Congratulations to the following members for earning service pins in February, 2012:Mark your calendar for some exciting upcoming events in Local 894!
See the Social page or the Education page for more information.
Congratulations to the following members for earning service pins in February, 2012:
50-year & up pins are mailed from Washington. Members may pick up the other pins at the office or at the next Service Pin event.
The IBEW First District Office, in conjunction with Union Savings, AIL, TD Insurance Meloche Monnex and MWG Apparel, has announced that five (5) scholarships in the amount of $1,000.00 each will be made available to all Canadian IBEW members and their families who are currently enrolled in full or part-time studies. Applicants must write and submit a brief essay outlining the benefits of belonging to the IBEW. Submissions are due on Friday, February 24th, 2012. A random draw will be held on March 2nd, 2012. Application forms are available on the First District Web site.
Congratulations to IBEW Local 894's newest journeypersons, for having successfully completed their apprenticeships
and passed the Certificate of Qualification exams:
Effective January 1, 2012, the International portion of our per capita dues is increasing $2.00 per month.
The per capita rates for January 1, 2012, will be as follows:
"A" member working under our agreement - $30/month
"A" member working outside our agreement, but not at the electrical trade - $54/month
"A" member working outside our agreement at the trade - $62.70/month
"BA" member - $16/month
Payments can be made by cash, cheque or email money transfer.
Remember to keep your Certificate of Qualification current! The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Web Site offers information about renewing or replacing your Ontario Certificate of Qualification.
You can now check the potential value of your IBEW Pension online
at IO Washington. In the yellow boxes, enter the
last three digits of your social insurance number and your IBEW card number, and then click “Submit”. After that, click on “Pension Calculator”
for a personalized report. Your IBEW card number is shown on your yellow dues receipt. If the card number shown starts with “A”, do not enter
the “A”, just enter the seven digits following it. Exclude the "-".
Although this screen can also be used to print your pension application forms, it is recommended that you contact
Tammy for assistance.
On December 19th, 2011, I received Ontario Labour Board Vice-Chair David McKee’s decision regarding the merger of Local 894, and Local 1739 into Local 353.
While the decision does not declare that the IBEW did not have the right to merge Locals, it does however make it clear to me that they did not go about it in a proper manner.
Below is the Remedy the Board declares and orders.
The Board makes the following declarations and orders:
(1) The Board finds that the International Union had just cause to make significant and substantial changes
to the two Local Unions. At the very least, this would mean a single source of decision making about key issues
of the operation of the allocation of work opportunities through the administration of the hiring hall, organizing
non-IBEW electricians and operating the stabilization or market recovery funds. No alternative to merger with
Local 353 is evident at this time.
(2) The International Union is directed to meet with Local 894, Local 1739, and Local 353 jointly, separately, or in
any combination that is appropriate to discuss the following issues:
(a) Are there any alternatives to merger?
(b) What temporary or permanent features, if any, of the out of work list, dispatch system and hiring
hall provisions are necessary to ensure equal opportunity of employment for members of Local 1739 and
Local 894?
(c) What temporary or permanent structures need to be created to ensure that organizing
efforts are conducted in the geographic areas of the two Local Unions?
(d) What changes are needed to the Principal Collective Agreement to give effect to any change agreed upon?
(e) What changes, if any, must be made with respect to the pension and the Health and Welfare trust
funds and benefit plans established under them?
(f) What, if any, commitments or objectives must be identified for the operation of the one or more
stabilization funds that will exist?
These discussions should commence as soon as possible and should be concluded on or before March 31, 2012
(unless all parties agree to an extension of time). If there is no resolution at that time, the parties may return to the
Board to make submissions about what the Board ought to do at that point, and specifically if there are any orders
that ought to be made pursuant to subsection 149(4).
In the event that it is required, the Board sets Monday, April 16, 2012 as the date to hear at that time the
parties’ submissions as to what the Board should do.
I will keep our membership informed as future events and discussions unfold.
View the entire 66-page Labour Board decision here.
Terry Dorgan
Business Manager
Local 894, IBEW
IBEW Local 894, Oshawa & District is now on facebook. This page is for members, fans, friends and those curious about the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Durham Region, Northumberland County, and surrounding areas. Check it out!
We have more No-Dog levels for sale ($20.00) at the office. The No-Dogs are available in multiple colours
and are engraved with “IBEW-Local 894”.
The 2009 Canadian Electrical Code is available at a special price of $112.50 for IBEW members only through CSA Standards Sales. The regular price is $150.00. It is available online at CSA Standards Sales or by calling toll free 800-463-6727. The code is available in print, PDF and the new Mobile Device Format (MDF).
MSA has received reports concerning the development of a single crack across the top of V-Gard* Protective Helmets manufactured in the U.S. MSA will replace, free of charge, any U.S. made V-Gard hard hat exhibiting a crack of this kind that was manufactured between September, 2004 and September, 2009. Please see attached document for more details.
The Education Committee has purchased some Audiobooks (CD’s) for the Local 894 Library that members may borrow, no charge, by signing them out.
Titles presently available are :
