BTA News

The BTA's Building Resiliency has released A Framework for Recovery Inclusive Workplaces. Building Resiliency is an innovative program designed to support the Building Trades of Alberta’s membership in raising awareness about mental health, wellness, and resiliency in...

Together, we can build workplaces that support the recovery journeys of all workers. This was the theme of today's "Recovery-Friendly Workplaces: Recommendations for Employers, Employees, and the Occupational Medicine Community." Ian Robb, Director of the BTA's...

The BTA is thrilled to welcome our new Chair Rod McKay and our new Financial Secretary-Treasurer (FST) George Emery. Both Rod and George bring many years of experience within the labour movement to these roles in our Council. We look forward to working with them to...

Today marks Blue Monday and the beginning of Bell Let's Talk Week. This is a time to remind ourselves that mental health matters. Ian Robb, Director of the BTA's Building Resiliency Program shares the story of Logan. Logan was an ambitious skilled trades worker with...

Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) Canada is launching its Skilled Pathway Program in Alberta to help veterans enter fulfilling and lucrative careers in the unionized skilled trades. This exciting news comes after the Government of Alberta announced it would invest $300,000...

Today, July Thirtieth, marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. It is a day that calls on us to confront the reality of human trafficking in our world and the need to fight against it. Sadly, this practice is alive in the construction sector. Over the last...