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We represent 25 local craft construction unions belonging to 13 international unions. Our 35,000 highly skilled members account for approximately 55 per cent of the non-residential construction labour force in B.C.
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LOCAL MILLWRIGHT USES SKILLS SAVVY TO ASSIST HEALTH CARE WORKERS
October 20, 2020 THERE IS SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT about the personal protective equipment worn by health care workers at Kitimat General Hospital. It’s been improved by the ingenuity of local millwright Devin Baer. Now, nurses and other health care professionals...
BCBT members have access to free mental health and addiction services with CIRP
September 25, 2020 WHEN THE COVID-19 CRISIS HIT the construction industry, the Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan quickly adapted to its new reality – and even provided additional services to members during an exceptionally difficult time. CIRP executive...
Op-Ed
Pandemic places focus on site sanitation
August 25, 2020 Executive Director’s Message by Andrew Mercier THE PAST FEW MONTHS have been marked by the emergence of the coronavirus and an unprecedented public health crisis. Construction workers have been at the front line of the pandemic, continuing to do the...
BCBT leaders working toward common purpose
August 20, 2020 President’s Message by Al Phillips LEADERSHIP. One of the things that separates the BC Building Trades from many other organizations is our leadership. Our leaders for the most part began as apprentices, just as I did, and worked their way through the...
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Summer 2020 Vol. 23 No. 2
In This Issue
- Construction in the time of COVID-19
- Unions lead pandemic response
- Construction key to economic revival
WE ARE INVOLVED WITH WORTHWHILE CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE REGION TO ENSURE ALL OUR MEMBERS ARE PRIMED FOR SUCCESS IN THE COMING YEARS
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The opioid epidemic continues to rage on. If you are a member of a BC Building Trades-affiliated union, help is available through the ... Construction Industry Rehab Plan. @CIRP_BC https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020PSSG0061-001957