On behalf of the First District Office and our entire staff across the country, I would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. Please let us take this opportunity to thank our IBEW members, from our local union leadership to each and every IBEW member of our Local Unions across our…
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‘We’re Going to Be Heard’: Pro-Union NDP Takes Power in Manitoba
The IBEW in Canada celebrated when the New Democratic Party — a longtime advocate for the nation’s working families — swept into power in the Manitoba provincial elections Oct. 3. The NDP formed a majority government after winning 34 of 57 seats, ending seven years of control by the anti-union Conservatives, who won 22 seats….
MoreRemembrance Day Message
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Remembrance Day was first observed throughout the British Commonwealth in 1919. It was held to pay tribute to the end of the First World War through the signing of the Armistice Agreement on November 11, 1918, at 11 am. It is because of the brave men and women who have served…
MoreThanksgiving Message from IVP Shewchuk
Greetings: Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957; and is a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the past year. As union members, we give thanks to the builders of our Labour Movement; it’s because of them that…
MoreNextGen, Women’s Committees See Progress, Plenty of Work Ahead
While celebrating advances made, members of the First District’s NextGen and Women’s committees said plenty of work remains after holding their caucuses at the All Canada Progress Meeting in Toronto in August. Leaders from both groups say they are excited by organizing efforts to grow the IBEW in Canada. Taking into consideration the perspectives of…
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