The Executive Board of the Provincial Council conducts the business of the Council between Conventions. Among other responsibilities, the Executive Board is responsible for the strategic direction of the BTA, the financial well-being of the organization, the hiring of the Executive Director, and reporting to stakeholders on priorities and results. The Constitution and Bylaws is available in Member Resources.
Building Trades of Alberta Executive Board Members
| Ian Robb
Chairman |
UNITE HERE Local 47 |
| Keith Stevenson
Financial Secretary Treasurer |
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 720 |
| Alan Ramsay | International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Local 1 |
| Shawn Griffin | Sheet Metal Workers International Local 8 |
| John Sedor | International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 17 |
| John Desrosiers | Construction & General Workers Local 92 |
| Kevin Lecht | International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 110 |
| Michael McLean | International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 122 |
| Graham Fitzsimmons | International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 130 |
| George Emery | Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Local 222 |
| Ken Krawchenko | International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 362 |
| Mike Reinhart | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 424 |
| Rod McKay | United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 488 |
| Trevor Robertson | United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 496 |
| Jason Smart | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers – Local 725 |
| Derrick Schulte | The Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers Local 1325 |
| Gord Evers | Millwrights, Machinery Erectors and Maintenance Union (Alberta Regional Council) – Local 1460 |
Rapid antigen screening at Suncor key operating sites
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Building Trades of Alberta has worked closely with government, contractors and the owner community in several industries we operate in to help mitigate risk to members working across the province. Rightfully, building [...]
Op-ed: Let’s build a recovery based on social and environmental benefits for Alberta
The below joint op-ed with Business Council of Alberta was published in the Edmonton Journal, March 12, 2021 Without question, the past 12 months have been some of the most difficult and trying in our lifetimes. A year has been [...]
Edmonton Journal letter – Thanks to energy employers keeping workers safe
I feel it’s important for us to take a moment to recognize and thank the many responsible employers in Alberta’s oilsands for the work they’ve done to mitigate the threat of COVID-19 at worksites across northern Alberta. From Suncor to [...]
Alberta Budget 2021 overview
Without question, the past 12 months have been some of the most difficult and trying in our lifetimes. A year has been swallowed by a virus that’s upended the status quo and wreaked havoc on everything from our health-care systems [...]