15 May, 2021

Dear Member;

Over the past 14 months we have gone through an unexpectedly challenging time.  Covid-19 presented us with challenges we never expected.  Some of these were at home, and some of these were in the workplace.  Through it all we struggled to find solutions that would make handling the challenges thrown at us by the pandemic easier.  As you can imagine, many creative solutions were generated by members to offset specific hardships.  Some were effective while others met with limited success.

To better serve members in the future should a similar situation present itself, IBEW 2034 is gathering information about the hardships members faced as a result of the pandemic.  One of the problems we all confronted was an unreadiness to pivot and do things differently.  For instance, the fear of contracting Covid as you were still required to work in your usual setting was no doubt onerous. It’s hoped that by identifying some of the major obstacles that we faced, we can come up with alternative strategies to minimize disruption to members’ lives, should a similar situation arise.

Please take the time to think about how your work lives were challenged during the past 14 months and let us know your thoughts about how the union could have helped to minimize or even eliminate the problems you faced.  We need to make sure that we have alternative plans ready to consider and put in place should we ever find ourselves facing another such unexpected predicament.
Your thoughts and suggestions should be forwarded to members@ibew2034.com .  Your input is vital as only you can tell us how you were directly affected by the pandemic.  Thanks for your anticipated help.

In solidarity,

Business Manager
IBEW Local Union 2034