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Dialysis Meeting

? Local 1126 Dialysis Employees Meeting Wednesday, May 24, 2023 6:00 P.M.
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Save the Dates!

The Community Services Committee for CWA 1126 is excited to announce some of the plans we have to give back to our members: FREE Utica Zoo Tickets (max 6 per member). Available now at the union hall at 427 Main St, New York Mills. The hall is open Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm (315-736-1126) The annual Golf tournament will be 8/12 (to benefit Feed Our Vets).
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Scholarships

Dear Colleagues: This is to remind you that the application process for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation’s scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year will close on April 30, 2023.
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CWA 1126 Legislative Breakfast

Your CWA 1126 LPAT (Local Political Action Team) attended a legislative breakfast (hosted by the CNY Labor Council) that was attended by Lt. Gov. Delgado, Senator Griffo, County Executive Picente, Assemblyman Miller, and many other elected officials.  Discussions included broadband expansion and healthcare relief for local hospitals.
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Feed Our Vets Check Presentation

The annual 2022 CWA 1126/Leatherstocking Club Charity Golf Tournament was a huge success. We would like to thank everyone who donated, bought raffle tickets, and played in the tournament. This year we teamed up with the LMK Foundation to raise over $3700 for Feed Our Vets headquartered in New York Mills.
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MVHS Things You Need To Know

Things You Need to Know – Wednesday, August 24, 2022 “Things You Need to Know” provides important information and updates for MVHS employees and medical staff. If you have something you’d like added to the update, email cmccann@mvhealthsystem.org.
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CWA 1126 Swag

Good news! We have a local printer who is able to ship CWA 1126 attire directly to the membership. If you need a new shirt or a new coat please check out the items at : http://www.cwalocal1126shop.com/  Remeber to wear red on Thursday.
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Wear Red on Thursday

In 1989, the CWA  brothers and sisters in New York were on strike.  One of the New York members from CWA Local 1103 walking the picket line was Chief Union Steward, E. Gerald Horgan.  Gerry Horgan was killed from injuries he sustained when he was run down by a “scab” as he walked a picket line while striking for health care benefits. The driver of the vehicle which killed him was a manager’s daughter acting as a “scab” during the strike. As she approached the picket line, she accelerated her vehicle, and struck Gerry Horgan. 

He is the only CWA member in our history to be killed on a picket line. Typical of Gerry Horgan, the picket line he was on was not his own. The Members on another line needed some additional help and asked Gerry to provide that help. 

At the time of his death Gerry Horgan was only 34 years old. He was a dedicated family man, and very active in his community. He was the Chief of the Valley Cottage Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the Central Nyack Volunteer Fire Department. He developed, and was Team Leader of the Mountain Rescue Squad of Rockland County, New York. The Squad’s primary responsibility is for rescuing people who fall, or get trapped on the sheer cliffs of the Palisades. Gerry Horgan was also a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. 

When Gerry was killed he left behind two children, Christine who was 2 ½ and Danielle who was just 7 months. They are now coming of age where they can understand who their father was and what he stood for. We want them to know that their father’s sacrifice was not in vain and is still appreciated by the people he died fighting for. 

So Why Red? Why Thursday? Thursday, because it is the day on which this tragedy occurred and red to symbolize the tragedy itself. Even though this tragedy occurred years ago, the Queens New York Local 1103 and CWA still support Gerry and his family! 

So as you look for something to wear Thursday, show your support to your union and remember your fallen union brother in New York, and wear RED! 

WEARING RED ON THURSDAY isn't about showing disrespect for Managers or being anti-management. 
WEARING RED ON THURSDAY is about supporting the Union in the contract negotiation process. 
WEARING RED ON THURSDAY is having a voice in that process. 
WEARING RED ON THURSDAY is protecting your job and your wages from being reclassified into a lesser status.
WEARING RED ON THURSDAY is providing location security so you are not forced to move to another part of the country so the company can save a few dollars. 
WEARING RED ON THURSDAY is supporting families and working hours that are conducive to the family unit. 
WEARING RED ON THURSDAY isn't anti-management, it is pro-community. It is having a strong contract so we can live together as management, service representatives and clerks without having to live in fear that one day our job will be replaced and eliminated. And it's about supporting your local economy. 
WEARING RED ON THURSDAY is being proactive during this process so we don't have to be reactive. 

WEARING RED ON THURSDAY
is showing our collective support for this,
our Union Contract, so we can prevent 
showing it on the picket line!

For all these reasons and more, support your local Union and yourself!
WEAR RED ON THURSDAY !

(taken from Local 1400 website)

 
 
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