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Premier Rachel Notley recently said of the Keep Canada Working campaign:

"This is a national conversation, it has national implications for our economy, it has national implications for jobs, and it has national implications for the decision-making process. So it makes sense that we develop a national consensus on it."

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.

BTA Charitable Foundation To Donate $110,000 Alberta food banks.

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.

Nearly 2,000 Manitobans have written their government asking Brian Pallister to stop Bill 28.

Critics argue CBAs could raise the costs of provincial and federal infrastructure projects, including those funded by Ottawa’s $186.7-billion infrastructure spending program

Over the weekend, a fire stemming from an explosion occurred at the Irving Oil Refinery, sending some workers to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

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 spring, Brian Pallister’s government introduced Bill 28, a law that would ban the use of Project Labour Agreements on publicly funded construction projects. Project Labour Agreements are the foundation of public construction projects in Manitoba, as well as private and public builds across North America.

Premier John Horgan announced that the B.C. government reached an agreement to effectively cut those who are not members of the Building Trades Union out of public construction projects.

The Keeyask Generating Station will be a source of renewable energy providing approximately 695 megawatts of capacity and producing an average of 4,400 gigawatt hours of electricity each year. The renewable hydroelectric energy produced will be integrated into Manitoba Hydro’s electric system for use in Manitoba and for export.

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.

More workers are signing union cards after changes to the labour code

Canada’s Building Trades Unions Stands By The Government Of Canada

"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.

Canada's changing economy and investments in infrastructure make skills training critical to our future. 

Union Rewards has partnered with the top GM dealers nationwide

We are pleased to announce The Annual OPCMIA International Scholarship Foundation.