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We represent 25 local craft construction unions belonging to 13 international unions. Our 40,000 highly skilled members account for approximately 55 per cent of the non-residential construction labour force in B.C.
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Gain strength, support and power through your union’s women’s committee
September 20, 2022 IF YOU ARE A WOMAN in the unionized construction trades and you haven’t checked out your union’s women’s committee, you’re missing out. And if your union doesn’t have a women’s committee, start one! For me, women’s committees are safe spaces where I...
Don’t just join a union, participate in it!
September 12, 2022 JOINING A UNION OPENS the door to a world of better pay, benefits and working conditions. And walking through that door and actually getting involved in union work brings even more possibilities. There are all kinds of ways to participate in union...
Op-Ed
President’s Message – Now We Organize
October 18, 2022 ON JUNE 2, 2022, we celebrated an important win for workers in our province. Bill 10 — the Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2022 received royal assent and became law, reinstating card check certification in B.C. Card check, or single-step...
Executive Director’s Message – The fight for good jobs
August 21, 2022 SHORTLY AFTER I started working at the BC Building Trades a decade ago, a young man walked into my old executive director’s office. After six years working as a plumbing apprentice, he had just learned that his “apprenticeship” was never registered...
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Fall 2022 Vol. 25 No. 3
In this issue
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program Abuse
- Spotlight on Members
- What Medical Info Do You Need To Share?
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The BC Building Trades represents 40,000 highly skilled construction workers in British Columbia. Our members work in the industrial, commercial, institutional and residential sectors building our communities.
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