Each year, the IBEW Canada holds a raffle for IBEW members. With tickets at a cost of $100 each, and only 500 tickets being sold – IBEW members have the chance to win one of two $5000 cash prizes or the ultimate prize of a 2017 Harley Davidson FL-Street Glide Special. On May 24, the…
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IBEW Local 2067 has always promoted family and community. On Feb. 19, we had a chance to support both when Sister Nicole Stewart spearheaded a unique opportunity. The Northern Saskatchewan community of Sandy Bay (population 1,200) hosts Family Day celebrations annually, encouraging the community to get outside for family fun. Sister Stewart contacted the Local…
MoreFaster Internet for Rural Areas Of Coastal British Columbia
Through a combined investment of $45.4 million, the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Government of British Columbia, is bringing new and improved high-speed internet to 154 rural and remote communities, enabling residents to get online. Local 213 signatory CityWest Cable and Telephone will receive a total of $12.4 million — $9.3 million from…
MoreLocal 37 Hosts Shop Steward Training
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…
MoreThe 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…
MoreWomen’s Committees Empowering the Sisterhood
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…
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