News

  1. 17 July
    2019
    Local 2228 Inaugural Women’s Committee Meeting and IBEW 1st District 2019 National Women’s Conference

    IBEW Local 2228 is moving forward with the creation of a Local 2228 Women’s Committee.  This committee will be comprised of interested female members who have shown leadership and want to develop their skills further both professionally (…)

  2. 02 July
    2019
    Shop Steward Training – Regions 1-4 Halifax NS

    I’m pleased to announce our Shop Steward Training Seminar open to all Chiefs and Shop Stewards in Regions 1-4 to be held on October 16th & 17th, 2019 at the Westin Nova Scotian, 1181 Hollis Street, NS B3H 2P6. Attendance is limited so (…)

  3. 21 June
    2019
    Ratification packages on the way

    Ratification kits for Federal Government members are at the printers and set to be mailed. The kit will contain a cover letter from the Business Manager, the negotiating team’s recommendation and your personal identification number (…)

  4. 21 June
    2019
    Nav Canada Bargaining Team Appointed

    The Nav Canada National Steering Committee met in Ottawa from June 18 to 20. The purpose of the meeting was to review and discuss the proposals recommended by the regional committees in order to define the priorities of the bargaining unit for the (…)

  5. 12 June
    2019
    Federal Government Tentative Agreement – Next Steps

    With the face-to-face negotiations completed, the next step is for members to ratify the tentative agreement. Please make note of this important preliminary information: The vote will be conducted electronically.  Intelivote is the (…)

  6. 11 June
    2019
    Assistant Business Manager’s Update

    Greetings Sisters and Brothers,   I would like to give you all a brief update on the work I have been doing over the past few months: Nav Canada Joint OSH Policy Committee The first face to face meeting of the year was held on May (…)

  7. 07 June
    2019
    Upcoming unit meetings

    Upcoming meetings on tentative agreement with TBS.

  8. 07 June
    2019
    President’s Award – 2018

    On behalf of the Executive Board it is my pleasure to announce the recipient of the 2018 President’s Award. Brother Paul Je began his involvement with the IBEW 2228 in 2012 with his contribution as the unit chair. As chair, Paul organized (…)

  9. 04 June
    2019
    Applications Open for IBEW Fall 2019 RENEW/NextGEN Conference

    IBEW Local 2228 values good leadership and developing our future leaders is always a high priority.  As such the local is currently seeking applicants who wish to attend the following IBEW conference being held this fall. IBEW RENEW/NextGEN (…)

  10. 28 May
    2019
    Tentative agreement reached with Treasury Board

    Your negotiating team is pleased to report that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Federal Government.  This agreement follows two days of meetings where all outstanding issues were resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.  (…)