Congratulations to the 2017 IBEW Hockey Tournament winners, Local 625!

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

New exciting details to be announced shortly.  Please stay tuned and check back soon!

Doug King, Assistant Business Manager, was recently on site at the Woodbine Substation which is part of the Maritime Link Project in Sydney, Nova Scotia.  Doug King, ABM, said it was good to see our apprentices having an opportunity to work on a project of this magnitude.  As you can see in the pictures below; the recent snow storms have made it challenging to work on the site. Local 1928's members often work in storms and do what they have to, to get the job done safely. Great job guys, keep up the good work!

(from left to right)
Jeff Buchanan, APP PLT; Myles Heffernan, PLT; and Bill Hinchey, APP PLT. 

(from left to right)
Alvin MacAskill, PLT; Anderw Eldridge, APP PLT; Leanne Shirkey, APP PLT. 

 Mike Perry, PLT; stringing cable

Recently, Doug King, Assistant Business Manager, was spending time with his father-in-law; Hank Leblanc of Amherst, Nova Scotia.  Over the years Hank had told Doug stories of when he used to work with Nova Scotia Power & the IBEW, building transmission lines across Nova Scotia in the 1950’s.  Hank’s 89th birthday was Jan 3, 2017.  Hank was born in 1928.  Local 1928 now offers apparel available for purchase at the union hall, so Doug thought this would be a unique birthday gift for Hank.  Having been a former IBEW member Hank was proud to wear Local 1928’s gear with his birth year on it.  January 3rd, 2017 was declared Hank Leblanc Day in his honour.  Happy Birthday Hank!

IBEW Local 1928 would like to thank the members of UPEI for their cooperation and patience throughout the negotiations process.  The collective agreement was ratified on January 11, 2016.  The results of the vote were 96% in favour. 

Thank you to all members and the negotiating committee of UPEI.

The IBEW 1st District awards five $1000 post-secondary scholarships to family members of Canadian IBEW members in good standing. 

Applications for the IBEW 1st District Scholarships are accepted until February 16th, 2018. The scholarships are awarded, by random draw, on February 23th, 2018. Please send scholarship submissions to the First District office in Missisauga, Ontario. Please download the application below and for more information click HERE.

Download IBEW First District Scholarship Application (pdf)

Brothers and Sisters.

I want to make it clear to all members that IBEW Local 1928 stands in support of the teachers in Nova Scotia and their Local Union, NSTU. We will stand alongside of NSTU members as they struggle to fight off Bill 75 and will oppose any legislation the government imposes on NSTU members which erodes the collective bargaining process.  I urge you to reach out to your MLAs and Councillors to voice your displeasure on how our government is handling this matter.  We can all make a difference come election time.  "We are a voice if we stand united."

Fraternally,

Jim Sponagle
Business Manager
IBEW Local 1928 

Congratulations to the Point Tupper Lightning on winning the 2016 IBEW Hockey Tournament!

Recently Assistant Business Manager, Doug King, met with Local 1928 members working on the Maritime Link Project.  Local 1928 has had a lot of new members join the Local in recent months.  In speaking with Mike Perry (Unit Chair & Shop Steward)  he said the new members are working hard and working safe.  IBEW Local 1928 is proud to be a part of the Maritime Link Project and thankful of the hard work and dedication by the membership in making this project a success.