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Statement from the BC Building Trades on TransMountain Expansion Project approval
We’ve always been clear on our position with respect to the TransMountain pipeline. We support due process and informed decision-making that moves B.C. forward in a way that balances the needs of all stakeholders, including workers, industry and the environment. We...
Statement from the BC Building Trades on filing of criminal charges in death of worker
A step toward justice has been taken in the death of 24-year-old construction worker Sam Fitzpatrick. The BC Building Trades lauds the charges of criminal negligence filed today against Peter Kiewit Sons and two of the construction company’s managers in the death of...
Construction workers starting to see parental benefits
By Leslie Dyson Teamster member Ryan Verigan and his wife had their first child in February and he finished his work as a foreman at the John Hart Dam in March. “I’m looking forward to taking a couple of months off to enjoy my new family,” he said. Currently, EI is...
The training and apprenticeship system in British Columbia is second to none
Keep doing what you’re doing. That was the message from Sean McGarvey, president of North America’s Building Trades Unions, to delegates and guests at the BC Building Trades convention in Victoria recently. “The training and apprenticeship system in British Columbia...
BCBT generally pleased with Labour Code amendments
The BC Building Trades is generally pleased with proposed amendments to the BC Labour Code announced this morning by Labour Minister Harry Bains. “We are pleased with many of the proposed amendments, and we thank the minister for initiating the first full review of...
Building Trades lauds changes to Employment Standards
The BC Building Trades applauds the BC Government for the changes to the Employment Standards Act proposed today. Introduced in the legislature this afternoon, the amendments include raising the age a child may work from 12 to 16 years, extending the time frame during...
What the new Community Benefits Agreement means for tradespeople in B.C.
Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) are growing in popularity in British Columbia, and for good reason. The provincial government introduced CBAs on public infrastructure projects in July 2018, while Vancouver became the first major city in Canada to implement a...
You’re hired!
About 200 people attended the first Construction Trades Job Fair on March 30. The event was put on by the Trades Opportunity Group, a committee of the BC Building Trades.That was music to the ears of many of the tradespeople who attended the first Construction Trades...
BCBT pleased with $20.1 billion commitment to public infrastructure
The BC Building Trades applauds Budget 2019's commitment of $20.1 billion in public infrastructure investment ̶ the highest level ever for a three-year fiscal plan. The capital spending will be used to build hospitals, schools, post-secondary facilities, transit and...
Workers, family, dignitaries gather at Bentall memorial to honour men killed
Vancouver, BC — Thirty-eight years ago, four men went to work building one of Downtown Vancouver’s most iconic highrises: the Bentall Centre Tower IV. Those men never came home. “Every year, we gather to remember the lives of carpenters Gunther Couvreux, Brian...
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