Member spotlight-Krone Brown & Kenneith Carter

Member spotlight-Krone Brown & Kenneith Carter

At 5am on April 5, 2023, Krone Brown and Kenneith Carter, local 1961 City of Albany, were on their usual route picking up garbage when they noticed the smell of what seemed like burning rubber. Moments later, they found themselves first-on-scene at a blazing building...
Niskayuna’s Lifesaving Contract

Niskayuna’s Lifesaving Contract

Every day unions fight tirelessly for workers. What happens when unions and employers fight together to save lives. In 2022,  a contract provision for blood, platelet and organ donation leave was included in the Niskayuna Local 1130 contract. The moment it passed...
Member Spotlight – Sandra Beasley & Deverin Dillon

Member Spotlight – Sandra Beasley & Deverin Dillon

Sandra Beasley and Deverin Dillon, BENTE 2419, are School Security Officers (SSO’s) who have spent their careers positively impacting the lives of young people at the Rochester City School District (RCSD). Recently, their work gained widespread public attention and...
Member Spotlight-Gary Hyla

Member Spotlight-Gary Hyla

In a world of ever-changing technology, Gary D. Hyla, Database Administrator & President of Local 2567, has seen many significant changes in IT, (Information Technology), over his 36 years with Erie 1 BOCES. Yet, there are two main consistent themes throughout his...
Member spotlight-Stephanie Mintz

Member spotlight-Stephanie Mintz

In a community where grieving families desperately look for answers to violence, there are people like Stephanie Mintz-Police Evidence Technician, Local 1635, tirelessly working to bring justice to victims.  Stephanie was raised in a family that was dedicated to...