IBEW 2085

05/09/2021

Happy Mother's Day to all the sisters in 2085 and to all of the Mom's who raised all of us!! A beautiful day for all the beautiful Mom’s out there!!!!

04/06/2021

We need our 1:1 apprenticeship put back In place, before someone loses their life.

“It's a change in priority. Bringing in the 2:1 ratio means you’re going to have many qualified journeypersons being replaced by new apprentices. In the long run, the quality of the job and of the mentorship process is going to go down."

- Jeff Skinner (IBEW 2085)

03/10/2021

Thanks, Tom Lindsey for speaking on behalf of Construction Workers in Manitoba! It's clear that Ralph Eichler and our government does not care about the safety of workers and our Apprenticeship programs.

03/10/2021

All available IBEW members are asked to make their presence known at the Manitoba Legislative Building today at noon for a honk-a-thon in support of IBEW 2034’s ongoing labour struggles with Manitoba Hydro. If you can all attend, join our brothers and sisters in making government politicians hear our concerns and understand our resolve.

03/09/2021

We had a transformer blow up overnight at our office and we were without power this morning. We want to thanks the brothers working for ibew local 2034 and Manitoba Hydro for fixing it quickly! They did a great job and it was a great educational experience for our pre-employment students! They got to see how they tested and swapped out a transformer on the pole.

03/08/2021

Happy International Women’s day! Thank you for all the hard work the sisters of 2085 do! All of you strengthen our local beyond measure!! Thank you to all the supportive women in our lives outside of the IBEW as well! We hope all of you have a fantastic day!!!

02/07/2021

Come on everyone, take 10 seconds to fill this out. You can now see the results in real time. FYI This survey was paid by Jeff Skinner as a concerned Tradesperson in Manitoba. So no one can say this was a Union endorsed survey. Please all take the time to answer!

Click the image to voice your opinion!

01/29/2021

Attention all Manitobans that care for the well being of their loved ones entering an apprenticeship or already part of the trades.
Massive changes have been made without consulting the industry!

The Manitoba Government has amended apprenticeship ratios to 2 apprentices for every 1 Journeyperson in all trades. This will put all apprentices at serious risk of injury or potentially death, especially in the construction industry. In 2008, Michael Skanderberg was killed as an electrical helper due to a lack of supervision and guidance from a qualified electrician. Employers will be able to exploit apprentices for their cheap labour and inexperience, thus putting them at risk.

Manitoba does not have a shortage of skilled tradespeople. This change will send many skilled tradespeople to the unemployment line and flood the trades with new apprentices, all to save a few dollars on construction projects at the expense of safety. Apprenticeship is for training so we have more skilled tradespeople, not for cheaper labour.

Red River College is already saturated with the number of seats they have available for technical training. Now we are going to double the need for technical training with no capacity or planning. Apprentices will be stuck in their apprenticeships and will have a tough time progressing to achieving their certification.

This change will also force our skilled tradespeople to seek work out of the province.

We need to let our government know that this reckless decision is not okay. Ralph Eichler is the Minister of Economic Development and Training for our Manitoba government and the one responsible for putting our apprentices at risk. Take the time and let him know that this is not okay! His email is [email protected].

12/16/2020

We want to welcome MJ Electrical Manitoba LTD. as an IBEW Local 2085 signatory contractor! We were able to find a win/ win solution. We are moving forward together to help grow their business and put more of our members to work. They have secured quite a bit of work and hoping to pick up a lot more!

MJ Electrical focuses on full service contracting for commercial and industrial businesses​ of all sizes. We provide innovative solutions for electrical installations and repairs along with the best client experience in the market.