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STATEMENT: Facing the truth of our history to move forward in reconciliation

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today, we take time to honour Residential School Survivors, their families and their communities, whose stories shed light on a dark piece of our history. We pause and remember the thousands of children who never made it home. And we reflect on our ongoing commitment to reconciliation. Source

September 30, 2026

Canada’s Building Trades Unions Welcomes LNG Phase 2 following Final Investment Decision

Canada’s Building Trades Unions congratulates LNG Canada and its partners on the Final Investment Decision for the Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, British Columbia, in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation. This is a significant private sector investment in Canadian workers, Canadian resources, and Canada’s ability to compete in global energy markets. Building on the work of thousands of skilled tradespeople who helped construct LNG Canada Phase 1 and the Coastal GasLink pipeline, Phase 2 will create thousands of

September 29, 2026

BLOG: TOP 10 Ways Separatism Hurts Alberta Workers

Most Albertans must work for a living. We support ourselves over our lives from wages and salaries earned through employment. We have already suffered for years from the one-sided business-dominated policies of the UCP government. Alberta is the only province where real wages (after inflation) have fallen since 2019, instead of rising as they should. Workers are uniquely vulnerable to the… Source

September 28, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: “It’s worse than what Danielle Smith did to the teachers”

EDMONTON – Canadians have made it abundantly clear that they want our federal and provincial governments to stand up to Donald Trump and reduce our county’s overreliance on an increasingly hostile United States. But the unity needed to accomplish this task will be undermined and weakened by Bill C-39, the so-called Building Canada Strong Act, which focuses on the perceived needs of investors at… Source

September 22, 2026

CBTU Calls for Guardrails to Protect the Right to Job Action

As Canada looks to build and grow, protect our sovereignty, and create good-paying, unionized jobs, Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) believes we need certainty and predictability to attract investment, get major projects moving, and put tradespeople to work. That certainty must include strong collective bargaining and protect workers’ rights. With the federal government’s new legislation affecting the Canada Labour Code and the right to strike, CBTU is calling for clear protections of our members’ right to take lawful job action,

September 21, 2026

CBTU Welcomes the Fall Rollout of Measures to Build Canada’s Next Generation of Skilled Tradespeople

Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) welcomes today’s announcement from the Minister of Jobs and Families, Patty Hajdu, that the Government of Canada’s Team Canada Strong initiatives will become available this fall, helping more young Canadians pursue good-paying, family-supporting careers in the skilled trades and strengthening the country’s apprenticeship pipeline. Apprentices should not have to choose between completing their training and meeting basic financial obligations, and these measures will provide meaningful support to help them remain in the trades and complete certification.

September 18, 2026

STATEMENT: Working 9 to 5 for Less: Why Alberta Needs Pay Equity Laws

Alberta has the largest gender pay gap in Canada. Alberta women earn 17.4% less than men per hour on average. Alberta’s gender pay gap is not an accident. Alberta has failed to show leadership and enact pay equity legislation, while other Canadian jurisdictions that have are seeing improvement. Alberta women work hard, are educated and ambitious. Women are concentrated in occupations that… Source

September 18, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: AFL calls on Smith to cancel referendum in light of report showing that separation could decimate Alberta wages and living standards

EDMONTON – In light of a new report that shows that separation could decimate Alberta wages and living standards, the president of Alberta’s largest worker organization, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), is calling on Premier Danielle Smith to cancel the October 19 separatist referendum. The report, commissioned by the UCP government itself, concludes that separation could result in wages… Source

September 16, 2026

CBTU Welcomes Historic Investment Commitments to Build Canada

Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcomes the nearly $500 billion in new investment commitments announced at the Canada Investment Summit and is a historic vote of confidence in Canada and an extraordinary opportunity to build our country. Yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the federal government is building on that momentum with the new Productivity Mega Deduction, a game-changing tax incentive that will expand the assets eligible for immediate deduction from roughly 15% to more than 65%. The measure will support

September 16, 2026

United in Building Canada’s Future

At a time when Canada is navigating tariffs amidst a rapidly changing global economy, the strength of our country depends on our ability to stand and build together. Addressing the Building Trades of Alberta conference, Sean Strickland, Executive Director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions, emphasized the importance of unity across Canada’s skilled trades and the role of major projects in strengthening our nation’s economic and energy sovereignty. As Sean put it, “while Canada continues to navigate trade negotiations and unjust

September 15, 2026