The Skilled Trades Advantage
The BTA coordinates and promotes the interests of 14 Alberta trade unions whose 60,000 members work in the residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance, and fabrication industries in order to secure the best possible working conditions and quality of life for skilled workers and their families. 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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Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters & Allied Workers 2103, Ironworkers Union Local 725 and Liuna Construction & General Workers Union Local No.92 charge that CLAC was involved in illegal workplace organizing at Borea Construction, with Borea inviting CLAC onto the site to petition workers, while barring others.
Paul Zarbatany, president of Carpenters 2103:
“It’s not the same opportunities as another unions, and we’d like the same thing,” said Zarbatany. “Let’s have equal access to the jobsite to talk with people and let them make their own choice about which union they want.”
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cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@COLLIN GALLANT Three Alberta construction unions have filed applications against Borea Construction, the company building portions of the Whitla Wind farm near Medicine Ha...David Langley
GREAT WORK PAUL AND 2103 ORGANIZERS ...
The BTA Charitable Foundation proudly donated to AdNet Agency today to help them supply 1,000 fingerprint and ID kits to public school students across the Edmonton region 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏾
Sisters from Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association (OPCMIA) 222, Ironworkers Local 720 Union - Official and Millwrights Local 1460 Alberta on hand at today's Apprentice Conference through the Building Trades of Alberta Training Society at the ASK Centre in Edmonton. Apprentice feedback will be delivered to the Ministry of Advanced Education to help the Alberta government improve services and develop new initiatives for apprentices.
Great read! Did you know with retirements in the skilled trades at three times the rate of those entering the workforce, in just six short years it's predicted there will be 45,000 less skilled trades workers in Alberta?
That's why BTA has been a proud partner with The Educational Partnership Foundation to create the Trades Career Program, which gives Alberta high school students hands-on training in the skilled trades at union training facilities.
A career in the skilled trades: a future so bright, they'll gotta wear shades 😎🎵 #itpaystobeBTA
Teens Need to Know They Can Make Money in Trade Careers
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High-paying jobs are available for students who choose trade school or vocational or technical education instead of bachelor’s degree programs.Stop cutting pay and benefits and maybe it will be more appealing to people
Jenna Longaphie
How are we going to be 45,000 skilled Tradesman short if they are bringing in 45,000 Tradesman just this year? www.cicnews.com/2019/07/express-entry-mid-year-2019-report-41800-candidates-invited-to-apply-for-...
It’s too bad Union wages and benefits have decreased in this Province and this Province only, I would not recommend someone getting a trade in this Province, would tell em to go to another Province where Double Time is paid...... Alberta the Texas of the North, just wait till Kenny brings in Right to Work Laws
6000 member on the books at 488.
That's been the story for years and years. Plus most construction trades are so saturated it wont make a diff. Every trade school in Alberta downsized its staff by almost half recently. Plus, as others have mentioned, wages have been cut across the board. It'll take decades to recover.
BS
Stop pushing to cut wages and benefits and maybe trades will look better to be in.
Nope
maybe wages will finally go up 🙁
45k less SKILLED tradesworkers...
And Kenny will fill them all with tfw’s
Awesome
We are BTA.
From @MedicineHatNews - @AltaCarpenters 2103, @TheIronworkers 725 & @LiunaCanada 92 charge CLAC was involved in illegal workplace organizing at Borea Construction, w Borea inviting CLAC on site to petition workers, while barring others #ableg #ablabour
Three Alberta construction unions file applications against company building Whitla Wind Farm - Medicine Hat News
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Three Alberta construction unions have filed applications against Borea Construction, the company building...
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Sisters fr @opcmiaintl 222, @TheIronworkers 720 & #Millwrights 1460 on hand at today's Apprentice Conference through BTA Training Society @ ASK Centre in #yeg - Feedback will be delivered to Adv Ed to help #abgov improve services & develop new initiatives for apprentices #ableg
Great read: BTA's proud 2 partner w @TEPFoundationAB to give students hands-on training in the skilled trades at union training facilities. A career in the trades - a future so bright, they'll gotta wear shades #itpaystobeBTA #ableg #ablabour #abed
Teens Need to Know They Can Make Money in Trade Careers
High-paying jobs are available for students who choose trade school or vocational or technical education instead of bachelor’s degree programs.
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@BuildingTradeAB Thank you for partnering with Canadian Blood Services for the BTA Blood Battle. Group donations are huge as one person with leukemia needs eight people to donate for one treatment. You will make a difference, one donation at a time and be glad you did. ^CS
#Solidarity w striking Amazon warehouse workers who are out over some abhorrent working conditions ✊ #AmazonStrike
Amazon employees strike over working conditions during Prime Day https://t.co/yPNMoraDss
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#IBEW Local 424 Union sure knows how to throw a Family Party! Face painting, candy toss and bouncy castles, oh my!
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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 14 Alberta 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.
