We are pleased to announce the winners of the second $5,000 draw and the final Grand Prize draw; both tickets were drawn at the All Canada Progress Meeting (ACPM) banquet Wednesday night (Aug.14/19) in Vancouver, BC by the IBEW International Secretary-Treasurer Kenneth Cooper. The winners are as follows: The winner of the second $5,000 draw,…
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New Advisory Committee to Promote Well-paying Careers in Skilled Trades for Young Canadians
News Release – Dartmouth, NS – August 16, 2019 Whether building homes, repairing vehicles, or powering our communities, people in the skilled trades provide services Canadians rely on every single day. That is why, in Budget 2019, we announced funding to help more people – including young people and underrepresented groups, like women – pursue…
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Credit: Creative Commons/Flickr User Gerard Donnelly The Amundsen, a Coast Guard icebreaker and research vessel docked in Quebec City, is one of the many far-flung workplaces for the variety of 1,000-plus electronic technologists covered covered by the new agreement with the Canadian government. With the federal election on the horizon, Ottawa, Ontario, Local 2228 reached…
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Opioid deaths in the U.S. and Canada are at epidemic levels, ravaging communities across regional, ethnic and socioeconomic divides. But no industry suffers higher rates of addiction and death than one of our own: construction. “This is something that has hit our industry especially hard,” said International President Lonnie R. Stephenson. “I want every one…
MoreChris Taran Awarded the 2019 NETCO Leadership Excellence Award
Chris Taran, RSE, started his career in the electrical industry in 1995. He obtained his Certificate of Qualification with Red Seal Endorsement in 2000. After several years working at his trade his focus shifted to teaching as a trade’s instructor and in 2012, he was appointed the Directors of Apprenticeship and Training IBEW Local 2085. …
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A landmark day for the electrical industry! Today our report was presented to MTCU Minister Ross Romano. Thank you to all Organizations involved for their support and insight into drafting this very insightful document. “Skills and Safety Matter”
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