after the claim has been
submitted and processed. After the claim has been processed, Delta Dental and EyeMed will share the
settled claim payment details with our HRA account vendor. The patient responsibility on your bill
should match the Explanation of Benefits. Paying the provider your patient responsibility after the
claim has been processed will reduce your need to provide substantiation to the HRA account vendor.
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Free, Confidential Counseling Services
provided by
Mental Health Professionals are available either
in-person or over the phone. We encourage you and
your eligible family members to take advantage of
this benefit whenever you feel that life is getting
too stressful.
Call
1.800.327.2255
Our Membership ID is:
93793410
Our Group ID is:
8413
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Reminder to all Journeymen:
In our current contract - Section 2.19 Tool List
- it states In addition,
"Journeymen shall
be responsible to have verifiable OSHA-10 training
and CPR Certified Training."
Please
call the CNYETA (315-546-0221)
CNYETA.org
to see when the next scheduled classes are available.
NOTE:
OSHA-10 and CPR training are needed to work in Local
43's jurisdiction as a Journeyman.
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