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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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Climbing the rungs to a more positive life
June 10, 2020 By Nicole Che Positivity sometimes sounds like New Age voodoo. If you’re deep in the pits of despair, someone telling you to be more positive often makes you want to positively tell them to mind their own business, or something to that effect. Obviously,...
Statement by BCBT executive director Andrew Mercier on recent acts of violence and racism
June 1, 2020 The murder of George Floyd was a reprehensible act of wanton police violence. It is difficult to watch the chaos in the United States unfold over the past few days without a feeling of mixed shock, horror, and ultimately, guilt. Canada is not the United...
Op-Ed
It shouldn’t take a crisis to create a safe workplace
May 18, 2020 By Andrew Mercier, Executive Director With the public debate focused on the question of dialling-up our economy in these trying times, it is important that we do not forget the important role of workplace safety enforcement going forward. Construction is...
CBA Court Challenge Was Much Ado About Nothing
February 28, 2020 By Andrew Mercier, Executive Director Members of the BC Building Trades are in for a busy 2020. LNG Canada, the Coastal GasLink pipeline, Site C, the Trans Mountain pipeline and the ongoing upgrades at YVR all require a steady supply of skilled,...
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Spring 2020 Vol. 23 No. 1
In This Issue
- IBEW Fighting for Fairness
- Women Build BC Conference 2020
- Climbing the Rungs to a More Positive Life
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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