Wishing everyone a very safe and happy Canada Day! Please take a moment to read the following Canada Day message from IBEW Canada’s International Vice President, Tom Reid. July, 2020 Greetings: On behalf of the First District staff, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very safe and […]
It’s an honour to serve as your Business Manager
It’s an absolute honour to have been re-elected by members of Local 37 to serve as your Business Manager. I’m truly humbled and grateful for the opportunity to continue representing you. I’m also very thankful for the strong support that I received from so many of you during this election. To those who didn’t support […]
New shop stewards trained and ready to help!
Local 37 is really fortunate to have an abundance of members always willing and able to help one another – many of them serving as shop stewards. Recently a new group of stewards attended Shop Steward training in Fredericton delivered by Jim Watson, an IBEW International Representative from the Education Department and Brian Matheson, an International […]
Supporting Diversity & Inclusion
At Local 37, we proudly recognize and value the great diversity among our members in terms of gender, language, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, abilities, and interests. And we firmly believe in the importance of inclusive workplaces where everyone is valued and treated with equal respect and dignity. Supporting diversity and inclusion is important for so […]
Why do we pay union dues?
Recently I received an e-mail asking me how the dues paid by members of Local 37 are used. It’s a great question, and I’d like to share the answer with all members of Local 37. Dues, like taxes are a fact of life. No union can exist unless it is funded by membership dues. At […]