by Doug Cook | Mar 12, 2020
Due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 globally, Construction Labour Relations (CLR) and the BC Building Trades (BCBT) are proactively trying to limit the spread of infection in the workplace. Our shared priority is the health, safety and welfare of our 35,000 members...
by Doug Cook | Mar 10, 2020
Christopher Henry was planning to end his life. “I was going to commit suicide,” said Henry* matter-of-factly. A journeyperson reinforcing ironworker with some 30 years’ experience, Henry had arrived at what felt like the lowest point in his life. Three years earlier,...
by Doug Cook | Feb 28, 2020
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...
by Doug Cook | Feb 28, 2020
MEMBERS OF LOCAL 213 ON STRIKE AGAINST LEDCOR FIGHTING FOR A FIRST CONTRACT in a non-union-dominated industry takes determination — especially when federal labour law stacks the deck in favour of anti-union employers. Striking members of the International Brotherhood...
by Doug Cook | Feb 27, 2020
IBEW Fighting For Fairness
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