The ACSA has released a new version of Construction Safety Training System (CSTS-09) with new video, graphics and new and updated course content. An upgrade is being made available for those interested in upgrading their certification to the new version. All students who have completed CSTS v3.2 between Jan. 1st, 2004 and October 31st, 2010 and have an ACSA registered completion certificate will be able to take this online course free of charge.  The training is done individually and will take, on average, 1.5 - 2 hours to complete. Students who complete the upgrade course will receive a CSTS-09U certificate from the ACSA.

Please be aware that the ACSA will only issue certificates for the CSTS-09 Upgrade course to those that have a registered CSTS v3.2 certificate, as described above.  If your CSTS certificate is issued by another organization you will need to discuss your access with them.

Cost per student:

Member : Free
Associate Member : Free
Non Member : Free

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Brothers and Sisters:
In the members section of this website we have added a survey for our collective bargaining agreement. While our current agreement does not expire until April 30, 2011 the schedule for negotiations has already been set by government legislation. As a result of just taking office this means we have a very tight timeline to consult with our most important stakeholder, our members.

Our proposal for items to be negotiated in this round of bargaining must be put to the contractor’s committee by early September, 2010. Due to these timelines, I apologize that I am unable to involve membership to the level which we had aspired. Therefore I am asking for your assistance in completing this  online survey as quickly as possible.

Once the survey results have been gathered we will go through each and every one of them and the results will be used to guide your negotiating team. I will also do a presentation at all the monthly meetings in September to upd

ate the membership on the results of the survey and the direction of the negotiating team.
I want to thank you for your understanding and your cooperation with this matter, and again urge you to return these surveys as quickly as possible so that your Bargaining Committee can rely on our memberships input to help guide them through the process.

A copy of the survey will also be mailed to you if you have already filled out the online survey there is no need to return the mail version.

Yours in Solidarity


Kevin Levy
Business Manager/Financial Secretary
Local Union 424 IBEW

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****This Coverage is not mandatory and is over and above your existing coverage****

A fresh twist on your benefits program from Manulife Financial

Separate and distinct from your current benefit plan you now have access to Personal Benefits, a new way for you to help protect the things you value most – your family and your lifestyle.  Personal Benefits make it easy for you to purchase life coverage from Manulife that’s affordable, portable and available to you, your spouse and your children. Since you purchase this coverage directly, it moves with you even if you change employers.   

Personal Life Insurance
This benefit provides additional coverage above and beyond your Basic Group Life Insurance and allows you to choose the amount of coverage that fits your circumstances.
•    Up to $25,000 of term life insurance for you and your spouse without medical information.
•    A maximum of $500,000 may be purchased by providing additional medical information.
•    Child Life coverage is a flat amount of $20,000 per dependent child.

Applying is easy
Applying for Personal Benefits is as easy and payments are made by credit card or pre-authorized bank withdrawal.  For more information about Personal Benefits, please visit www.manulife.ca/personalbenefits/life or call the Manulife Customer Service Centre at 1-800-268-6195.

 

IBEW Canada in Conjunction with your Local are pleased to Announce the Renewal of 200 Prepaid Online Training Courses for You our Members and your Friends and Families


We are pleased to announce that we have prepaid for courses covering subjects from Improving Your Listening Skills to Time Management to Back Safety to All About the Internet. A number of these courses are authored in French. The course will be available to you and your friends and families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until May 1, 2013. That means that you have 3 years to take and retake any or all of the courses. Be sure to take advantage of as many courses as possible, we are certain that you and all of your friends and family members will find a number of courses that will address both your needs and interests.


To start your learning experience go to: http://vubiz.com/chaccess/IBEW2/


Every time that you sign on, you will need to enter:


The IBEW Password which is:  IBEW2
Your Membership Card Number: That is the number on your IBEW Membership Card for example 123456 or 123456AA or AB123456. If you do not know your Membership Card Number, you can use any unique number such as your home phone number or postal code without any spaces for example 4169492211 or L3P4R9.


The First time that you sign on, you will need to enter a little extra information so that we can set you up.

Membership Card Number (confirmation): This is to confirm the information that you keyed above.
First Name: So that we can identify you properly in the system when you return.
Last Name: So that we can identify you properly in the system when you return.


We hope that you enjoy the training and make the most of it. The value of the prepaid courses if bought individually would cost over $4,500.00. We are proud to be able to make this opportunity available to you, our members and your friends and families.

 

 

Business Manager/Financial Secretary

Kevin Levy  1550

Tim Brower 1039

 

President

Dan Smith

 

Vice-President

James Hawreliak 1299

John White          1027

 

Recording Secretary

Dave Handley   1027

Jerry Stepanko 1024

John Evans        436

There will be a recount on the position of Recording Secretary as a protest was lodged.

 

Treasurer

Robin Duke

 

Examaning Board

William Papenhuzen

Ray MacNeil

Stan McNaughton

 

You sould be recieving a Members Divedends Program card in the mail shortly.

Our 424 Member Dividends Program will provide you and your family with a group of companies, service providers and retailers that offer special deals and bargains for 424 members. This initiative, which will expand over time, encourages you to bring your business to these participating companies in exchange for various discounts and incentives.

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16th Annual AFL Kids Camp

August 9-13 2010

Ages 8-15

Every Year , 424 has sponsored 2 children of IBEW members to attend this AFL kid's camp, In the past we have rotated sponsorship through each of our 3 construction units.

This yeas we are looking for 2 children , hopefully siblings from Unit 1 in Edmonton.

If you have children between the ages of 8 to 15 , Please contact President Dan Smith @ dmith@ibew424.net application deadline Friday, June 11th , 2010

AFL Kids Camp is a 5 -day program that combines summer activities with educational activities.

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Members who choose to opt in agree to comply with the Canadian Model and the RSAP Procedural Rules, which includes agreeing to be random tested while employed on participating sites.

In return, participating members who take a dispatch to a participating site proceed directly to the job without having to submit to a site access test. Managed by third party case administration, RSAP expedites dispatch, enhances privacy, helps to ensure compliance with the Canadian Model, and, ultimately, improves safety performance.

This is optional and will benefit some members while others will prefer to not register in this program. The choice is yours.

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