Unions lead pandemic response

by | Sep 6, 2020

September 6, 2020 A WORRIED WORLD watched with growing concern in January as reports came out of China of a new, highly contagious coronavirus. Hopes that B.C. might avoid the mysterious new virus were dashed near the end of January when provincial health officials...

Court of Appeal refuses to hear CBA charter challenge

by | Aug 28, 2020

August 28, 2020 THE BC BUILDING TRADES welcomes today’s decision by the B.C. Court of Appeal denying the Charter challenge to B.C.’s Community Benefits Agreement brought by the Independent Contractors and Business Association (ICBA), the Christian Labour...

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,”...