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- And more
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BCBT makes history by organizing Canada Line TFWs
October 11, 2023 LUIS DIEGO-BRENES STILL REMEMBERS the party he and his co-workers threw when they finally received their backdated pay for building the Canada Line extension connecting Richmond and Vancouver. “Of course, we were there with our whole families, our...
Flush Toilets Now: B.C. construction unions demand flushing toilets on work sites
PRESS RELEASE (For Release Thursday, October 12th, 2023) Flush Toilets Now: B.C. construction unions demand flushing toilets on work sites New report outlines path to better conditions There are $358 billion worth of construction projects either underway or on the...
Op-Ed
President’s Message – Plumbed facilities not too much to ask
June 15, 2021 THE BC BUILDING TRADES RECENTLY commissioned an independent report on the sanitation conditions on construction sites in British Columbia. The Report on Washroom Facilities in the Construction Industry provides an in-depth analysis of the current...
Time to put the brakes on uncertified tradespeople
June 11, 2021 By Brynn Bourke & Melissa Chirino DO YOU WANT someone without training to work on the electrical wiring of your home, your child’s school, or the hospital in your community? Or how about the brakes on your car, or on the 18-wheeler behind you as you...
College of the BCBT Apprenticeship Guide
College of the BC Building Trades Apprenticeship Guide
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Read the Latest Edition of TradeTalk
Fall 2026 Vol. 29 No. 3
In this issue
- UA 170’s new Kelowna school
- Delivering healthcare infastructure
- APPRENTICESHIP SECTION
- Ironworkers and the PNE Freedom Arch
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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