by Doug Cook | Mar 22, 2022
March 22, 2022 B.C. IS LOSING $308 MILLION A YEAR to the underground economy—dishonest contractors who deliberately misclassify workers to evade employment fees and taxes. That money could pay for the new patient care tower to be built at Lions Gate Hospital. It could...
by Doug Cook | Mar 9, 2022
March 9, 2022 THE PAST FEW YEARS have highlighted the importance of the work of our members in the BC Building Trades unions. Early on in the pandemic, our trades were deemed essential and most of our members continued to work, providing critical services necessary to...
by Doug Cook | Mar 4, 2022
Tradetalk Spring 2022
by Doug Cook | Feb 14, 2022
February 14, 2022 REMEMBER WHEN Bob Seger played in Vancouver in 1996? Not many people do. It was for an album that didn’t do all that well, and when it was over, Seger basically wasn’t seen again until 2006. I went to that concert though. I bought two tickets as a...
by Doug Cook | Feb 14, 2022
February 14, 2022 ELECTRICAL WORKERS building the new Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace won’t have to worry about finding menstrual products when they need them, thanks to their contractor. Houle is the electrical contractor for the new 285,000 square-foot...
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