IBEW Local 894 News - October 2010

Supervisors Training Course

A supervisor training course is fast becoming a requirement by not only our employers but our clients as well. We are in the process of investigating what courses are available and will facilitate such a course at Local 894. Anyone interested should please call the office and register as we will schedule a course in the very near future.

Good of 894

The next meeting will take place at Local 894, 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, 2010. The meeting will focus on the Next-Gen initiative that was launched at the All Canada Progress Meeting (ACPM) in Saskatoon. This meeting will focus on the new journeypersons and all apprentices and will discuss issues relevant toward the younger/newer members and strengthen our union as a whole. E-Board member Dave Bonser attended a youth conference at the ACPM and will be in attendance to share many of the highlights and initiatives of the ACPM.

Municipal Elections

If you have some spare time in the evenings, perhaps an hour or two, to help out with our political committee canvassing for our union friendly councilors in your area please contact Terry Dorgan at 705-875-2595. Please remember if you want our politicians to help us, it is a two way street and believe me they pay attention and know who their friends are when the time comes and they must vote on an issue which may determine if a project goes non union or union.

Work in Local 894 Jurisdiction

General Motors- State, Comstock, W.S. Nicholls, Bright, Sutherland Schultz
Ajax Hospital- Ozz
Whitby Hospital-Bright
Oshawa Hospital-Guild
Duffins Creek Water Treatment- Quantech
UOIT – Ontario, Birnie
Oshawa Civic Indoor Soccer-Birnie
OPG Pickering/Darlington-Black & Mac, Aecon, Safeguards

Next E-Board Meeting – 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Next General Meeting – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 28, 2010

Work Safe

Don't Work Live - Stay Alive

John Gillett
Business Manager
IBEW Local 894
Oshawa & District

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