BTA statement on Bill 7: Responsible Energy Development Amendment Act
“Yesterday, the provincial government tabled Bill 7: Responsible Energy Development Amendment Act, in an effort to reduce delays in resource project applications with the Alberta Energy Regulator. “BTA has brought forward its concerns over repeated project delays to the Alberta [...]
BTA submission to City of Calgary – Green Line LRT
Please click below to view BTA's public submission to the City of Calgary regarding the city's Green Line LRT project. BTA submission
Media release: Southern locals to give $5k to Fort McMurray
CALGARY – Building trades union locals from southern Alberta will donate $5,000 to the Wood Buffalo Food Bank to help the community continue its recovery from the devastating flood that hit the area last month. United Association of Plumbers and [...]
Media release: COVID-19 outbreak at Kearl Lake the exception, not the rule
EDMONTON - Reports of more than 100 cases of COVID-19 linked to Imperial Oil’s Kearl Lake oilsands facility in northern Alberta are concerning, but do not reflect overall camp safety in the province, says Building Trades of Alberta. “The vast [...]
Trades workers don’t deserve wage cuts
Published in the Edmonton Journal Wednesday, May 6, 2020 The critical work performed by essential services workers - from health care, to grocery, truckers and more - has never been so obvious. The COVID-19 crisis has shown us our well-being [...]
Private-sector union labour liaison appointed
The Building Trades of Alberta would like to congratulate Mr. Searle Turton, MLA for Spruce Grove-Stony Plain, on his recent appointment as private-sector union labour liaison with the provincial government. Mr. Turton is a construction tradesman and long-time member of [...]