International President Emeritus Edwin D. Hill, a transformative trade unionist who modernized and shepharded his beloved IBEW through one of the deepest and most painful recessions in history, died Saturday, Dec. 1. He was 81. Hill was a second-generation member and a labor activist from his earliest days. Here, he leads a labor rally as…
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1ST DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE – CHERYL PARON
Effective December 1st, 2018, Sister Cheryl Paron, of IBEW Local Union 2228, has been appointed by International President Lonnie Stephenson to the position of IBEW First District International Representative. For the past eight (8) years, Sister Paron has worked at NAV Canada; a nationwide company that owns and operates Canada’s civil air navigation service (ANS). …
MoreRemembrance Day
November 11th is a time to reflect and remember the many brave women and men who sacrificed years of their lives, and for some, who paid the ultimate sacrifice to insure our safety, peace, and freedom in the greatest nation in the world, Canada. Without their total selfless commitment we may not have the right…
MoreIBEW Canada Member Wins Mayoral Race
Monday October 22, 2018 was election day for 444 municipalities across Ontario that saw thousands of candidates put their name on the ballot months earlier to represent folks in their communities, from school board trustees, to town and city councillors to the Mayor’s office. One of those candidates is a 32-year member of the IBEW…
MoreGiving Thanks!
A Thanksgiving message from the International Vice President: Since the late 1500’s, a form of Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated on Canadian soil, but it has only been since January 31st, 1957, when Parliament declared the second Monday in October to be observed as “A day of general thanksgiving…” Take pleasure in your Thanksgiving Day,…
MoreTwo Women Find Their Dream Jobs in the Powerline Trades
Allison Wood and Dominique Rivet are two apprentices who had a wealth of career options available to them but chose to work in the powerline trades. They couldn’t be happier with their decision. An IBEW Local 636 member climbing her way up a hydro pole. Image courtesy Women of Powerline Technicians. “The trades may be…
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