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Free menstrual products to be offered on some public construction sites

by BC Building Trades | May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021 IT’S THE RIGHT thing to do. Period. On the eve of global Menstrual Hygiene Day May 28, BC Infrastructure Benefits (BCIB) announces it will provide free menstrual products to its employees, removing a barrier for people on some of the biggest...

Work better: Work Union – UNIONS RECRUITING JOURNEYS AND APPRENTICES FOR CONSTRUCTION BOOM

by Doug Cook | May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021 WANTED: TALENTED TRADESPEOPLE who enjoy fair wages, appreciate great benefits and want to work for reputable contractors. That’s the message from a number of B.C. construction unions as they ramp up for both small and large upcoming projects. “We are...

APPRENTICESHIP DENIED – Liberals’ evisceration of training system still felt a generation later

by Doug Cook | May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021 WHEN THE BC LIBERALS DEFEATED THE NDP in May 2001, everyone expected changes to apprenticeship training. But few expected the degree of devastation that followed. The Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission (ITAC) was dissolved in 2003 and...

Modernizing toilet facilities in construction long overdue

by BC Building Trades | Apr 21, 2021

April 21, 2021 EVERYBODY DOES IT, but only construction workers are expected to do it in a filthy portable toilet. “We’re talking about the sanitation practices for workers on construction sites,” said Brynn Bourke, interim executive director for BCBT. “The time has...

BCBT pleased with Budget 2021’s investment in capital projects and skills development

by BC Building Trades | Apr 20, 2021

April 20, 2021 THE BC BUILDING TRADES applauds the BC NDP government for investing in essential infrastructure, jobs and skills development. Budget 2021 commits a record $26.4 billion to capital spending over three years. This investment in hospitals, housing,...

All in the family – Careers in the unionized construction trades span multiple generations within families

by Doug Cook | Apr 17, 2021

April 17, 2021 EISLEY MCKAY OWES A LOT TO THE JOURNEYPERSON who showed him the ropes when he was a first-year plumbing apprentice. “She explains processes, tools and tricks of the trade – she is a great teacher,” he says. But not only did she teach him a lot about the...

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Free menstrual products to be offered on some public construction sites

Work better: Work Union – UNIONS RECRUITING JOURNEYS AND APPRENTICES FOR CONSTRUCTION BOOM

APPRENTICESHIP DENIED – Liberals’ evisceration of training system still felt a generation later

Modernizing toilet facilities in construction long overdue

BCBT pleased with Budget 2021’s investment in capital projects and skills development

All in the family – Careers in the unionized construction trades span multiple generations within families

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