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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 Pipefitters Local 496,...
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 majority of oilsands camp...
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 depends on their work, we...
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...
MEDIA RELEASE: $20K donated to Wood Buffalo Food Bank
FORT MCMURRAY – The Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation has donated $20,000 to the Wood Buffalo Food Bank to help the community recover from the devastating flood that ravaged the area late last month. The donation was unanimously approved by the...
CLRA letter – Site Rehab Program
May 6, 2020 Dear Joe McFadyen, In April, the Canadian government announced billions in financial assistance to help clean up orphan well sites across western Canada. This included a $200 million loan to the Alberta Orphan Well Association and $1 billion in direct...
Media release: Donations to Fort Mac flood evacuees
FORT MCMURRAY – Several Building Trades of Alberta affiliates and community members have donated items ranging from non-perishable food items, to new clothing, toiletries, thousands of water bottles and more to help those displaced because of flooding in Fort...
Adjustments to GPMC/NMC agreements
Today, Building Trades of Alberta business managers and staff attended a call with the General Presidents Maintenance Committee for Canada (GPMC)/National Maintenance Council for Canada (NMC) to discuss adjustments made to GPMC/NMC agreements by our contracting...