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The Local and the Treasury Board met for our third round of bargaining the week of February 20th. The bargaining process remains collaborative and constructive at this point. Discussions during the week resulted in the employer tabling a (…)

The collective agreement with Nav Canada expires on December 31, 2023. In order to prepare for negotiations later this year, we are calling for contract proposals from all Nav Canada members.   Proposals must be submitted using the Bargaining (…)

The Local and the Treasury Board met for our second round of bargaining the week of January 17th. The employer tabled its initial wage proposal with the following monetary increases. 2022- Base pay increase of 3.0% 2023- Base Pay increase of 2.0% (…)

Congratulations to Local 2228, IBEW’s 2021 Bill Andreeff Scholarship winner, Sophie Hines. Sophie is the daughter of Chris Hines a member with Ministry of Transportation.   Best of luck in working toward your degree Marguerite!    (…)

To All First District Local Unions Season’s Greetings: Once again, MWG Apparel, AIL and TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, in conjunction with the IBEW First District, will be offering ten (10) scholarships in the amount of $2,000.00 each to all (…)

On December 1st, the Local and the Treasury Board exchanged bargaining proposals to formally begin the negotiating process. The two days of bargaining consisted of discovery and clarification discussions with respect to non-monetary articles of the (…)

The Delegates of the 40th IBEW International Convention, which was conducted in Chicago, Illinois, during the week of May 9 through 13, 2022, approved several amendments to Article IX of the IBEW Constitution.  Accordingly, effective (…)

On behalf of the Executive Board it was my pleasure to present the 2021 President’s Award to Mark Robbins. Mark Robbins has been a shining example of a good union worker who has improved working conditions. For many years Mark has advocated for (…)

Members of IBEW 2228, It is with mixed emotions that I put out this call on behalf of the Executive board to seek a volunteer to assume the role of the Region 6 representative. We put out this call because Shawn Liddicoat, who has represented this (…)