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Solidarity with Teamsters 362 on legal strike in Calgary
On Sept. 23, approximately 80 members of Teamsters Local 362 walked off the job at Inland Concrete in Calgary. We encourage those who can to visit the workers and show your support at Inland Concrete locations in the Ramsay, Trotter and Spy...
Indigenous women atop a skyscraper
One picture says a thousand words about diversity in Ironworkers Local 725 By: Tyler Bedford, Building Trades of Alberta It was just after the Labour Day long weekend when Ironworkers Local 725 business manager Rob Calver spent the evening with nine ironworkers at the...
2019 federal election campaign has begun
This morning, Justin Trudeau officially launched the 2019 federal election campaign. Voters from coast to coast to coast will head to the polls on Oct. 21 to decide who will lead our country for the next four years. What happens at the federal level has a profound...
JTM golf tourney raises $121,000
Dear Friends, On behalf of the Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to all our sponsors, donors, volunteers, golfers, guests and others who helped make the John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament on Aug....
Hundreds expected at BTA Labour Day picnic tomorrow
BTA MEDIA RELEASE: Hundreds expected at Building Trades of Alberta Labour Day picnic tomorrow EDMONTON – The Building Trades of Alberta will host its second annual Labour Day picnic at the Alberta legislature grounds tomorrow from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Media are invited to...
Labour Day greetings from BTA
Labour Day greetings from The Building Trades of Alberta As many of us gather with family and friends this Labour Day long weekend to barbeque and soak up the last long weekend of summer, it’s important we take a moment to recognize the role organized labour plays in...
BTA to donate $750,000 to Fort McMurray organizations
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 BTA MEDIA RELEASE: Building Trades of Alberta to donate $750,000 from "Rebuild McMurray" Hope Fund to Fort McMurray community organizations tomorrow Fort McMurray – The Building Trades of Alberta will donate $750,000 from its “Rebuild McMurray”...
John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament tomorrow
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 BTA MEDIA RELEASE: John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament tomorrow EDMONTON – The fifth-annual John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament, which has raised more than $500,000 for Alberta-based charities and organizations since it began, starts...
BTA applauds Syncrude’s commitment to work/life balance
Syncrude's commitment to work/life balance will be facilitated for workers during Project Falcon's upcoming fall maintenance turnaround in Fort McMurray through a program it's running with MacDonald Island Park, Canada’s largest community recreation, leisure and...