The most important moment in improving the lives of working people is when they realize their own power. The challenge for the labor movement is creating that moment at scale. Vancouver, British Columbia, Local 213 has quietly put together a model to do that, and every local ought to seriously consider something like it for…
More2023-2024 IBEW 1st District Scholarships
Once again, MWG Apparel, AIL and TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, in conjunction with the IBEW First District, will be offering ten (10) scholarships in the amount of $2,000.00 each to all IBEW members and their families that are in studies pursuing a post-secondary diploma or degree. An application must be submitted into our office no…
MoreSeason’s Greetings
On behalf of the First District Office and our entire staff across the country, I would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. Please let us take this opportunity to thank our IBEW members, from our local union leadership to each and every IBEW member of our Local Unions across our…
More‘We’re Going to Be Heard’: Pro-Union NDP Takes Power in Manitoba
The IBEW in Canada celebrated when the New Democratic Party — a longtime advocate for the nation’s working families — swept into power in the Manitoba provincial elections Oct. 3. The NDP formed a majority government after winning 34 of 57 seats, ending seven years of control by the anti-union Conservatives, who won 22 seats….
MoreRemembrance Day Message
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Remembrance Day was first observed throughout the British Commonwealth in 1919. It was held to pay tribute to the end of the First World War through the signing of the Armistice Agreement on November 11, 1918, at 11 am. It is because of the brave men and women who have served…
MoreThanksgiving Message from IVP Shewchuk
Greetings: Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957; and is a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the past year. As union members, we give thanks to the builders of our Labour Movement; it’s because of them that…
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