We have become aware through social media that job action is being urged at various sites in Fort McMurray next week. Job action is illegal. No Affiliate Union associated with the Building Trades is in a legal position to strike [...]
The Alberta economy is hurting and we have all felt the impact. It isn't the best time for our Locals to be negotiating new agreements, however, we are obligated to do so. Where are we [...]
Good Day Brothers and Sisters, In 1984, the Canadian Labour Congress first declared April 28th as the “National Day of Mourning”. This is the day we have come to recognize as the day we honour or pay tribute to those that [...]
Brothers and Sisters,We’re about to embark on an exciting new path at the BTA—one that I hinted at back in September. On January 26, we’ll be launching our “Work a Better Life” campaign, a 12-week undertaking to raise our public [...]
Brothers and Sisters, As you may know, the 21 affiliated unions of the Building Trades of Alberta have been in negotiations for the 2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement since September of 2014. As the New Year approaches, and with ratification [...]
The Government of Alberta today announced a new $200 million endowment for apprenticeship training. The endowment will be administered through the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund. The government announcement, Putting Alberta’s growing savings to work for our future, [...]
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