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To make payment of Non-Working Dues easier, members can now make payment using e-transfer through their online banking. Members are required to submit $31.20, non-working dues, for every calendar month that no hours are worked.

IBEW Canada has agreed to participate in a new national survey on workplace violence and harassment that will help advance our work tackling sexual harassment and building safer workplaces. It is the first ever survey on violence and sexual harassment in the workplace with a national reach in Canada.

Stay up-to-date with all of the latest information regarding COVID-19 and the work place. Stay safe, stay healthy!

It is understood that for business continuity purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has implemented an updated interim policy on annual leave effective April 13, 2020 which includes parameters on vacation requests and approvals, which will be reassessed periodically as circumstances evolve.

The National Day of Mourning, held annually on April 28th, was officially recognized by the federal government in 1991, eight years after the day of remembrance was launched by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), and has since spread to at least 80 countries around the world. This day is a tribute to those men and women who have died as a result of a workplace illness or accident.

On March 11th, 2020 - the world as we know it changed when the World Health Organization declared a Global Pandemic. What that meant was not known by any of us, but it was clear that our lives would change, in all aspects, including how we work and do our jobs. Since that day, the Union has continued to consult the company with workers concerns and the company has continued to put measures in place to make the workplace safe for the employees.

The attached letter confirms our understanding that neither the Union nor Company serviced notice to bargain within the time period required under the Operations and Office & Support collective agreements between Nalcor Energy & IBEW 2351. The result is the existing collective agreements will roll over with a new expiration date of December 31, 2020.

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Every year, as per IBEW Local 2351 policy and procedures, a $1000.00 scholarship is awarded to a student attending post-secondary education. Applicants must be a child of members in good standing of IBEW Local 2351 or be in the graduating class of Eric G. Lambert School and be accepted into first year studies at a post-secondary institution.

A committee, consisting of three (3) members have independently reviewed and scored the applicant’s submissions. Benjamin Jacobs, son of Bernard Jacobs and Stacey Fowlow Jacobs, is the recipient of the IBEW Local 2351 Scholarship for 2019.  Congratulations Benjamin!

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Periodically, a situation arises which may not be covered under the collective agreement, and cannot wait for the next round of negotiation to be settled.  In these times, the company and union will work together to find a solution to the situation, and write language in the form of ‘Letters of Understanding’ (LOU). 

In March, there were three LOU’s renewed and will be in effect until December 31, 2020.  To find the LOU’s for Labourer Classification,
Stores Worker Training, and Utility Worker Classification, click here.…

Up-to-date safety certification is essential to be eligible for current jobs. At the IBEW College, members and others in the electrical industry can access safety training to maintain and acquire certification. New class schedules are added on a continuing basis.  …

We have recently seen the torture these Lines People put themselves through.  Working long hours in cold temperatures, to put our lights back on. Thank You. (Just a reminder that #IBEW linemen are on duty, ready to handle the worst Mother Nature can dish out.)…