by Doug Cook | Aug 19, 2024
August 19, 2024 I CAN CLEARLY REMEMBER December 2014 when then premier Christy Clark announced the province would build Site C. Somehow it’s 10 years later and the mega project is almost complete. Site C has been a fixture in the unionized construction world nearly...
by Doug Cook | Jul 29, 2024
July 29, 2024 TIMES WERE TOUGH FOR ELIZABETH MOSES and her family when they came to Canada as refugees from the Sudan. She was just six years old. Elizabeth, her parents and five siblings were living in social housing in Ontario and there wasn’t a lot to go around. “I...
by Doug Cook | Jul 25, 2024
July 25, 2024 IN OUR WORLD OF TRADES AND CONSTRUCTION, safety is paramount. In our training programs and on the jobsite, our members go through rigorous protocols and protective measures to ensure that everyone, from apprentices to seasoned journeypersons, returns...
by Doug Cook | Jun 25, 2024
June 26, 2024 Help Wanted: Canada’s immigration system unable to address construction labour needs. Continued growth of temporary foreign worker program distorting B.C.’s construction industry, according to new research Read the full report here B.C. needs more...
by Doug Cook | Jun 19, 2024
June 19, 2024 RATES OF UNION CERTIFICATION in B.C. are seeing their highest levels in two decades, with the number of applications doubling since the government reintroduced single-step card check certification in 2022. While the surge in collective organizing can be...
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