On my previous article the question was: Did IBEW certification cause the closure of Lorne’s Electric, Arnprior, Ont.? My answer to that question is: I find the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) absolutely GUILTY of sinking Lorne’s Electric. Read the following and decide for yourself. As posted in LinkedIn […]
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The story of the closure of Lorne’s Electric, Arnprior, ON, was first published in an Ottawa Sun piece by Ron Corbett, here. Did IBEW certification cause the closure of Lorne’s Electric, a 40-person shop concentrating on the residential side of our the electrical business? On Dec. 30 last year, Local […]
Did a union put Lorne’s Electric of Arnprior, ON out of business? Lorne’s Electric was a 40-person shop, concentrating on residential construction. They ran a non-union shop and there had been attempts to unionize the company. The last attempt was made by the International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers (IBEW). On Dec. […]
Under proposed legislation in Ottawa (Bill C-377) unions would be forced to publicly disclose details of their spending. They’ve never had to go public with such information before. Conservative MP Russ Hiebert’s private member’s bill, now before the Senate for second reading, would force unions to disclose their officials’ salaries (over $100,000) and any […]
After mandatory WSIB was stuffed down the throats of many self-employed Ontario construction contractors almost a year ago, there is still a glimmer of hope that many of these independent contractors will soon get some relief on the amount they are forced to pay. A private member’s bill, Bill 155, was introduced last […]