IBEW Local 353

To our members who live,and vote,in Toronto. Toronto & York Region Labour Council has announced its endorsements in the upcoming Municipal Elections being held on October 26,2026. Visit www.labourcouncil.ca and follow the council on socials . Among the Toronto endorsements are two more endorsements for York Region Trustees .

To our members who live,and vote,in Toronto. Toronto & York Region Labour Council has announced its endorsements in the upcoming Municipal Elections being held on October 26,2026. Visit www.labourcouncil.ca and follow the council on socials . Among the Toronto endorsements are two more endorsements for York Region Trustees .

Check your mailboxes ! . Ballots and Election Publication were sent in one package for this election . If you have not received a package by the end of this week please contact the election judge .

Ballots are due back to Canada Post by 4:30pm sharp on June 26th . The counting of the ballots will take place June 29th at the Lawrence Hall .

Local 353 members : log in to the secure side of the local 353 website for information regarding the upcoming local union election . The election judge has posted the 2026 election rules . Nominations will be taken at the North , East and South unit meetings May 5,6,7th .

At 11am today . Pause , Reflect , Remember . Honour workers who have died , been injured or become ill from their jobs . Every worker deserves to go home safe at the end of the day . We must be tireless in continuing to make workplaces safer for everyone .

Low Rise Members ! By now you will have received the meeting notice in the mail . A robo call also went out to bring attention to the call of this meeting . Registrations for this meeting close at 4:30pm on April 17th . The meeting will be hosted by DOTS ( same company that ran the SCM in March ) . The QR code will take you right to a registration page or log into the secure side of the IBEW Local 353 website .

COBT day in support of the Hammer Heads Program program . Saturday May 2 . 1pm kickoff at BMO Field . Tickets are electronic ( delivery straight to your phone ) . For tickets ( no charge ) email [email protected] with your name , card number , and number of tickets( limit four per member ) . Use the mail associated with your Ticketmaster account .

Thank you to all who participated in today’s Special Called Meeting on Zoom . 1026 members registered with 806 members logging in and creating voting accounts on DOTS ( Dots Connect online voting service ) . All five ballot questions passed .

Vote 1 : Carried 76.37% ( In favour 514 , opposed 159 , abstain 12 ).

Vote 1a ( Communication Sector only ) : Carried 82.14% ( In favour 23 , opposed 5 , abstain 0 ) .

Vote 2 : Carried 81.3% ( In favour 561 , opposed 129 , abstain 9 ) .

Vote 3 : Carried 82.1% ( In favour 564 , opposed 123 , abstain 11 ) .

Vote 4 Carried 75.44% ( In favour 519 , opposed 169 , abstain 11 ) .

Vote 5 : Carried 82.25% ( In favour 570 , opposed 123 , abstain 13 ) .

Don’t let a few flurries dampen your spirits . Come on down to march with fellow members in the Annual St Patrick’s Day Parade . Details in the graphic ( and on local 353 website ) . Meet on St George Street ( north of College) at 11:45am .

Another reminder to register for the online / virtual vote on your pension and health & welfare funds . The presentation with information on both funds , and a full description of the votes being conducted , are on the secure side of the website . To log on to the virtual meeting you must register by March 20th / 4:30pm . Virtual meeting will start at 8am on March 22nd .