Video Messaage from Russ Shewchuk: Greetings: Workers have always had a profound impact on communities across the country and around the world. Fighting for better working conditions, health and safety on the job, better wages and pension plans so they can retire with dignity. Over the last year, workers and labour leaders across the country…
MoreIBEW Int’l President Ken Cooper Addresses Delegates at DNC
width=”1920″ height=”1080″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”> Transcript: Hello, I’m Kenny Cooper, representing 840,000 IBEW members, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The IBEW powers America, from fire alarms to solar farms, nuclear plants to battery plants, storm restoration to power lines. We’ve been doing it for over 130 years. Today we’re building a new energy future while…
More2024 Cash Draw Winners
We are pleased to announce the winners of the first and second $5,000.00 draw and the final $20,000.00 Grand Prize Cash Draw; tickets were drawn at the IBEW, All Canada Progress Meeting on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, in St. John’s, NL. The winners are as follows: The winner of the first $5,000.00 draw, holding ticket #0086…
MoreB.C. Local Moves Quickly to Be First With Veterans Committee
One year ago, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Local 1928 steward and Royal Navy veteran Pete Cool was reaching out to members across Canada about an initiative to increase opportunities for veterans in the trades. That objective celebrated a milestone when Vancouver, British Columbia, Local 258 became the first Canadian local to have a chartered Veterans Committee….
MoreCanada Enacts Anti-Scab Law Unveiled at IBEW Local
*This article was originally published in the August 2024 issue of The Electrical Worker Online The IBEW and all Canadian unions celebrated when anti-scab legislation prohibiting companies from bringing in replacement workers during work stoppages sailed through Parliament and received royal assent. Bill C-58 prohibits employers from hiring scabs to replace union-represented workers during strikes…
MoreIBEW Endorses Proven Ally Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States
The below statement was originally published via IBEW Media Centre on July 22, 2024 For Immediate Release: July 22, 2024 Contact: Matt Spence, 202-728-6014 IBEW Endorses Proven Ally Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States This morning, the IBEW International President convened a special meeting of the IBEW’s International Officers, who voted…
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