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BTA requests meeting with PM, party leaders, on state of Alberta
The below letter was sent to Prime Minister Trudeau, Leader of the Official Opposition Erin O'Toole and Leader of the NDP Jagmeet Singh today from Building Trades of Alberta Executive Director, Terry Parker. Nov. 16, 2020 Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington...
BTA to launch Member Wellness Program, focus on respect, safety, quick return to work
EDMONTON – On Nov. 1, the Building Trades of Alberta, alongside Morneau Shepell, will launch the BTA Member Wellness Program, a first for the organization, which concentrates on helping those within the unionized building trades get assistance and treatment for...
BTA assured “right-to-work” not being pursued following meeting with Premier, Labour Minister
EDMONTON, AB – A meeting held this afternoon between Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Labour Minister Jason Copping, Building Trades of Alberta Executive Director Terry Parker and Chairman Ian Robb, ended in acknowledgement from the Premier that “right-to-work” is simply...
BTA requests meeting with premier over “Right-To-Work”
Oct. 19, 2020 The Honourable Jason Kenney, MLA Calgary-Lougheed Premier of Alberta 307 Legislature Building 10800 - 97 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 premier@gov.ab.ca Dear Premier Kenney, As you know, the controversial Policy 3, which suggested Alberta become a...
BTA to meet with TransPod, Edmonton to Calgary high-speed hyperloop developer, tomorrow
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...
German job-training model could help lift Alberta out of fiscal woes
The below ran as an Edmonton Journal op-ed, Sept. 24, 2020 From Volkswagen to bratwurst, Oktoberfest to Einstein, Germany has given the world some pretty great things over the years. There’s no doubt the prosperous republic has been - and continues to be - a global...
BTA Labour Day 2020 message
On Labour Day, thank the workers getting us through these trying times Without question, Labour Day 2020 feels much different than it has in the past. But as we look back on the difficult times we’ve all faced the last few months, the meaning of Labour Day should...
In The Loop – Fall 2020
Keystone XL providing union jobs in Alberta too
On Aug. 5, TC Energy announced a project labour agreement with four U.S. building trades unions to ensure the Keystone XL pipeline on the American side is “built by the highest-skilled and highest-trained workforce.” There is no doubt the unionized building trades...