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…
MoreIBEW’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…
MoreApril 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…
MoreRevised TPP Still Fails Canadian Workers
The Trans-Pacific Partnership had to be renegotiated after the United States pulled out of the controversial trade agreement in January 2017. Yet, even under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pro-labor government, the proposed deal remains a concern for Canada’s skilled construction workers. Canadian International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, the country’s lead negotiator of the revised TPP…
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