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ATTENTION ALL IBEW LOCAL 589 ELECTRICIANS LIRR

February 13, 2024January 20, 2025

Brothers and Sisters, I hope this finds you and your families doing well. I like to mention your families because they are why we get up every day and come to work. They depend on us financially to provide them with all the benefits…

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Negotiation Update

November 1, 2023

Over the last few months, we have made a concerted effort to keep everyone apprised of the negotiating environment we find ourselves in, whether it’s with our Newark brothers and Sisters at Alstom or us here at the LIRR. Unless you live in a…

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Attention All Members

October 9, 2023

Brothers and Sisters: I hope you and your families are doing well and enjoying this holiday. Holidays, sick days, and vacation days are all possible because working men and women collectively fought for the right to reap the fruits of their labor. Life is…

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Bargaining Coalition

September 12, 2023

Brothers & Sisters: The General Chairmen of their respective labor organizations are pleased to announce the formation of the Long Island Rail Road Bargaining Coalition (“LIRR BC”) for the round of bargaining. As you may know, our contracts became amendable on June 16, 2023….

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MBAP Document

January 30, 2023

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have chosen to participate in Local 589’s Member’s Beneficiary Assistance Program (MBAP). It has been an overwhelming success with over 75% of the membership participating. The positive…

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Assessment for Families

November 27, 2022

Earlier this month, Doug Low, our “brother electrician” passed away after a lengthy illness with cancer. He leaves behind a devastated wife and three young daughters. He is the second “brother electrician” to pass away since May. A motion was brought to the floor…

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Attention LIRR Maintenance Of Equipment Members

April 3, 2022

R T e: CFR 219:23 Paperwork Mailed Home Dear Brothers and Sisters: Two weeks ago, I had a brief discussion with C. Daly (Chief Mechanical Officer) regarding the new FRA requirement (CFR 219:23) that would be going into effect on the LIRR. The requirement…

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Re: Meeting 3/10/2022

March 16, 2022

To: ALL IBEW Local 589 Railroad Electricians Re: Major Dispute/ Drug and Alcohol Policy Brothers and Sisters, I hope this message finds you and your families doing well as we begin to see the light at the end of this “COVID” tunnel. We have…

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Message From Acting President Steven Schmitt

September 5, 2021

Hello Brothers and Sisters, Firstly, I want to take a minute to thank Brother Jeffrey Klein for his time and dedication over the years to IBEW Local 589. I have had the pleasure of not only working with him on the shop floor, but…

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Happy Holidays 589

December 24, 2016

On behalf of your elected officials, I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, a joyous Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! The holidays are a time to reflect on the past year and to celebrate the gifts of the season…

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