The Skilled Trades Advantage
The BTA coordinates and promotes the interests of 18 Alberta local skilled trades unions, whose more than 60,000 members work in the residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance, and fabrication industries.
The BTA:
- promotes a safe industry
- works to influence legislation, regulation, and government sentiment toward organized labour,
- creates and participates in alliances and partnerships with owners and contractors,
- participates in boards, associations, committees and other industry groups,
- develops programs that support under-represented groups in the trades, and
- develops programs that highlight the value of unionized labour in order to help create more work opportunities for our members.
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Please see important Labour Day message from Building Trades of Alberta Executive Director Terry Parker below.
On Labour Day, thank the workers who get us through these trying times
Without question, Labour Day 2020 feels much different than it has in the past. But as we look back on the difficult times we’ve all faced the last few months, the meaning of Labour Day should take on a whole new appreciation for everyone.
While the large barbecues, events and celebrations we’ve come to associate with the last long weekend of summer are - rightfully - on hold this year, the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended the status quo and tossed out routine, has also highlighted the vital role workers play in keeping our communities healthy and our society running.
So, to our brave frontline health-care workers who toil through the virus day in and day out, putting themselves and their families at risk in order to protect us, thank you.
To our courageous grocery store workers who labour in terrifying times to ensure we have access to the necessities of life, thank you.
To our transit workers facing daily exposure to make sure the public gets to work, their doctor or to see a struggling loved one, thank you.
To our heroic emergency services workers who keep our neighbourhoods secure, our streets safe and deliver timely care to those who need it most, thank you.
To our bold truckers and transport workers who venture out despite lockdowns and outbreaks to keep our supply chains moving, thank you.
To our devoted teachers educating our kids for the future in the face of fear and the unknown, thank you.
To our strong construction and maintenance workers who pick up their tools every day to build crucial infrastructure, ensure the safe operation of our refineries and who keep our economy moving, thank you.
You are our union members. You are our community members. You are our heroes.
This Labour Day, and for all the Labour Days to come, remember the roles workers played in getting us through COVID-19, because without their resolve and courage, the hard moments of the last half year could have been catastrophic.
Terry Parker,
Executive Director, Building Trades of Alberta
BTA proudly represents more than 60,000 skilled trades workers from 18 Alberta union locals
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UA488✊
ATU 569... unified in solidarity
424 👌
IBEW Union Proud
Be thankful.
IBEW Local Union 424
Right back at ya brothers and sisters
Thanks for brass pools.
Local 92
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Union proud
Local 92 strong
CUPE - Local 30 proud! ✊
Are you ready to man a tent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from fall until spring. AUPE did and I was proud to stand with them.
Millwrights Local 1460
IN THE LOOP - FALL 2020
In this issue: Path Forward, BTA's Indigenous youth outreach campaign; Insulators Local 110 organizing win; Build Together, Women of the Building Trades - Alberta; spotlight on Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters & Allied Workers 1325 and more.
Check it out: bit.ly/3jtH6yR
Also, watch the powerful Path Forward video starring Edmonton Oilers Ethan Bear, Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations Grand Chief Billy Morin and Ironworkers Union Local 725's Jasmin Smith: bit.ly/32C02Er
Lazarus Bull
Laurie Catherine Trigg Samantha Callioux
Abdul Malik
He's so handsome
I have SO much love and respect for this young man😊. Good work Ethan for staying true to yourself and your heritage😊
Is there a program for our boys to be introduced to the trades?
Big thanks to Insulators Local 110 for having BTA to the hall last night for a great chat with members via Zoom.
Good discussions on everything from the Building Trades of Alberta Training Society - BTATS, to labour legislation, bargaining and more.
Always great to connect with affiliates!
Thanks for your attendance and comments. Hopefully more members will tune in next time
Keystone XL Pipeline providing union jobs in Alberta
On Aug. 5, TC Energy announced a project labour agreement with four U.S. building trades unions to ensure the Keystone XL pipeline on the American side is “built by the highest-skilled and highest-trained workforce.”
There is no doubt the unionized building trades brings both peak quality, safety and the most accomplished skilled tradespersons to any job. This is true on both sides of the border.
Much of the work on the Alberta portion of Keystone is done by Building Trades of Alberta affiliates, including welders and pipefitters (United Association Local 488), Teamsters 362 and Liuna Construction & General Workers Union Local No.92.
With billions being invested from the province in this project, it’s reassuring to know its construction is employing many Albertans in the organized skilled trades.
BTA has long supported Keystone XL and many other pipeline and energy developments. These projects provide good-paying jobs for Albertans and contribute greatly to the health of our province’s economy.
Terry Parker, BTA Executive Director
Web link: bit.ly/3hwq4zw
Are the pensions of these unions invested into union supporting corporations?
When will a barrel of crude oil equal west Texas crude? When will Alberta stop giving away their crude oil to greedy and opportunistic exploitive corporations?
We are very happy to see Albertans and many others in Canada and the U.S. getting back to work with good-paying jobs on projects, such as Keystone XL, that pay the bills and put food on the table. #TimeToBuild #KeystoneXL
I am 100% Behind Alberta Oil , Always Have Been And Always Will Be
I support Alberta oil. Onward, forward .... let's make this happen Alberta.
Im a b welder how would this original aboriginal get signed up asa 488 member ???
So Proud of Being Part of TC Energy 🤗❤
Well let's get going! Let's build pipe!
I hope it gets fully built. However I have serious doubts
Great pic of the Teamsters 362 Motion Production Division from Keep Alberta Rolling. Check them out for info on some big time Alberta-made TV and film productions 🎥🚚We work wherever the light takes us 🌅
Teamsters 362
📸 Joanne Jacobson
SKILL UP! The German training model is a proven method that could do wonders to satisfy requirements needed to nourish a once mighty AB economy back to health - Check out the below @edmontonjournal op-ed from BTA ED Terry Parker #ableg #abtrades #ablabour
Opinion: Adopting German job-training model could help lift Alberta out of downturn
From Volkswagen to bratwurst, Oktoberfest to Einstein, Germany has given the world some pretty great things over the years. There’s no doubt the pro...
edmontonjournal.com
Sabrina rocks! @ualocal488 #ableg #abtrades #ablabour
Pastry chef-turned-pipefitter wins national award for top woman in trades | CBC News
A former pastry chef now working as a steamfitter in Edmonton has won a national award for women in the trades.
www.cbc.ca
Proud to be part of Centre for Suicide Prevention's "Buddy Up" campaign, which encourages men to have conversations with their pals & support them if they’re struggling with thoughts of suicide. Learn more about this important campaign https://bit.ly/36eoWhd #ableg #abtrades
Disgusting. Racism and intolerance have no place in our communities.
Red Deer anti-racism protest turns violent as counter-protesters crash rally
'It’s shocking how much hate people have, and ignorance, that it’s just mind blowing'
nationalpost.com
"During 'COVID times,' continued spending on hefty projects is a good way for the city to create jobs while at the same time reducing the infrastructure deficit."
COVID-19: Time is now to spend on big-ticket capital projects, say mayor, urban experts
Edmonton has been on a slow path to recovery since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March when 21,000 jobs were lost.
edmontonjournal.com
Recently @UACanada 496 BM Trevor Robertson visited the new #yyc cancer centre - being built w around 200 496 mbrs - to deliver important shirts. Mbrs wrote names of ❤️ ones touched by cancer on each one. The pride in building a facility to help beat cancer can't be overstated.
Great @insulators110 organizing win at Adler Firestop! Unionization happened b/c of Nonie Patoc & his determination to bring the benefits of unionization to workers & the company (now winning new work). From BTA's In the Loop: https://bit.ly/3jtH6yR #abtrades #ableg #ablabour
Congrats @ualocal488's Sabrina O'Brien, a steamfitter recognized as Canada's top woman in the trades. She won the 2020 ACTIMS award after competition btw the top 50 women in the CDN bldg trades. The mom of 4 is the 1st pipefitter to win! https://bit.ly/3hq11Nr #abtrades #ableg
19 years ago, almost 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attacks in the US, including a number of building trades & other union sisters & brothers. Today we remember the victims, both of the attacks & those who succumb to injury & disease in the months & years following. Never forget.
Please help out @glenrosefdn if you can #abtrades #ablabour #ableg
Looking for help, this year the @glenrosefdn is really hurting with the cancellation of their 2020Gala @unitehereloc47 is the presenting sponsor they need all our help to support their Raffle please help them help others. Buy a tix today https://glenrosefoundation.akaraisin.com/courageraffle @BuildingTradeAB
BTA Labour Day 2020 message
On Labour Day, thank the workers getting us through these trying times Without question, Labour Day 2020 feels much different than it has in the past. But as we look back on the difficult times we’ve all faced the last [...]
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Get to Know the BTA
The Building Trades of Alberta is about PEOPLE, PARTNERSHIPS and COMMUNITY. We coordinate and promote the interests of 18 Alberta local trade unions whose 60,000 members work in the residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance and fabrication industries. We meet the challenges of an ever-changing industry in an energy conscious world.
- We work on industrial, commercial, and institutional construction projects – as well as on maintenance projects – throughout Alberta.
- We partner with contractors and employers to deliver projects on budget and on schedule.
- We provide the most reliable, productive, and safest building trades workforce available.
- We believe in investing in our people. We are the largest supporters of apprenticeship and training for building trades workers in the private sector. Our union training facilities and programs set the standard in the construction industry.
- We believe in investing in Alberta and in our communities. Through the Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation, our members have donated over $7.6 million to worthwhile charities throughout Alberta.
Who are the Building Trades of Alberta members? We are your friends, your neighbours, and the volunteers that make our Alberta communities better places to live.
