Salvatore (Sal) Maltese

IBEW History

 

LU 1788 (1988) – Lineman Apprentice

 

 

LU 1739 (1997) - Signed a Voluntary Recognition Agreement (VRA) for my company, Wireway Electrical Ltd. (Owner/Operator)

 

 

LU 1739 (2006-2012) - Quality Assurance/Quality Control Mgr. (QA/QC)

 

LU 353 (2014 to present) – EPSCA North/East Rep

 

Experience In Power Industry Since 2006

 

Bruce Power, QA/QC Mgr. (4 years)

 

Training IBEW Members is such items as: High Voltage Terminations, Grey Boots (termination for hydrogen igniters inside the vaults).

 

Mark-up Meeting Administration of Jurisdiction Claims, Disputes c/w Evidence Submissions to support our work of today and the future.

 

 

Grievance Administration Experience:

 

 

Step 1 Review at site level

 

 

Step 2 Review with griever, steward with business rep

 

 

Step 3 Review with griever, business rep, and EPSCA reps

 

 

Preparations for Filing at the OLRB (Ontario Labour Relations Board) with Legal counsel, preparing

 

 

Evidence, Statements of Fact and Declarations, Past Practice Evidence; summarizing into Exhibits.

 

 

OLRB Arbitration with Chairs, Vice Chairs, and Mediators of the Board. Completing Hearings, Submissions of Evidence, Statements of Fact, and being Cross Examined on the Stand.

 

 

 

Agreement Negotiation Experience:

 

 

Project Agreements (IBEW, EPSCA, OPG, Bruce Power, Hydro One)

 

 

Ratification Vote Organizing and preparation

 

 

Wage Allocation Voting Organization and preparation

 

Agreement Negotiations with Members (Negotiation Committee) and with CCO (Power Council) 

 

 

 

Training & Education Background

 

 

Humber College – Trade School Licensed (C of Q) 1993

 

 

McMaster (2 yrs) – Electrical Power & Transmission

 

 

McMaster (2 yrs) – Labour Studies – 2024 Completion

 

 

Ryerson – Lighting Design and Control (LCI)

 

 

Robert Shaw/Barber Coleman - HVAC, Electrical & Pneumatic Controls

 

 

AGI 32 – Certification - Lighting Design and Control Software

 

 

CSAO – Construction Supervisory Course

 

 

Certified – Ontario Hydro Energy Management Consultant (conduct audits, develop program rebates)

 

 

 

Industry Safety/Committee Experience

 

 

IHSA – Chair, Power Elevated Work Platforms (PEWP)

 

 

IHSA – Committee Member for Head Protection and Hydro Vac, Book 7, & Lockout/Tagout working groups.

 

 

IHSA – Stairs Submission (Residential Sector)

 

 

Labour Management Health and Safety Committee (Barrie Regional) Member

 

 

Central Ontario Building Trades (C.O.B.T) Committee Member

 

 

Barrie District Labour Council Member, Lindsay District Labour Council Member

 

 

Labour Council Environment Committee (Green Jobs) Member

 

Labour Education Centre Board Member (new in 2025)

 

Certified WHMIS, Health & Safety, and St. John’s, Working at Heights

 

 

LU 353 Business Rep North/East (EPSCA) – 2014 to present

 

 

Represent 800+ IBEW members working at Nuclear Generation Sites, Power Generation Facilities; Transmission in various locations >50kV (Switch Yards & Distribution Stations, towers/underground).

 

 

Labour Relations – deal with contractors & management, both signatory & EPSCA

 

 

Represent IBEW in jurisdictional disputes (scope of work/trade practices) 

 

 

Grievance administration & representation

 

 

Attend mark-up meetings

 

 

Work with our IBEW Health & Safety Representatives

 

 

Address Work Environment Issues

 

 

Police Employment Standards & Statutory Compliance

 

 

Train Site Supers, GF’s & Forepersons with Management Under a Collective Agreement (MUCA Training)

 

 

Expanding Technology Use:

 

 

Simply Voting, for Wage Allocation

 

 

Electronic Information Meetings (EIM)

 

 

 

Labour Relations Experience

 

 

Administer collective agreement & letters of understanding

 

 

Developed inspection test plans to support Work Jurisdicition 

 

Jurisdiction Dispute Resolutions using Canlii /Westray and Plan For Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes, Long standing Agreements, and creating Past Practice Evidence

 

 

IBEW Apprentices, Agreement updates within EPSCA

 

 

CUSW/IBEW Agreement

 

 

Ontario Federation of Labour, Delegate for the Resolutions Committee in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021, as well as CLC in 2017 on Resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing Education is Key - Both Trade and MEMBER-RELATED

 

 

Some more recent courses:

 

 

McMaster University – Labour Relations Course 2024

 

 

Labour Community Advocate - Level III; Mental Health First Aider 2015, 2021 & 2024

 

 

Ontario Human Rights Commission; GBA+; AODA; DE&I; Safer Spaces; University of Alberta - Indigenous Canada; International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFB) Foundations of Trust Management Standards; and Many more certificates of training.