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Catch up on the latest updates, industry news, and union highlights from Local 222.

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CANADA’S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS STANDS BY THE GOVERNMENT

Canada’s Building Trades Unions are fully supportive of the Government of Canada’s response to U.S. President Trump’s recent decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum on Canadian companies. “We unequivocally support Prime Minister Trudeau and his government for taking swift action, a day following President Trump’s short-sighted decision on its neighbors to the north,” states Robert Blakely, Canadian Operating Officer of Canada’s Building Trades Unions. Full Article

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January 18, 2023

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA STEPS UP FOR NATIONAL INTEREST

“Today’s actions by the Government of Canada shows true leadership, courage and vision,” says Robert Blakely, Chief Canadian Officer of Canada’s Building Trades Unions. “These governments have invested in Canada and they deserve praise for doing so, the pipeline system that they have stepped into ought make money in any event and there ought to be suitors to purchase the assets at a fair market price.This means the tax payer will not to be on the ‘hook’,” states Blakely. Read

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January 18, 2023

OPEC TO CANADA: BUILD PIPELINES OR WATCH INVESTMENT FLOW SOUTH

The president of OPEC urged Canada on Tuesday to invest in infrastructure to move oil and gas, or risk watching investment flow away to the United States.  The Canadian government agreed in May to buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline and a related expansion project from Kinder Morgan Canada (KML.TO) for C$4.5 billion ($3.4 billion), highlighting the lengths deemed necessary to overcome stiff opposition to such projects. Read the Full Article

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January 18, 2023

UNION MEMBERSHIP IN ALBERTA CREEPING UP

Changes to the Alberta Labour Relations Code in 2017 have resulted in the highest number of new union certifications in Alberta in a decade.  “The change in Alberta’s labour law was expected to increase the amount of union organizing that went on,” said Barnetson. Read the Full Article

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January 18, 2023

STOP BILL 28

Premier Pallister has introduced this legislation, there is still time to stop Bill 28 from passing. Show Your Support Watch a video explaining the bill

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January 18, 2023

WHY LABOUR MONOPOLIES WON’T WORK IN B.C.

If you happen to be a construction worker in British Columbia, odds are you’ve been left out of the NDP’s new labour deal for public infrastructure projects. On July 16, Premier John Horgan announced that the B.C. government reached an agreement with the newly created Allied Infrastructure and Related Construction Council, a conglomerate of some of the International Building Trade Unions (BTU), to effectively cut those who are not members of the BTU out of public construction projects. This is

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January 18, 2023

RESPONSIBLE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media Should Be Used Responsibly Think about how often you use online tools throughout your day. The use of social media has many positive benefits however, we must be aware that using social media for work and in our personal lives can also cause negative impact. However, you must also consider the risks of misusing social media: Some of the issues that can lead to negative consequences include: Ultimately, Local 222 must consider whether or not the use of

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January 18, 2023

UNION WORK IS IN JEOPARDY!

We need our members to stand together in solidarity. Why? Because, recently, some of our members started working with non-union contractors in our jurisdiction. This occurred with two Alberta companies, Skyway Canada and Franks Sandblasting & Coatings. Both companies are managed by people we know well. Because of this, Local #222 attempted to unionize these contractors by filing for certification at the Alberta Labour Board. Your Obligations… Bad decisions about work have a consequence that effect more than just you.

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January 18, 2023

EXPANDING THE TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE WILL BENEFIT ALL CANADIANS

Keep Canada Working has recently launched a Timeline about the Trans Mountain Pipeline on its website. The page is an illustrated chronical of where we are in the process and just how far the Trans Mountain Pipeline has come since 1952. keepcanadaworking.ca/timeline

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January 18, 2023

BTA LAUNCHES THE APPRENTICESHIP SUPPORT & KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (ASK)

Many apprentices find the apprenticeship process so difficult that they don’t complete their training. That’s why ASK is here.The Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge Centre’s mission is to assist apprentices in the Building Trades to progress in, and complete their apprenticeships. ASK might be able to help make the apprenticeship process a little easier for you. Learn All about the Program at askbtats.com 

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January 18, 2023
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