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 s ...
Attention LIRR Maintenance Of Equipment Members
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 in ...
Re: Meeting 3/10/2022
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 t ...
Message From Acting President Steven Schmitt
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 ...
Happy Holidays 589
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 ...
Happy Thanksgiving 589
Message from President, Jeffrey Klein On behalf of your Elected officials I would like to wish all of you and your families a very happy Thanksgiving. I would like to take the time to thank the Executive Board and our ...
Support Candidates Who Support Unions
Message from General Chairman, Ricardo Sanchez Dear Brothers and Sisters, The most important part of my job as your General Chairman is to protect and improve the working conditions and wages we have fought har ...
Bombardier JFK Union Meeting – Nov 8th
Brothers and Sisters, It has come to my attention that managers at the site are once again misinterpreting our contract to make up for their lack of management skills. It shouldn't surprise me that this is happening, ...
Happy Labor Day Local 589
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Labor Day! As the summer winds down I think it is a good time to reflect and remember that all we have today is the result of the hard work and sacrifice of ...
Enjoy the Summer
On behalf off your elected officials I would like to send everyone our best wishes. I hope all of you are enjoying the summer! As a reminder, the next General Membership meeting will not be until September 19, 2016. P ...
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