If you are interested in joining one of our committees, please contact the Committee Chair and we will gladly add you to the Committee List of your choice and advise you of the upcoming schedule and events. To contact any of the Committee Chairs or to serve on one of the committee’s, please call the union office at (631) 234-1800.

SAFETY & TRAINING COMMITTEE (Craft Division)

Comprised of union representatives, our Safety and Training Committee meets when an accident occurs in the field. This committee was developed to assist 1049 Members in understanding why the accident happened and how the accident can be prevented from occurring again. Representing Local 1049 are Business Representative Pierce Brennan, Executive Board Member Pete D’Anna and Full-Time Safety Director George Reinhardt.

Training our outside workforce is a very important component of our Safety and Training Committee. To ensure the our workforce is properly trained in their classification, and remain current in their certifications, our training instructors spend many hours with our members who work under the NECA, Gas, Tree, and Flag collective bargaining agreements. Our instructors are: Executive Board Member Peter D’Anna, Safety Director George Reinhardt, Stewards John Gallagher, Bill Kowalczyk, Don Miller, Everett Lewis, Jr., Brothers John Morton, Brendan Streeker, and for supervised testing James Heizman. Instructor Nick Lanzetta is responsible for the numerous hours of training of our Gas members. Last year more than 600 hours of training were given to our members in our Craft and LCTT Divisions.

SAFETY & TRAINING COMMITTEE (Utility)

Our Members in the Utility have continued to embrace the IBEW’s dedication to safety. Our pride and professionalism in our approach to safety continues to place Local 1049 in the top tier. In 2007 ED&C in partnership with the local hired a Full-Time Safety Advocates Ron Bauer. The great success of this program has facilitated adding Brothers James Shand and Rob Paterson as full-term Safety Representatives in the office of Electric. The safety advocate position is a real asset to our members and has spread to other departments on Long Island and has begun to be implemented in other National Grid locations outside our jurisdiction. GFO has had a Quality Control program in place for many years. This position is spearheaded by Executive Board Chairman Tom Russo and he has worked full-time helping our members in and out of the utility maintain a professional and safe work environment.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Organizing our industry and protecting our market share to ensure that 1049 Members achieve a higher and higher standard of living is one of the top priorities of our 1049 Organizing Committee. Spearheaded by Organizer Pat Guidice, the Committee actively works to organize workers and assist workers in other industries in efforts to organize as well.

Our Organizing Committee Members are:

• Deirdre Benoit
• Margaret Brady
• Dawn Butzgy
• Andrew Cannizzo
• Edward Conklin
• Karen Cordella
• Len Costa
• Thomas Dowling
• Robert Feldman
• Cynthia Ferguson
• Richard Fridell
• Connie Fritzlo
• John Gallagher
• Michael Gentile
• Pelton Geter
• Michal Halupa
• James Hyland
• Robert Kanarskee
• Henry Kornahrens
• William Kowalczyk

• Cathy Malinowski
• Michael McNamee
• Joseph Morale
• Scott Nocella
• Robert O’Connell
• Colleen O’Keefe-Boyce
• William O’Leary
• Wanda Parker
• Michele Pruis
• Kathleen Puglise
• Debbie Ramos
• Robin Rodriguez
• Robert Schellhorn
• William Schmitz
• William Sinram
• John Skabry
• William Smith
• Jason Stroud
• Tim Troscher
• Thomas Wlodarczyk
• Edward Wolm

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE (EOC)

Our EOC is committed to working together to ensure that everyone is treated equally with dignity and respect regardless of their race, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability or sexual orientation. A joint committee comprised of Local 1049 Members and Management representatives is available to address member/employee concerns of this nature. Our EOC is chaired by Don Daley and Business Representative Robin Rodriguez.

Our Committee Members are:

• Steve Anderson
• Pelton Geter
• Matt Molaro
• Harland Smith
• JoAnne Fanning
• Georgiana Jackson
• Kathleen Puglise
• Kevin Stancil
• Kim Garcia
• Anita Jones
• Darryl Sands

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Our Governmental Affairs Committee is committed to being politically active to insure that the collective voice of IBEW Local 1049 Members will be heard at all levels of government and at the ballot box. Co-chaired by Brother William Wisnewski and Executive Board Member James Cooper, the committee meets once a month to discuss issues relative to legislative initiatives, political campaigns and mobilizing efforts; to name a few. Assistant Business Manager Donald Daley Jr. also serves as the registrar to the IBEW.

Our Committee Members are:

• Michael Allegretti
• Steve Anderson
• Phil Batishko
• Deidre Benoit
• Dawn Butzgy
• Edward Conklin
• Michael Copper
• Karen Cordella
• Leonard Costa
• Robert Costantino
• Robert Delaney
• Thomas Devlin
• Thomas Dowling
• Cynthia Ferguson
• Connie Fritzlo
• Jerry Gasowski
• Pelton Geter

• Linda Henningsen
• Peter Holgerson
• James Hyland
• Georgiana Jackson
• William Korf
• Cathy Malinowski
• Sharon McCaffrey
• Les Moore
• Joseph Morale
• Dolores Morale
• Kevin O’Connell
• Francis O’Donnell
• Rodney Roberts
• Robin Rodriguez
• William Roulette
• Thomas Russo
• Neal Slattery

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Working in partnership with our community leaders to help better the lives of all Long Islanders, contribute our time and money to support those in our communities, to the help our fellow union brothers and sisters in need, and to promote and advance our members involvement in volunteer organizations are some of the goals of our Community Affairs Committee. Co-Chaired by Executive Board Members Kevin Quinn and Bill Roulette, our committee works actively in our community to help those in need.

Our Committee Members are:

• Roy Bishop
• William O’Leary
• James Brown
• Robert Podlaski
• Michael Copper
• Kevin S. Quinn
• Robert Costantino
• Edward Ring
• Paul Garrett
• Joseph Saldiveri
• Robert Kane
• Robert Schellhorn
• William Lombardi

THE SOFTBALL TEAM

Chaired by Assistant Business Manager Don Daley, our two 1049 Softball Teams participate once a year in the Annual IBEW Long Island Softball Tournament. Throughout the year, Committee Members Ron Bevilacqua and Pat Guidice attend committee meetings to prepare for the annual tournament. On average more than 27 teams from as far as Toronto, Canada come to play in a weekend long tournament. The Tournament, now in its 38th year, continues to foster brotherhood and camaraderie in the IBEW.