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Call for Indigenous Role Model Recommendations – Building Trades of Alberta Calendar Project

Brothers and Sisters,

The Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) is creating a new calendar to highlight Indigenous Role Models in the Trades. Each month will feature a member’s story, a quote on their success, and a QR code linking to a short video of them sharing their journey in their own words.

They’ve asked IBEW Local 424 to put forward recommendations for one of our members who:

Is Indigenous,
Has a great story to share, and/or
Has been with the Local for a long time.
Recording Dates:
Edmonton & Calgary
October 1–2, 2025

If you know of someone who would be a great fit, or if you’d like to put your own name forward, please reach out to the Local Union Office as soon as possible so we can connect with the BTA team.

This is a chance to showcase the incredible contributions of our Indigenous brothers and sisters in the IBEW and to inspire the next generation of tradespeople.

December 3, 2021
TO ALL IBEW FIRST DISTRICT LOCAL UNIONS
RE: Tax deduction for skilled trades workers: Take 2 minutes to send a letter to your MP
Greetings:

Skilled trades workers have always had to travel for work, that’s why we’re called a journeyperson. Projects arise, are built, and are completed at different times in different regions across the country and in many of these cases, workers need to travel, sometimes great lengths, in order to go to work.
Right now, the cost to travel for work – mileage, accommodations, food – aren’t tax deductible for skilled trades workers in the construction industry and aren’t always covered by an employer. When costs aren’t covered by an employer, skilled trades workers in the construction industry should receive the same treatment under the Tax Act as the white-collar workers who can claim those same out-of-pocket expenses.
We need your help today; please take 2 minutes to send a letter to your Member of Parliament asking that they support a Skilled Trades Workforce Mobility Tax Deduction.
The IBEW and Canada’s Building Trades Unions need your support to ensure the federal government and opposition parties live up to their campaign promises to introduce and pass legislation that ensures tax fairness for workers in the Building Trades.

https://buildingtrades.ca/advocacy/labour-mobility/

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
In solidarity,
Tom Reid
International Vice President
TR/ln
Encl.
cc: International Representatives
IBEW System Council #11
IBEW CCO

IBEW Local 424 has renewed their subscription for online courses through VuBiz for
another three years covering subjects from WHMIS 2015 for Workers, to Microsoft
Office 2010 to Back Safety to Basic Finance to VuKidz courses and more. A number of
these courses are authored in French. The courses will be available to you and your
friends and families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week . Be sure to take advantage of
as many courses as possible. We hope that you and your friends and family members will find
several courses that will address both your needs and interests.

To start your learning experience, go to: https://learn.vubiz.com/chaccess/IBEWUnion/Default.asp

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 1234567, A123456 or D123456. If you do not know your Membership Card
Number or do not have one, 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
VuBiz 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.