Construction in the time of COVID-19

by | Aug 6, 2020

August 6, 2020 WHEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF Quebec and Ontario shut down all non-essential construction in March and April due to COVID-19, some in the industry wondered if B.C. would be next. At one point, it seemed a sure thing. “It is the inevitable next step,”...

Construction ramps up on CBA projects

by | Jul 29, 2020

July 29, 2020 Nearly two years after the Province of British Columbia announced it would begin to build publicly funded infrastructure projects under a Community Benefits Agreement, construction is finally underway on two cornerstone projects. Construction crews were...

WCB changes restore balance, protect injured workers

by | Jul 14, 2020

July 14, 2020 Changes to the Workers Compensation Act introduced today by the BC NDP government put injured workers first for the first time in two decades. “Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in B.C. and the men and women who work in this industry...
The Last Surviving Ironworker

The Last Surviving Ironworker

by | Jun 18, 2020

June 17, 2020 Lou Lessard, 91, shares his memories of that fateful day, June 17, 1958, when the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge collapsed. This video from Ironworkers Local 97 combines new and archival footage to show why we must continue to fight for the living, and...