View as PDF IBEW International Vice President Tom Reid issued the following statement on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement of Canada’s strengthened Climate Plan: “I welcome the Prime Minister’s leadership in announcing this important plan to tackle climate change while also supporting good-paying jobs and working families. “The highly skilled members of the IBEW are…
MoreWebinar Wednesdays: Introduction to Stewardship
View as PDF Thank you to all who have attended our webinars and have provided feedback. We’re excited to announce our next webinar titled, “Introduction to Stewardship”. Having a Union Steward is one of the important benefits you gain from belonging to a Union. Their role is multifaceted and supports many of the union’s activities….
MoreThe Electrical Worker: North of 49 – Ontario Local Begins Innovative Apprenticeship
View Electrical Worker Online For more than a century, the IBEW has been successful by adapting to changes in the electrical industry. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Local 402 Business Manager Glen Drewes is confident his local union has found an innovative way to build on that history. Earlier this year, Local 402 received rare permission from…
MoreCanada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) Update
View PDF Greetings: Further to the correspondence I sent out in August regarding the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) coming to an end and a transition to Employment Insurance (EI), please find below the update and resources from the Federal Government. Even though the CERB has ended, you can apply for a period retroactively. The…
MoreWebinar Wednesdays: Common Sense Economics – Part II
View as PDF Thank you to all who have attended our webinars and have provided feedback. We’re excited to announce our next webinar titled, “Common Sense Economics Part II”. The Popular Economics series was initially billed as a one webinar event, but due to participant interest and engagement we’re going to delve deeper into the…
MoreIBEW Canada Mourns Loss of Local 2067 Members
The entire IBEW Canada family is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of two of our members of Local 2067 on Thursday October 8, 2020. Despite the best training and safety programs available this serves to remind us all of the precarious nature of our work, and the fact that our dedicated members…
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