*This article was originally published in the December 2024 issue of The Electrical Worker Online Justin Santos, an energetic apprentice using social media to help squash myths about unions, was honored in August as the IBEW’s Rank-and-File Organizer of the Year during the union’s annual Membership Development Conference in Chicago. He’s the first member of…
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Intensified Organizing Pays Off as IBEW Grows in Canada
*This article was originally published in the November 2024 issue of The Electrical Worker Online The First District’s increased emphasis on organizing throughout Canada earned several honors at the Membership Development Conference in Chicago in August, including largest overall growth during the last year. The district added 2,907 members between Aug. 1, 2023, and July…
MoreLocal 1928 Members Save Heart Attack Victim, Earn Lifesaving Award
*This article was originally published in the October 2024 issue of The Electrical Worker Online Ten members of Halifax Local 1928 employed by Nova Scotia Power will receive the IBEW’s Lifesaving Award after they saved the life of a retired member who was working as a supervisor in a power plant when he suffered a…
MoreVigilance Helps Bring a Contractor in Ontario Back to the IBEW
*This article was originally published in the September 2024 issue of The Electrical Worker Online Several years ago, members of Kitchener, Ontario, Local 804 started taking notice of a nonunion contractor doing business in the local’s jurisdiction, and they had a hunch. “Our organizers kept seeing this company showing up more and more on resumes,…
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….
MoreIBEW Asks Feds to Honor Pledge, Save Jobs at Beloved Alberta Radio Station
CKUA has achieved iconic status in Alberta during nearly a century on the air. Founded in 1927, the Edmonton-based radio station has supplied listeners across the province with music and information difficult to find elsewhere. Now, IBEW members employed there are asking for help as the station navigates through one of the worst financial crises…
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