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I’m pleased to report that members have ratified the tentative agreement reached with the Federal Government.    The Treasury Board has been notified and plans are underway to sign your collective agreement.   Once the (…)

Due to the outcome of the recent round of bargaining between the Public Service Alliance and the Treasury Board, the Local engaged in talks with the employer and we have concluded an amended tentative agreement.   The Amended Rates of pay are (…)

With the face-to-face negotiations completed, the next step is for members to ratify the tentative agreement. Please make note of this important preliminary information: The vote will be conducted electronically.  Intelivote is (…)

Your negotiating team is pleased to report that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Federal Government.  This agreement follows 12 days of meetings where all outstanding issues were resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.  (…)

As you may know, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has announced strike votes for more than 120,000 of its members, including the PA, SV, TC, and EB groups. They will be conducted from February 22 to April 11, 2023. Therefore, (…)

Members of IBEW 2228,    Over the last several years, I have been approached by a number of members who are growing concerned about potential outsourcing of our work. While we do have some protections that can protect against this (…)

The Local and the Treasury Board met for our third round of bargaining the week of February 20th. The bargaining process remains collaborative and constructive at this point. Discussions during the week resulted in the employer tabling a (…)

The collective agreement with Nav Canada expires on December 31, 2023. In order to prepare for negotiations later this year, we are calling for contract proposals from all Nav Canada members.   Proposals must be submitted using the Bargaining (…)

The Local and the Treasury Board met for our second round of bargaining the week of January 17th. The employer tabled its initial wage proposal with the following monetary increases. 2022- Base pay increase of 3.0% 2023- Base Pay increase of 2.0% (…)

Congratulations to Local 2228, IBEW’s 2021 Bill Andreeff Scholarship winner, Sophie Hines. Sophie is the daughter of Chris Hines a member with Ministry of Transportation.   Best of luck in working toward your degree Marguerite!    (…)