by Doug Cook | Apr 26, 2022
April 27, 2022 HELP IS AT THE TIP OF YOUR FINGERS. The Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan (CIRP) is collaborating with Lifeguard Digital Health to customize the already popular Lifeguard app specifically for members of the building trades to access mental...
by Doug Cook | Apr 13, 2022
April 13, 2022 IN THESE DARK DAYS of winter and long into this pandemic, it may feel that normal times will never come again. But I take great comfort in the fact that even in these difficult times, our members are doing something amazing. You’re still building B.C....
by Doug Cook | Mar 28, 2022
March 28, 2022 ABOUT A MONTH before Christmas, I participated in the BC Federation of Labour’s lobby of our provincial New Democratic government. The objective was to underline the importance of moving forward promptly with several initiatives: psychological injuries...
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...
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