Nearly 1,776 feet above Manhattan, Joe Buonocore did something very few others would: he looked down. Instead of vertigo, Buonocore, a journeyman inside wireman and specialist climber for New York Local 3, captured his mind-bending view of fellow Local 3 member Chris Bugeaunu hanging from the spire of One World Trade Center. Don’t worry, the…
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Government, employers and unions must co-operate to solve skilled labour shortage
The following appeared in an op-ed written for The Province by IBEW International Representative, Laird Cronk, and Irene Lanzinger, President of the BC Federation of Labour. B.C.’s chronic shortage of skilled workers and the faults of our skills training and apprenticeship system were spotlighted recently by the results of a survey of construction companies. Some…
MoreIBEW Canada Scholarship Winners Announced
Thank you to everyone who submitted their names and essays for the 2017/2018 IBEW Canada Scholarships Award; we received entries this year from 159 applicants. A random draw was made this morning at the First District Office, and it is our pleasure to announce the following winners: Kira Schmidt – Local Union 993, Kamloops, BC…
MoreLocal 353 Women’s Committee First in IBEW to Receive Charter
A strong union is one where all members are represented and included in all aspects of our brotherhood. Recognizing that there is still much to be done to ensure there is equality for our mothers, sisters, daughters and wives in the workplace, in unions and in the labour movement, the IBEW held its first-ever IBEW…
MoreIBEW Members Near Completion on Massive Canadian Hydro Project
One of the largest transmission projects in North America is coming to an end, and when it does, it will have connected two Canadian provinces for the first time and employed approximately 3,500 IBEW members along the way. “This project put us on the map,” said Halifax, Nova Scotia, Local 1928 Business Manager Jim Sponagle….
MoreIBEW Members Pensions Under Attack
IBEW members employed at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories are set to be kicked out of the public service pension plan they belong to in September of this year, because of steps taken to privatize this important part of our national energy infrastructure. Nearly 3300 workers at sites in Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick, over 100 of…
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