Local 37 is very fortunate to have an abundance of members always willing and able to help one another — many of them serving as shop stewards. Recently a new group of stewards attended Shop Steward Training in Fredericton presented by Jim Watson, an International Representative from the Education Department, and Brian Matheson, an InternationalRepresentative…
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The IBEW’s 2018 Photo Contest
Prizes: 1st Place – $200 2nd Place – $150 3rd Place – $100 Honorable Mention: $50 For two decades, IBEW members across the U.S. and Canada have been sending us the images that tell the stories of who we are and the work we do. We’ve been proud to share those pictures with you, and…
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Drawing sisters together to share, inspire, take action and volunteer, and showing what it means to be an IBEW woman in the trades. They’re advocates for their union and the building trades, mentors, volunteers and friends who understand what it’s like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry. New local women’s committees are embracing…
Lire la suiteIBEW’s Matt Wayland Named Member of Task Force: Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities
Canada’s unions applaud today’s announcement by the federal government to strike a task force on “Just Transition” for coal workers. The Just Transition Task Force for Canadian Coal-Power Workers and Communities has been struck to draft a plan to support affected workers and communities as Canada moves to phase-out coal-fired power. CLC President Hassan Yussuff…
Lire la suiteApril 28: National Day of Mourning
Every year on April 28 we pay our respects to, and remember, the thousands of workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents. We also honour the many families and friends who have been deeply affected by these tragedies. Every worker has the right to return home safe…
Lire la suiteLa version révisée du PTP déçoit encore les travailleurs canadiens
L’accord du partenariat transpacifique devait être renégocié lorsque les États-Unis se sont désengagés de l’accord de libre-échange controversé en janvier 2017. Même sous le règne du gouvernement pro syndicat du premier ministre Justin Trudeau, l’accord proposé demeure une préoccupation pour les travailleurs spécialisés des métiers de la construction au Canada. Nouvellement désigné le Partenariat transpacifique…
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