by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Feb 18, 2020
BC Building Trades applauds the BC NDP Government for delivering a balanced 2020 budget while still investing in essential infrastructure, programs and services. Budget 2020 commits a record $22.9 billion to capital spending over three years. This investment in...
by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Feb 3, 2020
The BC Building trades welcomes today’s BC Supreme Court ruling refusing to hear the charter challenge of B.C.’s Community Benefits Agreement construction framework. “What happened today is the BC Supreme Court has, for the second time, told the Christian Labour...
by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Jan 7, 2020
Thirty-nine years ago, four men went to work building one of Downtown Vancouver’s most iconic highrises: the Bentall Centre Tower IV. Those men never came home. “Every year on this day, we gather to remember the lives of carpenters Gunther Couvreux, Brian Stevenson,...
by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Nov 19, 2019
Labour lawyer Andrew Mercier will take the reins of the B.C. Building Trades Council as executive director next month. Mercier will replace Tom Sigurdson, who joined the council in 2010 after a lengthy career in political and legislative affairs. Sigurdson will remain...
by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Jun 18, 2019
We’ve always been clear on our position with respect to the TransMountain pipeline. We support due process and informed decision-making that moves B.C. forward in a way that balances the needs of all stakeholders, including workers, industry and the environment. We...
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