1 September/October 2013

BILL DANIELS
September/October 2013
Greetings:
This year’s All Canada Progress Meeting in beautiful Banff, Alberta was a resounding success. Many
thanks to all of the delegates who attended, the committee members who helped organize and put this
event together over the last 12 months, and of
course, to all of the volunteers who assisted
throughout the entire process. Without all of you
this would not have been possible.
The summer of 2013 has passed us by, and September is only a distant memory. As such, we have only
a few weeks left to make the most out of 2013 and
there are still numerous items on this year’s agenda.
For instance, the first ever province wide Ontario
NextGen conference is taking place November 1-3,
2013 in Mississauga and currently has over 80
young delegates registered to attend. The conference seeks to expand on the NextGen caucus held at
our annual All Canada Progress Meeting and offers
these members who are 35 and under, an opportunity to take in training and education with fellow
IBEW members from various sectors around Ontario, as well as provide information on the ever
changing landscape of various industries. Some key
speakers include Leader of the Ontario NDP, Andrea Horwath, and President of the CLC Brother
Ken Georgetti. I wish the participants all the best
during this conference and I am positive they will
go back to their Locals with some new exciting ideas and enthusiasm.
Politically we have an uphill battle ahead of us. The
Throne Speech has been delivered, parliament is
resuming and the Conservatives are trying to take
the pressure away from the Senate and election
scandals. We cannot lose sight of legislation like
Private Members Bill C-377, new Private Members
Bill C-525, which essentially suppresses votes during a certification or de-certification drive in the
Federal sector, and Bill C-201 “Travel and Accommodation Deduction for Tradespersons”, which
seeks to allow tradespersons to deduct travel and accommodation expenses from their personal income tax when
travelling more than 80km from home. This has been
something that the IBEW and the Building Trades have
been lobbying for over the past 35 years.
We also have to prepare for our biggest challenge which
is a very serious threat to the livelihood of the labour
movement and that is Free-Loader legislation that will
allow members to “opt-out” of paying dues, while reaping all the same rewards as a dues paying member. Although we haven’t seen this piece of legislation federally
yet, we know that is something that has already been
written and is ready to be tabled at any time. We are
facing several attacks across the country so now is the
time to fight this together with the entire labour movement. This fall the Canadian Labour Congress rolled
out the “Together Fairness Works” campaign which is
an internal member-to-member initiative, and they also,
through TV commercials, have a public side of the campaign which reminds Canadians of what the labour
movement has fought for on behalf of all Canadians.
Remembrance Day is Monday, November 11th, 2013
and is to commemorate those who lost their lives during
battle, and for all those who have, and are currently
serving our country. So at 11:00am please take the time
to stop what you are doing, and stand for a moment of
silence in memory and respect for those who made the
ultimate sacrifice for the freedom that we enjoy today as
Canadians.
In solidarity,
Bill Daniels
International Vice President
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Presidents of CAW, CEP Step Down As Unions
Unite In Mega-Merger (The following are excerpts from an article
that was in the Financial Post–National Post – by Will Campbell of Canadian
Press – August 8, 2013)
In Toronto, the heads of two of Canada’s biggest unions say they’re resigning so new leaders can take the
helm and expand the membership rolls as the groups
join together in a merger that will create the country’s
largest private-sector union.
Canadian Auto Workers national president Ken Lewenza and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada president Dave Coles said Thursday that
fresh leadership is needed as the combined union —
named Unifor — reaches out to new workplaces as well
as students and those left on the economic wayside.
Unifor will initially represent more than 300,000 workers across roughly 20 sectors of the economy, primarily
in manufacturing, communications and transportation,
as well as some public sector employees in the health,
education and transit sectors.
It plans to devote 10 per cent of its revenues to organize
workplaces and add new members, while also hammering out a mechanism that will allow students, retirees,
the unemployed and others to join — something “that’s
never been tried before,” said Coles.
Lewenza said he would stick around as an
“ambassador” for Unifor, and speak out on economic
issues such as income security and unemployment.
Coles has been president of the CEP since 2006, while
Lewenza was elected the national president of the CAW
in 2008, replacing Buzz Hargrove.
Unifor will choose its leadership at a convention set for
Labour Day weekend. Lewenza and Coles said they
will retire effective Oct. 1.
Lewenza said Unifor aims to sign up non-traditional
members and help them gain stable employment and
benefits like those won by union members over decades
of hard-fought battles and collective bargaining negotiations.
Right-To-Work Is Wrong; Letting Employees Opt
Out Of Unions Sounds Great In Principle, But In
Practice It's Not Worth It (The following article was in the September 2013 edition of the Canadian Business publication, written by James
Cowan - Deputy Editor)
Canada's largest industrial union lumbered into existence on the Labour Day weekend under the moniker
Unifor—the sort of name usually reserved for dating services and antidepressants. Born from the merger of the
Canadian Auto Workers and the Communication, Energy
and Paper Workers Union, the new organization boasts
300,000 members spread across 20 sectors.
It is a good time for organized labour to gather an army.
Politicians in Ontario, Alberta and on Parliament Hill are
championing "right-to-work" rules, measures designed to
hobble unions in the name of prosperity. Similar laws
have antagonized American unionists since 1943, and
they yield a valuable lesson for Canada: they aren't worth
the trouble.
Simply put, right-to-work legislation allows workers in
organized shops to opt out of union membership and paying dues. Twenty-four states have them, with Michigan
and Indiana joining the ranks last year. Within days of
Michigan passing its bill, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre began pushing to import the idea. Alberta's resurgent Wildrose Party are also fans, along with Ontario's
Progressive Conservatives. Leader Tim Hudak released a
policy paper this summer calling for "worker choice reforms," positioning the issue as a hot button for the next
election. If Hudak becomes premier-a decent possibilitythe laws would mean individuals could no longer be required to join a union as a condition of employment.
"Numerous economic reports and academic studies confirm that such reforms boost economic performance," the
document asserted. Indeed, a Fraser Institute study released earlier this month claiming Ontario could boost its
economic output by $11.8 billion and add 57,000 jobs if it
adopted right-to-work laws; in B.C. the figures were $3.9
billion and 19,000 jobs.
The Ontario Federation of Labour parried with its own
report, claiming workers in right-to-work states make an
average of $5,300 less than individuals elsewhere. The
opposing reports are indicative of the reams of research
on the subject. Right- wingers say right-to-work creates
jobs; lefties say it drives down wages. All of it is woefully
inconclusive.
Even the Fraser Institute report concedes this ambiguity.
Its projections for Ontario and B.C. were based upon
Oklahoma's experience after adopting right-to-work laws
in 2001. Since then, the state's manufacturing has grown
2% per year. But manufacturing grew 7% annually in
neighbouring New Mexico, where there are no right-towork rules. Economic outcomes across U.S. states are literally all over the map.
The problem with most of these studies is they zealously
focus on a single variable, the right-to-work legislation
itself. As the economist Thomas Holmes has noted, the
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new laws tend to come alongside other "smokestackchasing policies," like lower taxes, subsidies and the loosening of environmental legislation. It's not the right-towork policy that creates jobs and boosts economic output:
it's a holistic pro-business package. For example, far
more manufacturers have located in Mississippi than
across the border in Louisiana. Both are right-to-work
states, but Louisiana's attitude toward business is otherwise apathetic.
Canadian right-to-work legislation would never resemble
American laws anyway. The two nations have very different legal approaches when it comes to unions, both
based in legal precedents more than 60 years old. At the
heart of American labour law is the 1947 unionrestricting Taft-Hartley Act; in Canada, we have the Rand
Formula, from 1946, which affirmed unions' ability to
collect dues, even from non-union members. This means
any Canadian politician seeking to pass right-to-work
laws would not only have to fight a protracted war with
every union in Canada, but a lengthy legal battle as well.
For those with a principled objection to unions' influence,
right-to-work laws are a righteous cause. But if the goal is
economic prosperity, then it is wiser to chase smokestacks with initiatives like lower taxes and more streamlined regulations. Right-to-work laws generate plenty of
debate, but no clear results.
Anti-worker Bill 73 Rejected by Ontario Legislature Liberals, NDP stop PCA, Conservative attack on Labour
(The following article was an ‘immediate release’ on September 20, 2013 by Brian
Nicholson, Associate VP of Gov’t Relations and Public Policy for Municipal Solutions; a North American leading infrastructure analysis and business firm for the
Building Trades)
Municipal Solutions is proud to report that the Ontario
Legislature has rejected Bill 73, a private members bill
introduced by Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
to cancel provincial construction labour agreements between Ontario construction trade unions and employers in
the municipal and related sectors.
The efforts of trades unions, including our UA and IBEW
clients in Ontario, exposed Bill 73 as a thinly veiled attempt to circumvent employer responsibility under the
Ontario Labour Relations Act, and on September 19,
2013, the Legislature of the Province of Ontario agreed
with Ontario trades unions and rejected the Bill by a vote
of 52-30.
The rejection of this bill is testament to the tenacity and
fortitude of Ontario construction trades, their leaders and
members to stand up to these propaganda attacks on hard
won labour rights in Ontario, and is a clear rejection of
the Progressive Contractors Association, the Christian
Labour Association of Canada and their deep pocketed
funders. Municipal Solutions was proud to work with
our clients and labour contacts across Ontario to expose
this bill, the antics in support of it and to urge Ontario
Ministers and MPP’s to reject this bill.
MPP’s from the Liberal Party and from New Democratic Party combined to vote down this bill. Only MPP’s
from the Progressive Conservative Party supported the
bill, and it is important to note than a number of PC
MPP’s chose to not attend the vote rather than join their
colleagues in attacking Ontario workers.
The MPP behind the Bill, Michael Harris, along with
the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC)
and the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada
(PCA), pulled out all the stops including a well-funded
misinformation campaign aimed at Ontario municipalities, school boards and other public sector employers.
Their antics included recently held roundtables in London, Ont. and Windsor, Ont. where they met with construction stakeholders and also held discussions with
municipalities and school boards. When the building
trades unions attending the unadvertised meeting in Niagara, they found it stacked with Bill supporters who
were surprised when opposing voices entered the meeting.
Despite this rejection by the Legislature, we expect the
Progressive Conservative Party, MPP Harris and their
allies in the PCA and CLAC continue to spread misinformation and distorted numbers to further their antiworker agenda. They have vowed to make this an election issue and we must be vigilant and ready to counter
their moves and ensure that Ontario’s workers are protected.
“When elected MPP’s act as a spokesman for an antiworker organization like the PCA and spread blatantly
false and distorted information, they must be held to
account” stated Municipal Solutions President and CEO
John Mutton. “In the next provincial election, we must
work to defeat those who would harm our communities
and Ontario workers and elect only those who will stand
up for our trade union members and their families.”
Municipal Solutions urges all building trades unions
and especially our clients and contacts to send letters of
support to those MPP’s that voted to reject this bill and
to ensure that your members are aware of who stood up
for them and even more importantly who voted to take
away their rights.
For more information, contact Municipal Solutions at
905 623 4142 or at info@municipalsolutions.ca
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Building The Clean Energy Network Of Tomorrow
(The following are excerpts from an article taken from the Manitoba Building Trades Yearbook 2013; written by Stephen Murdoch)
As the Province of Manitoba grows, so too does the
demand for energy. In response to this growth, Manitoba Hydro is taking steps to ensure they can continue
to provide an affordable and reliable supply of power.
In the coming years, Manitoba Hydro plans to maintain and grow their current facilities through system
renewal and expansion, replace infrastructure where
deemed necessary and also construct new stations.
Glenn Schneider, Public Affairs with Manitoba Hydro,
credits the new investment to a number of key factors.
"To put it simply, two factors are driving our largest
nominal dollar capital investment in Manitoba Hydro's
history. We need to plan and invest to meet current and
future demands for electrical energy and gas supply for
Manitobans. And we also need to accelerate investment
in our existing infrastructure," Schneider explained.
The plan to invest almost $20 billion in new generation,
transmission, and upgrades and reinforcement of Manitoba Hydro's existing distribution system is a top priority.
"Electricity in Manitoba is projected to grow by 1.6 per
cent annually. To supply this growth, we require additional capacity by 2020. To meet this demand, Hydro
Manitoba is proposing a development plan that continues
a path of predominantly hydro generation with enhanced
access to export markets." Schneider said.
With an in-service date of 2019-2020, the Keeyask Generating Station promises to be a source of renewable energy providing approximately 695 megawatts of capacity. "Keeyask will be the fourth largest generating station
in the Province of Manitoba. In collaboration with four
Manitoba First Nations ITataskweyak, York Factory,
Fox Lake and War Lake, Manitoba Hydro will produce
renewable hydroelectric energy for use in the province
and for export," Schneider went on to say.
The Keeyask Generating Station is expected to require a
total of 4,225 person-years of employment over a sevenyear period. "Designated trades and non-designated
trades will be hired for a plethora of tasks. Early work for
Keeyask will see road construction for access and camp
development. We expect the project to be a big boom for
Northern Manitoba," Schneider said.
In order to improve overall system reliability and dependability, Hydro Manitoba will construct the Bipole III, a
new high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission
project. "This project will include the High Voltage Di-
rect Current transmission line, energy conversion facilities and system connections. Bipole Ill is essential to ensuring the reliability and security of Manitoba's power
supply. This specific undertaking will also have the additional benefit of adding more transmission capacity to
deliver electricity from existing and planned hydroelectric generating systems to southern markets," Schneider
explained.
With an in-service date of 2025-2026, Manitoba Hydro
is also planning a generating station with the capacity
to generate 1,485 megawatts. "The Conawapa Generating Station is a clean and renewable energy project that
would be the largest project of its kind in the Province.
Efforts are underway to design the project so that the
environmental impact is minimal. Construction for the
Conawapa Generating Station is expected to take a
minimum of eight years," Schneider said.
The three projects promise to have a positive impact
on construction trades through Manitoba, especially
in the northern communities. "We're excited about the
spin-off jobs that will come from the new hydro
dams. The projects will provide employment opportunities for First Nation members, northern Aboriginal
people and other workers from across the Province.
Best of all, working together, we are making an investment to support sustainable growth in Manitoba,"
Schneider explained.
As with any projects of this magnitude, Schneider
assures Manitoba Hydro will meet all of the environmental requirements. "Since day one, we have worked
alongside stakeholders to ensure we are protecting our
resources. At Manitoba Hydro, we believe that protecting the environment makes good business sense.
Throughout the projects, we will work to minimize
both short and long-term environmental liabilities with
outstanding compliance throughout the construction
period," Schneider concluded.
Minister Responsible for Manitoba Hydro, Dave
Chomiak, like others, is excited about the projects taking place at Manitoba Hydro and how it will impact the
trades. "Manitoba Hydro employs over 6,300 people
through-out Manitoba. Since 2000, the number of Aboriginal employees in Manitoba Hydro's workforce has
more than tripled from 300 to 1079 employees. Manitoba Hydro is an important economic driver and Keeyask
and Conawapa projects alone will provide over 22,000
person-years of employment. Adding in Biopole Ill,
plus an ambitious plan to invest in replacing and updating existing infra-structure will add another 9,000 to
that total," Minister Chomiak explained.
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Minister Chomiak expects the projects to have a positive
impact on the Province's economy. "The creation of jobs
and business opportunities in the areas where we are
building Hydro will have a tremendous effect on the local economies. For the province as a whole, the economic benefit is even more significant. Hydro is anticipating about 29 billion in export sales slated within the
next 30 years, sales that will pay for the new building
projects," Minister Chomiak said.
While he does recognize there is some environmental
impact in any construction project of this size, Minister
Chomiak appreciates the efforts Manitoba' Hydro has
undertaken. "Manitoba Hydro has had extensive consultations on the potential environmental effects as well as
consultations with Aboriginal communities. The recent
Clean Environment Commission recommended that the
province issue a license to Manitoba Hydro for the construction of Biopole III," Minister Chomiak went on to
say.
The importance of building a clean energy network is not
lost on Minister Chomiak. "Hydro is Manitoba's oil, only
clean, green and renewable. We are building Hydro now
to ensure we can provide clean, affordable and renewable
energy for not only Manitobans but also for our neighbours in the rest of Canada and the United States. The
ability of the province to continue to run on renewable,
clean hydro and not import fossil fuels or coal means a
significantly healthier environment for generations to
come," Minister Chomiak concluded.
Message Box on Bill C-377
(The following excerpt comes from the
President of the CLC Ken Georgetti’s documentation of “Bill C-377 Talking
Points” on October 18, 2013)
Background:
Conservatives claim that Bill C-377 is needed to ensure
that unions are accountable about their finances. In fact,
unions are already financially accountable, to their
members. This bill is not about accountability but was
designed to harass and weaken unions. After it passed in
the House of Commons, the Senate held extended committee hearings on Bill C-377. Virtually no major organization that appeared before the Senate supported the bill.
Merit Canada, which claims to speak for the construction
industry, is the major proponent of Bill C-377. Merit is
an ideological organization whose member groups represent less than one percent of Canada’s construction contractors. In June 2013, Senators refused to pass Bill C377 and returned it to the House of Commons with major
amendments. Then the Prime Minister shut down Parliament and a new session has just begun. Conservative
MPs are thumbing their noses at the Senators and have
sent Bill C-377 back to them in its original form. In
other words, the Senate has to deal with the same
flawed bill all over again.
Liberals Win Majority in N.S. Election (The following are
excerpts from an article by Jane Taber that was in the Halifax ‘The Globe and
Mail’ on Wednesday, October 9, 2013)
Nova Scotians proved they wanted change, handing
Stephen McNeil’s Liberals a decisive majority government that could be seen as a rebuke of government largesse and rejection of the increased HST.
The NDP loss was so profound that Leader Darrell
Dexter has gone from government to third-party status
– he even lost his own seat in the Halifax area.
Jamie Baillie’s Progressive Conservatives will now
form the official opposition, a surprise to many observers and strategists.
In almost a direct swap of ridings, the Liberals took
away the NDP strength in metro Halifax and the rural
ridings that helped the NDP form a historic first majority government in 2009. This is the first time in 130
years that Nova Scotians did not return an incumbent
government to a second term.
The former appliance repairman, one of 17 children
from an Annapolis Valley family, becomes the province’s 28th Premier. His is the first Liberal government
in Nova Scotia since 1999. He and his party won 33 of
51 seats in Tuesday’s provincial election, a gain of 22
from the 11 he managed to win in 2009.
Mr. McNeil's gain is Darrell Dexter’s loss. The NDP
lost 24 of the 31 seats it had won in 2009. Many cabinet ministers went down to defeat.
The NDP Leader was hoping to win a second term
when he called the election in early September. His
was the first NDP government in Atlantic Canada
when he won a majority four years ago by taking most
of the urban seats and for the first time winning seats
in the rural areas at the expense of the then unpopular
Progressive Conservatives, who had been in government.
Progressive Conservative Leader Jaimie Baillie, the
rookie leader in this campaign, won 11 seats, compared with 10 in 2009.
Mr. Dexter said he had called his opponents and con-
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gratulated them. The NDP lost 13 seats in metro Halifax,
holding only two. Later, he told reporters that he believes that the loss was in part the result of the fact that he
was the focus of the stress and disappointment that voters
feel about the economy and other issues. Mr. Dexter has
been leader since 2001 and there are questions as to
whether he will now continue as leader.
Polls published in the Halifax Chronicle Herald consistently showed the McNeil Liberals ahead of the Dexter
NDP throughout the 31-day campaign. That trend never
changed – and in the end the polls, which had been wildly inaccurate in the recent British Columbia and Alberta
provincial elections, proved to be accurate.
The polls were reporting a high percentage of undecided
voters at 25 per cent. And worried about low voter turnout – only about 58 per cent voted in 2009 – the province
made it easier for citizens to vote, accommodating those
with mobility issues and students. More than 100,000 of
the 700,000 eligible voters cast ballots in the advance
polls.
Although Tuesday started out raining it turned into a sunny day, making it easy for people to vote, at press time
voter turnout was tabulated at just 54 per cent.
It was not clear, however, what issue was driving the
public’s seemingly voracious appetite for change. Mr.
McNeil campaigned on a $46.7-million platform aimed at
avoiding breaking a promise – he said he would not lower the HST until the province was in surplus; he said he
hoped to balance the budget in his first mandate and he
made a vague promise to break the so-called monopoly
on power in the province.
During the campaign he was helped by federal Liberal
Leader Justin Trudeau, who drew crowds in NDP-held
ridings. Mr. McNeil and his team made the most of the
federal leader’s popularity by also featuring him in campaign ads and literature.
The NDP and PCs, meanwhile, both said they would lower the HST and balance the budget. In fact, Mr. Dexter
was widely criticized when he took office in 2009 and
raised the HST from 13 per cent to 15 per cent, after
promising not to raise taxes in his campaign.
It’s believed, too, that his efforts to help rural communities by bailing out dying industries with big cheques may
have hurt him. A multi-million dollar forgivable loan to
Irving Shipbuilding to upgrade the Halifax Ship Yard
also could have played a part in the NDP’s loss. The idea
that a successful company would receive this kind of
government largesse after winning a $25-billion federal
contract to build ships was criticized by his opponents.
Local Union 502 First-Ever Education Conference
Great Success!
More than 300 IBEW members and guests packed into
the Trade and Convention Center in Saint John, NB for
the first-ever IBEW Local Union 502 Education Conference.
Attendees heard from speakers including International
Executive Council Representative Ross Galbraith, as well
as specialists in the fields of Health, Retirement and Estate Planning, Political Action, IBEW Next Gen, Pension
and much more.
A moment of
silence and a
dedication to
members
who recently
passed away
was held as
their names
were presented on the
memorial to
Fallen Members located
outside the
Local
Union’s office.
“We thought
it was important to bring together all members and educate them
on the benefits and pension options available to them as
IBEW members,” said Business Manager Jean Marc Ringuette.
Saint John Mayor Mel K. Norton welcomed all delegates
to the city; recognizing the important work that Local
Union 502 members do to improve their communities,
including the many philanthropic endeavors Local 502
members are involved in.
Brother Eamon Clark gave a presentation on one of Local
502’s charitable partners, Workers4Wishes which was
started by Local Union 502 as well as Carpenters Union
Local 1386 and UA Local 213. A group of volunteers’
work together to raise money to provide a few wishes
each year to the vulnerable children in their community.
More information can be found on their website,
www.workers4wishes.com
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Local Union 353 All Committees Evening
Local Union 353 held an ‘All Committees Evening’
at the Markham Convention Centre on Saturday,
October 19th. With over 240 members and guests in
attendance, this night of appreciation had many kind
words from Local Union 353’s Business Manager
Steven Martin and Recording Secretary George
Smith, recognizing the many Sisters and Brothers of
Local Union 353 who volunteer their nights and
weekends on the various committees of Local 353.
The evening was for committee members, instructors, shop stewards and support staff.
Left to right – IBEW Local 502 Business Manager Jean
Marc Ringuette, Local 37 Business Manager and IEC
Rep Ross Galbraith and Local 502 member and Workers4Wishes Rep Eamon Clarke
IBEW Lifesaving Award – Brother Jonas Harvey,
Local Union 993 – Kamloops, BC
Local Union 993 Business Manager Glen Hilton is proud
to put forth the name of Brother Jonas Harvey, an apprentice electrician of IBEW Local Union 993, to receive
the IBEW Lifesaving Award.
“These members work towards improving our Local, our union and the communities we live in. We
thought it was appropriate to recognize the time that
these members give up, away from their families,”
said Brother Martin.
First-Ever Provincial-Wide NextGen Conference
Takes Place in Ontario
On November 1, 2013, IBEW NextGen members
from across Ontario will gather in Mississauga for
the first-ever provincial-wide NextGen Conference.
The conference will take place November 1-3 and
include speakers from across the Canadian labour
movement, including CLC President Ken Georgetti
and our own International Vice President, Bill Daniels.
Members will receive education on the history and
structure of the labour movement as well as the current social and political issues facing middle class
Canadians. Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath
will be addressing the delegates.
After a home explosion, Brother Harvey jumped into
action, without hesitation or concern for his own safety,
to save the life of a man confined to a wheelchair.
With this anticipated conference, there is hope that
other provinces across the country will look at joining together to hold provincial NextGen conferences
from coast-to-coast. With the issues facing union
members today, it is important we educate and equip
members with the tools to become actively involved
in their Local Unions.
The following link is the article from the October 16,
2013 Daily News Staff, written by Tracy Gilchrist and
Michele Young.
http://m.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20131016/
KAMLOOPS0101/131019917/-1/kamloops/fighting-fire
-puts-man-in-hospital&template=JQMArticle
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
2013 Projected Meetings
2013 HARLEY DRAW WINNERS
1st Early Bird draw winner for $5,000.00 was:
CARTER WOLOSZYN
Local Union 254 – Calgary, AB
Oct.24-25 Gov’t and Railroad Conf.
Nashville, TN
Nov. 1-3
NextGen Conference
Delta Meadowvale Hotel
Mississauga, ON
Dec.4-6
Nuclear Conference
Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
2nd Early Bird draw winner for $5,000.00 is:
PATRICK MUELLER
Local Union 2010, Kingston, ON
Grand Prize draw winner for the
2013 Harley-Davidson FLHX-Street Glide is:
MIKE HUSTAD
Local Union 424, Edmonton, AB
Congratulations to
Brothers Woloszyn, Mueller & Hustad!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who purchased and/or helped sell tickets for making
these draws a resounding success.
2013 COPE DRAW WINNERS!
2014 Projected Meetings
March 6-8 Construction & Mtce Conf.
Washington, DC
April 8-10 Utility Conference
Buena Vista Hotel
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Winners of this year’s COPE draw at the 2013
ACPM in Banff, AB are as follows:
Chris Johnson—Local 1131, Halifax, NS
Winner of a Silver IBEW watch
Ed Osmond— Local 1620, St. John’s, NFLD
Winner of the 50/50 draw
April 27May 3
BMTelecomm Conference
Foxwoods Casino, CT
May 5-7
Building Trades Convention
Ottawa, ON
Thanks to all those who made a donation to the
Committee On Political Education; we look forward to seeing you next year in Ottawa!
May 5-9
CLC Convention
Montreal, ON
‘MARK THE DATE’—26th Annual IBEW/MS
Charity Golf Tournament
Mark the date for next year’s 26th Annual
IBEW/MS Charity Golf Tournament which will
be held on Thursday, May 29th, 2014 at BraeBen Golf Course; 5700 Terry Fox Way, Mississauga (just off Mavis behind Lowes and across
the street from Home Depot and 20 minutes
from the 1st District Office).
July 16-19 Women’s Conference
Washington, DC
Aug. 10-14 All Canada Progress Meeting
Ottawa, ON
Sept. 9-11
Membership Dev. Conference
Paris Las Vegas Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
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