- To organize all workers in the entire electrical industry
in the United States and Canada, including all those in public utilities
and electrical manufacturing, into local unions,
- To promote reasonable methods of work,
- To cultivate feelings of friendship among those in our
industry,
- To settle all disputes between employers and employees
by arbitration (if possible),
- To assist each other in sickness or distress,
- To secure employment,
- To reduce the daily hours of work,
- To secure adequate pay for our work,
- To seek a higher and higher standard of living,
- To seek security for the individual,
- And by legal and proper means to elevate the moral, intellectual
and social conditions of our members, their families and dependents, in
the interest of a higher standard of citizenship.
- To enlighten and organize all workers within our area
of influence.
- To maintain a quality and production standard for our
membership and customers.
- To lead our industry and promote brotherhood, so that
all workers embrace the moral, economic, political and social benefits
of IBEW membership, thus assuring everyone the opportunity to work, live,
and retire with dignity and respect.
- Therefore, it is the imperative duty of every electrical
worker to do all in his/her power to achieve the strength necessary to
set the terms and conditions of employment.
The Work Share Program In NYC :
Here in NYC we are working on
a 26 week ticket basis to keep the employment list moving.
When you get laid off, you go to the Hall and get put on a list based upon
how much time you
worked in the last year. The less work you had the year before, the faster
you go out. When you
get called, you are given a job ticket to work for that contractor for
a maximum of 26 weeks, at
which time you report back to the Hall and allow another Brother or Sister
the chance to have
the employment opportunity you received. The contractors may also elect
to make you a member
of their Basic Workforce, with your consent, keeping you on in the company
beyond the 26 week
limit. This is an excellent system and is more than fair.
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Regina Local
2038 Union Officers
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- Business Manager/Financial Secretary
~ Stan Shearer
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- President
~ Garth Ivey
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- Vice President
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- Treasurer
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- Recording Secretary ~
Doug McCallem ~