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We represent 25 local craft construction unions belonging to 13 international unions. Our 35,000 highly skilled members account for approximately 55 per cent of the non-residential construction labour force in B.C.
Latest News
BCBT calls creation of ‘inspectional initiative’ a positive first step
March 25, 2020 The BC Building Trades council is calling the new “inspectional initiative” announced by WorkSafeBC to address sanitation on construction sites a positive first step. The initiative was launched in response to concerns raised by BCBT about poor health...
No wash stations? Build ’em!
March 24, 2020 What do creative contractors and industrious construction workers do when they can’t source hand-washing stations for their job sites? They build their own! That’s what’s happening at six condominium sites in Victoria, where workers from Oceanview...
Op-Ed
CBA Court Challenge Was Much Ado About Nothing
By Andrew Mercier, Executive Director - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE - MEMBERS OF THE BC BUILDING TRADES are in for a busy 2020. LNG Canada, the Coastal GasLink pipeline, Site C, the Trans Mountain pipeline and the ongoing upgrades at YVR all require a steady supply...
Community Benefits Agreements raise standards of living for all
By Phil Venoit - IBEW Local 230, RSE President’s View It has been no secret that union busting and impeding the right of workers to form unions has been in vogue since the 1980s. Unionization rates in the private sector have fallen dramatically. The result has not...
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Spring 2020 Vol. 23 No. 1
In This Issue
- IBEW Fighting for Fairness
- Women Build BC Conference 2020
- Climbing the Rungs to a More Positive Life
WE ARE INVOLVED WITH WORTHWHILE CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE REGION TO ENSURE ALL OUR MEMBERS ARE PRIMED FOR SUCCESS IN THE COMING YEARS
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