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Black Women Equal Pay Day
April 4th is the traditionally “Equal Pay Day” in the United States. This day is meant to pinpoint the additional amount of time it would take a woman to reach the same earning amount a...
Saving Kids Lives
Last October, the Media Department told the story of Johnstown, Pa., Local 459 member Tom Whitehead, his wife Kari and daughter Emily, who was in remission from leukemia after undergoing a...
American Electrical Cooperatives
I'd like to make you aware, if not already, of America's Electric Cooperatives. L.U. 10 IBEW services Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Otsego County Electric Cooperative, Oneida-Madison...
Working While Female (WWF)
Imagine that your company has a brand-new CEO, with new ideas, that they are looking to implement within the company. If that CEO is a man, he is seen as “the boss”, ambitious, driven,...
Rochester's Diversity Hiring Goals
Across the country, many communities are struggling. Jobs have left, homes are vacant and wages haven’t gone up. This plight is especially felt in many minority communities. For...
Something Outsiders Will Never Understand
I used to hate golf outings. I suck at golf and in a sociopathic way I dislike good golfers. In the past I felt that golf is an old, rich, white man's game and if you're good at golf then you...
Memorializing a Music Teachers Legacy
In 2012, the Amityville Teachers Association (ATA) lost a beloved member, Chris LaMarca. Chris was a well-liked music teacher within the district and his death, right around Thanksgiving, shook...
The Harriet Cleveland from Alabama Story
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a group that is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry. They seek justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using methods like litigation, education,...
Grumpy Workers Make Good Workers
We have always been taught that as workers we should grin and bear it at work. The ideal employee is a happy one, but new research shows that it may be ok to be grumpy at work, especially if...
A Memorial Day Message
It's hard to believe that it is Memorial Day already. Some consider this to be the kick off to summer. There is no doubt that we are all looking forward to the warm weather, barbecues, going to...