by smm_admin | Sep 30, 2020 | BTA Press Release
EDMONTON – On Oct. 1, the Building Trades of Alberta will host a meeting with TransPod, the Canadian company that recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the province to develop a hyperloop system connecting Alberta’s two major cities, to discuss ways it...
by smm_admin | Jul 7, 2020 | BTA Press Release
EDMONTON – Division 7.1 within Bill 32, Balancing Alberta’s Workplaces Act, tabled today in the Alberta legislature would, upon approval, allow greater competition in the way project collective agreements in the province are negotiated, says the Building Trades of...
by smm_admin | Jun 19, 2020 | BTA Press Release
EDMONTON, AB – With National Indigenous Peoples’ Day approaching June 21, the Building Trades of Alberta is launching phase one of its Path Forward campaign, which aims to instill hope and a sense of belonging among Alberta’s Indigenous youth through...
by smm_admin | Jun 17, 2020 | BTA Press Release
CALGARY – The Building Trades of Alberta is pleased the City of Calgary will move forward with Stage 1 of the Green Line LRT mega project following a 14-1 council vote yesterday. “Not only will the Green Line project create approximately 20,000 jobs, but it will save...
by smm_admin | May 14, 2020 | BTA Press Release
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 Pipefitters Local 496,...
by smm_admin | May 13, 2020 | BTA Blog, BTA Press Release
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 majority of...
