Due to COVID-19 and the restrictions regarding groups gathering, this year’s 2020 Battle of Ballantyne Memorial is CANCELLED.
Ballantyne Memorial
The ILWU Canada Pensioners Organization at Vancouver, BC is once again organizing a memorial in recognition of the violence on the Longshore picket line on June 18, 1935.
Click here to read bulletin for more complete details on the event.
Applications Close – Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 5:00PM
There are apprenticeship applications available for the following trades:
- Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
- (only applicants meeting ITA pre-requisites for HD Equip Tech will be considered (see attached for more info)
- Millwright
- Electrician
Applications can be picked up at Despatch or at Local 500 office. Submit applications in person at the ILWU Local 500 office in the locked drop box.
For more information contact:
Stephanie Mihaly, BCMEA – 604.694.2317 / smihaly@bcmea.com
Antonio Pantusa, ILWU Local 500 Trades Apprenticeship Committee – 604.254.7131
Jerry Yamamoto, ILWU Local 500 Trades Apprenticeship Committee – 604.254.7131
Attachments
The Annual Joint Industry Training for 2022 is now open.
You can apply at the Local 500 office until Thursday, December 30, 2021, 3:00 pm (drop your application into the bin). Do not fold the application.
Please click below to view the training options that are open and to view a sample application form:
2022 Annual Training Posting – Closing Dec 30/21 3PM
If you wish to print off the application at home and then drop it off at the office, click on the link below (do not fold the application)
The Annual Joint Industry Training for 2023 is now open.
Applications can be picked up outside the Union Office on Victoria Drive – fill them out and return them to the Local. Applications must be returned by Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 3:00 PM.
A box is available outside the office to drop your applications into. It will be outside the Local 500 office doors on Victoria Drive during office hours (8 AM to 5 PM – Monday to Friday, except for the final day when the posting closes at 3PM). If bringing a completed form by after hours, you can drop it off through the mail slot in the front doors. PLEASE DO NOT FOLD THE SHEET.
Bulletin with training options and applications are available out front of the Local 500 office.
Please click below to view the training options that are open:
JOBS – Gang Rotation closing Thursday, January 19, 2023 @ 3:00 pm
First new start after Monday, January 23, 2023