The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1007 was granted our Charter on February 11, 1938. Representing over 1,000 members working with six different companies located in and around Edmonton.
IBEW Local 1007 Member Update
Defending Workers’ Rights in Alberta
October 28, 2025
Yesterday, the Alberta Government took the unprecedented step of using the notwithstanding clause to strip away the Alberta Teachers’ Association’s (ATA’s) constitutionally protected right to strike. This action marks a serious and troubling shift, an attack on the fundamental rights of working people in our province.
IBEW Local 1007 stands shoulder to shoulder with Alberta’s teachers and the ATA. What’s at stake here reaches far beyond the education sector. It affects every union member and every worker who believes in fair and free collective bargaining. If one group’s rights can be suspended, none of us are secure.
We want to be clear, IBEW Local 1007 is not in a legal strike position. Any unapproved work stoppage could expose individual members to discipline or dismissal and put the Union at risk of substantial legal and financial penalties. For that reason, we are not authorizing or encouraging members to stop work or take part in any job action at this time.
That said, this is not a moment to stand by quietly. There are appropriate and legal ways to demonstrate your support and make your voice count:
- Speak out. Attend public rallies, marches, and community events that defend workers’ rights. Visibility matters.
- Contact your elected representatives. Reach out to your MLA, Premier Danielle Smith, and the Minister of Education. Let them know you oppose the use of the notwithstanding clause and demand genuine bargaining in good faith.
IBEW Local 1007 will continue to follow this situation closely and work with allies in the broader labour movement to respond as events develop.
We will never accept a future where governments can erase our rights with the stroke of a pen. IBEW Local 1007 stands with Alberta’s teachers, with all public sector workers, and with every union defending the right to negotiate freely and fairly. We also stand with the Coalition of Edmonton Civic Union (CECU) and have signed a letter to Edmonton City Council in response to the Provincial government invoking the “notwithstanding clause”.
In solidarity,
Steve
Steve Southwood, Business Manager
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Local Union 1007
1,000
Members
6
Units
Providing safe, reliable union labour since 1938.
IBEW 1007 in the community
We are proud of our city and all its inhabitants. As a result we feel blessed to give back to Edmonton. All IBEW 1007 employees contribute to the Edmonton Civic Employees Charitable Assistance Fund (ECECAF), an organization contributing to our community and helping members and their families for over 80 years. Since 1941 ECECAF has donated over $36 million to charities in the Edmonton region.
