Winnipeg, Manitoba, Local 2034 members are breathing easier since the end of their 9-week strike in May. “Everybody can get back to normal,” said Local 2034 Business Manager Mike Espenell. “It’s been a long road and we’re happy to be at an end that benefits everyone.” The roughly 2,300 members who work for Crown Corporation…
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Webinar Wednesdays – Mental Health: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic
View as PDF Greetings: Thank you to all who have attended our webinars and have provided feedback. We’re excited to announce our next webinar titled, “Mental Health: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic”. Prior to the pandemic, mental health affected 1 in 5 Canadians. This has since increased to 1 in 4 Canadians. Are you curious…
MoreWebinar Wednesdays: Financial Literacy
View as PDF Greetings: Thank you to all who have attended our webinars and have provided feedback. We’re excited to announce our next webinar titled, “Financial Literacy”. We know Canadians need Knowledge, Tools and Advice to make confident financial decisions about their money. During this time, financial health is increasingly more important and top of…
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Greetings: While we are very grateful to live in a country where we enjoy many privileges, we must acknowledge that these privileges aren’t equitably distributed. The recent news of the discovery of remains and unmarked graves from residential schools has shone a much needed light on Canada’s dark history and our horrible treatment of Indigenous…
MoreIBEW Mourns Discovery of Unmarked Graves
June 25, 2021 IBEW Mourns Discovery of Unmarked Graves Near Former Residential School in Saskatchewan We are deeply saddened by the news of the discovery of unmarked graves by the Cowessess First Nation. On Thursday, June 24, an initial discovery of 751 unmarked graves were made near the former Marieval Residential School which was in…
MoreIBEW Applauds the Appointment of Hassan Yussuff to the Senate
June 22, 2021 IBEW Applauds the Appointment of Hassan Yussuff to the Senate IBEW International Vice-President for the First District (Canada), Tom Reid, issued the following statement in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement of today’s Senate appointments which includes the past President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Hassan Yussuff. “I applaud Prime Minister…
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