Today, we recognize and honor the many skilled tradespeople in our local for their essential skills and hard work in building and maintaining our schools and worksites. Tradespeople help with the upkeep, repair and maintenance of our schools. Our members rely on the skilled and dedicated tradespeople in our schools.
This is the perfect day to set aside a little time to learn about some famous people who got their start in the world by working with their hands. You probably don’t know it, but a few famous folks got their start in the trades. Women also have their own rich history in the trades. During WWII, 37% of the US workforce was female. Women worked in aviation, munitions, and other roles. Take a look at these people, for starters:
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Harrison Ford was a Carpenter
A carpenter by trade, this actor who portrayed Indiana Jones, needed to make a living and feed his family so he remodeled houses and built furniture. But when George Lucas offered him the role of Han Solo in Star Wars? Well, obviously he couldn’t turn it down.
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Winston Churchill was a Bricklayer
One of the most famous British Prime Ministers of all time, Churchill was a member of the Amalgamated Union of Bricklayers. In his spare time, he still built small creations, such as a garden wall, goldfish pond, and swimming pool.
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Whoopi Goldberg was a Builder
Under her given name Caryn Elaine Johnson, this now famous actress, comedian and personality was apparently building walls at the San Diego Zoo before she got her big break.
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Elvis Presley was an Electrician’s Apprentice
Sure, a lot of people know that this crooner was in the Army, but many people don’t know he also worked as an apprentice for an electrician for a time. Music was just something Elvis did in his spare time. Perhaps the guy he worked for appreciated hearing him sing while he worked?
Labour Appreciation Night w/ Salmonbellies!Join the NWDLC & BCFED ST Hermender Singh Kailley for Union Night with the New Westminster Salmonbellies Senior A Lacrosse team! May 29, 7:30pm at Queen’s Park Arena Get tickets below, and use promo code LABOUR25 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newwestminstersalmonbelliessenioralacrosseclub
There will be an IESW Unit Meeting on June 5th at 4pm. This will be the Year-End Unit Meeting and is ideal for ALL IESWs to attend on-line.
Please be sure the Union has your PERSONAL email address.
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Check out the pension committee page to sign up for this FREE event. This seminar is for all 728 members to help you better understand the CPP and what you can do to get the most out of your pension.
Spots will be limited so please make sure you register soon.
Thank you to the Pension Committee for setting this up
This meeting is for ALL CUPE728 members, even if you’re brand new. Make sure the Union has your personal email address so that we can send you all the information. As we get closer to this meeting, we will be sharing more information on our social media and on our website. This meeting will be in-person at our union office (#209 – 6678 152nd Street, Surrey BC V3S 7J2) or on-line (Zoom). If you come in-person, we will have food!!!
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CYCW postings will be available on this day. More information will be available on our social media and sent to your district email closer to this day.
If you have questions, contact your Shop Steward, ssstudentsupport@cupe728.ca
IESW posting will be available to view on the District Website by 4pm June 24th, as per the Collective Agreement.
If you are attending the Posting Meeting (June 27th), that you bring your OWN copy of the postings.
Reminder…Once you indicate which posting you want, you CANNOT un-post.
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Posting meeting will be for those that are looking for a new IESW position. If you are successful in getting a position at this meeting, you are considered to be in a ‘posted position’.
Please bring your OWN copy of the postings, have a list of the postings you are interested in and listen for your name to be called out in seniority order.
You MUST register for the meeting. If you don’t register, your name won’t be called and you won’t be able to post into a new position.
2025 – IESW Posting Meeting Notice 25-26
2025 – Notice for Registration for IESW Posting Meeting – June 2025
If you were in a POSTED position (meaning you got a position from the June meeting) and lost those hours in the 2024/2025 school year, you may have bumping rights. Please talk with your Shop Steward to make sure you do have Bumping Rights. You will NEED verbally state at the June Posting meeting that you want to exercise your bumping rights (assuming you have the bumping rights) and attend a separate meeting. The positions that you could potentially bump into will be whatever’s left over at the Posting Meeting or those that were released due to IESWs leaving their posted position at the Posting Meeting
Posted Feb 12, 2025