IBEW Local 1928 and Nova Scotia Power  reached an agreement this spring to allow a capped number of apprentices (15) to be sponsored by the Local so that trade hours that Local 1928 members log through term employment with NSP will contribute to their red seal certification. The initial pilot project will run until December of 2017 and the trades that will be sponsored by Local 1928 are: 1) industrial electrician, 2) controls and instrumentation technician, and 3) millwright. You must be both a member of IBEW Local 1928 and a member of the "B" Labour Pool  to apply for sponsorship under this program. Some completed post-secondary education and/or on-the-job experience in a trade area is preferred. The first IBEW-sponsored apprentices will be selected and indentured by June 15th. Read more about the structure of this agreement with NSP here. Download an application here.

Tune in to the April/May NHL hockey playoffs to catch a new 30-second IBEW promotion produced by First District (Canada), which will also be aired on TSN, the DIY Network, Discovery, Comedy and Space. To preview the commercial, follow YouTube link: youtu.be/B5UIPU7Hu54

The commercial will be broadcast on these Hockey Night in Canada dates:

Please also check out the new and improved IBEW First District microsite and upload your own personal story in the "Local Heroes" section: www.ibewcanada.ca

The meeting for Outside Construction members ("A" Local 1928 Members) will be held in Summerside, PEI, at the Quality Inn on Water St. at 7pm tomorrow, Thursday April 16.

The IBEW Local 1928 hockey tournament, which was held this weekend in Tantallon, NS, had an exciting finish with two evenly-matched teams—Point Tupper/Biomass and the Sackville Bucket Monkeys—battling it out in the final on Sunday afternoon. The Bucket Monkeys managed to put one in the net after a scramble in front of the Tupper goalie in the dying minutes of the game, leaving the score tied 1-1 at the close of regular time. After a five-minute overtime playing four-on-four, the score was still tied and it took a shootout to decide which was the better team that day. On Sunday afternoon, it was Point Tupper/Biomass. Thank you to Local President Jim Sponagle who was the tournament organizer. Thank you's go also to Nova Scotia Power, which supplied prizes to the second-place team, and to Tony Stevens, plant manager at Tufts Cove, who sponsored a celebratory steak meal for all the team participants. See you next year when the tournament will be held in Prince Edward Island! 

The Nova Scotia Federation of Labour is holding a Women's Conference May 22 - 24 at the Greenwood Airforce Base. The theme of the conference is Women in Politics. There will be a full-day workshop/seminar with the Canadian Labour Congress on the roles that women play in politics, as well as presentations from several invited guests. If you are interested in attending as a representative of IBEW Local 1928, please contact the union hall.