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I'm pleased to report that our CKUA bargaining unit has ratified the tentative agreement reached on January 12, 2021.   The voting result is:   100% In Favour of ratification   The new agreement covers the period from the expiry (…)

Dear members of Local 2228, The Month of March is the COVID-19 Pandemic one-year anniversary according to the World Health Organization. This is one anniversary we could have all done without. Nonetheless here we are and I felt it necessary to (…)

Phoenix compensation

Dear members of IBEW 2228, Recently the Federal Government Pay Center contacted the Local to inform us they had made an error in the mass retroactive calculation that was processed for the “EL” classification group on November 26, 2019 (…)

Hello everyone, I would like to clarify my previous communications regarding economic relief. Discussions with the company are ongoing. The proposed agreement has not been finalized with the company as the Business Office has proposed changes to (…)

Dear Local 2228 members, Nav Canada has sent a second request for economic relief to the Local. Unlike the previous request this one has a no layoff provision until the end of 2022. The company’s request is a trade off of wage increases over (…)

IBEW, along with other federal public service bargaining agents and the National Association of Federal Retirees (NAFR), is calling on Treasury Board to immediately begin negotiations to update and strengthen the Public Service Health Care Plan.  (…)

OFFICIAL NOTICE   Nominations and Elections of Officers for Local Union 2228   Please take note that nominations are now open for the following positions: President and Delegate to the International Convention Business Manager / (…)

The call for nominations to attend the IBEW International Convention is now open.  The Convention will be held in Chicago, IL from August 30 to September 3, 2021. Local 2228’s current membership sits between 1626 and 2125.  As such (…)

Dear Members, At this time, the local would like to provide information regarding the LOU that has been signed with the company to provide clarification around the displacement provisions in the Collective Agreement. The highlights of the LOU are (…)