Tag:Local 586
On May 7 – 9, 2018, thousands of people will gather at Skills Ontario at the Toronto Congress Centre. Here’s how IBEW locals are preparing to compete.
There is a recent initiative in organizing blitzes throughout Ontario, spearheaded by James Barry, Executive Chairman of the IBEW CCO Organizing Department.
In June 2017, many IBEW locals are holding elections. Here is a list, with winning candidate names posted as they are announced.
Highlights from the unveiling of the CBTU monument in Ottawa on May 16.
As International Women’s Day is March 8, there’s no better time to pay tribute to our sisters on the tools. Learn how they rose to the challenge of electrical trade and built a great career.
On Friday February 3, skilled trades representing sheet metal workers, plumbers and pipe fitters and electricians rallied in front of the offices of MPPs Nathalie DesRosiers in Ottawa and Kevin Flynn in Oakville.
Skilled trades are still upset with the Ontario Liberal government for the inclusion of Schedule 17 in the recent omnibus Bill 70. This latest demonstration is one in a long series of rallies.
January 19-20 saw 5 demonstrations against Ontario Bill 70 Schedule 17 across the province. IBEW and other skilled trades urge the Liberals to meet and discuss the issues.
IBEW Local 105 and friends protested outside Ontario Labour Minister Kevin Flynn’s office on Friday January 13th. In spite of the cold, protesters waved signs, cheered and helped bring the issues around Schedule 17 to public attention.
IBEW Local 586, UA Local 71, and SMWA Local 47 demonstrated outside MPP Bob Chiarelli’s office on January 6, 2017 and earned some great media exposure that will help more people understand the issue.
Further protests against Schedule 17 happened in Hamilton and Ottawa on December 16, 2016. Schedule 17 will compromised public safety in Ontario by having unqualified workers do dangerous electrical work.
Members of IBEW Local 586, IBEW Local 105, UA Local 71 and SMWA Local 47 worked together to bring traffic to a standstill outside the Shaw Centre on December 8, 2016.