Greetings: Workers have always had a profound impact on communities across the country and around the world. Fighting for better working conditions, health and safety on the job, better wages and pension plans so that they can retire with dignity. Over the last year, workers have stood up for what they believe in and what…
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2023 GPMC/NMC Educational Bursary
GPMC/NMC is providing twenty-five (25) bursaries at $2,000 each. The GPMC/NMC Educational Bursary contest opens on September 15, 2023, and the deadline for applications is November 30, 2023. Please scan the QR code for more information by clicking the link below: 2023 GPMC/NMC Educational Bursary Ad
MoreMD Conference 2023
Presented at the 2023 IBEW Membership Development Conference in Chicago, IL, the First District was number one in BA membership growth for the past year.
More2023 Cash Draw Winners
We are pleased to announce the winners of the second $5,000.00 draw and the final $20,000.00 Grand Prize Cash Draw; both tickets were drawn at the IBEW, All Canada Progress Meeting on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in Toronto, ON. The winners are as follows: The winner of the second $5,000.00 draw, holding ticket #0004 is:…
MorePolitics Matter
This special issue of The Electrical Worker has a singular focus. We know that for many members, politics and the particulars that go into legislation and policymaking are the last thing they want to hear about. Partisanship and division are at an all-time high, with the loudest and most extreme voices in the mainstream media…
MoreNew Bill Creates ‘Blueprint’ for Worker-Led Energy Transition
The IBEW is one of many Canadian labour unions supporting the Sustainable Jobs Act, which was tabled in Parliament on June 15 by Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. Known as Bill C-50, the legislation would provide job training to workers, many of them skilled tradespeople, for the transition to a low-carbon economy. Canada is the…
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