Brothers and Sisters,

IBEW Local 43 wants to congratulate the Turning Stone and the Oneida Nation on its 30th anniversary. We are proud of our partnership and are looking forward to the next 30 years of construction.

A new crescent shaped hotel will join a doubled-in-size conference center and additional dining and entertainment venues as part of the largest expansion of the Turning Stone Resort Casino since it opened 30 years ago.

The Oneida Indian Nation, owner of Turning Stone, released new details of the expansion, including architectural renderings and an estimated project cost—$370 million. Construction should take about two years to complete.

The two-year construction period is expected to create 3,600 jobs, generate $616 million in economic impact and provide $22.1 million in state and local taxes. I believe that this decision reflects a true representation of our membership. Again, I thank you for your involvement in your local union.

All the additions will be located on Turning Stone’s existing 1,600-acre campus. Highlights include:

• Conference Center. Conference and meeting space will double with a 77,000 s.f. addition. That includes eight new meeting rooms, including one with a terrace overlooking the Shenendoah Golf Course. There will also be two ballrooms, including a 30,000 s.f. Grand Ballroom and an outdoor courtyard with event spaces.


• Parking. A new indoor parking garage will add 2,000 spaces with “easy drop-off and entry access”.


• Lodging. The new hotel, called The Crescent will have 258 rooms on 10 floors, including king and double-queen guest rooms and 23 one and two-bedroom suites. It will also feature a lobby fireplace with lounge seating, a quick-service café and a VIP Lounge. The hotel’s seventh floor will host Salt Seafood & Raw Bar, a new fine dining restaurant with five private dining rooms featuring outdoor patios. The existing Turning Stone Hotel will be rebranded as The Brook, with modern makeovers to the rooms.


• Nightlife. By December 2023, the Turning Stone sports betting parlor, The Lounge with Caesars Sportsbook, will relocate into space formerly occupied by Lava Nightclub. The space will also host NY Rec & Social Club, with more than 60 high definition screens, fan caves, arcade games, foosball, pool, shuffleboard and an outdoor patio with firepits.

Please see this detailed article on the project at Syracuse.com, CLICK HERE

WE CAN’T WAIT UNTIL YOU CAN STOP IN AND SEE SOME OF THE EXCITING NEW CHANGES WE’VE MADE TO THE UNION OFFICE!!!!

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Dues Payment Alert

The IBEW International Office will no longer accept dues payments that have a reinstatement activity unless they are paid through the current quarter.

This means that if you wish to pay your dues this month and you are currently one or more quarters in arrears, you will need to pay all overdue quarters and the current quarter along with the reinstatement fee to bring your account up-to-date.

Please call the union office if you have any questions. 315-422-0435

The City of Utica will no longer be sending out a reminder to renew your Journeyman or Master licenses.  Most license renewals are tied to the calendar year, but some in the past few years are at random periods tied to your testing date. 

Anyone with a Utica license should check their expiration date and act accordingly.  If you renew within 30 days of expiration you’ll pay the renewal fee, if you missed that, then you have up to a year to renew for the first year fee.  After a year, you forfeit the license. 

Reminder to all Journeymen:

In our current contract - Section 2.19 Tool List - it states In addition, "Journeymen shall be responsible to have verifiable OSHA-10 training and CPR Certified Training." Please call the CNYETA (315-546-0221) CNYETA.org to see when the next scheduled classes are available.

NOTE: OSHA-10 and CPR training are needed to work in Local 43's jurisdiction as a Journeyman.

Please call the Training Center at 315-546-0221 or email Nicole at ncroshier@cnyeta.org with questions.

You can update your contact information anytime via the new Referral portal, go to www.ibew43.org/portals and make sure all your contact information is correct. Or email any changed information to cgraf@ibew43.org

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