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Trades and Apprenticeship Community of Expertise
BTA's 60,000 members are some of the best trained, highest skilled and safest construction workers in the world. Whether you attended NAIT, SAIT or took training at another technical training centre, you are the backbone of construction in Alberta. The Ministry of...
Path Forward: Indigenous Skilled Trades Program, Paul Band
It's here! The Building Trades of Alberta and partner, The Educational Partnership Foundation are excited to share with you Path Forward: Indigenous Skilled Trades Program, Paul Band short documentary! The doc centres around BTA and TEPF’s groundbreaking, 10-week,...
Incentive bonus open letter to owners. No discrimination among the trades.
Sept. 15, 2022 Open letter to owners, The Building Trades of Alberta is writing you today with concerns that our local unions are not seeing equal treatment among the incentive bonuses received by building trades affiliates. You provide incentive bonuses to help...
YOU are BTA
Who we are: The Building Trades of Alberta is comprised of members just like you and the unions you proudly belong to. We are 18 business managers from affiliate locals who give guidance and direction to the Executive Director and staff, who all believe strongly in...
MEMBER UPDATE: BTA files advanced notice of Charter challenge on Bill 32 regs
The Building Trades of Alberta has filed advance notice on behalf of its 18 affiliates and 60,000 members, to challenge the constitutionality of Alberta Labour Bill 32, The Restoring Balance in the Workplace Act, and its Regulation that unfairly targets unions,...
Supporting Working Parents Survey
The Building Trades of Alberta, along with Build Together – Women of the Building Trades, have developed a multifaceted plan to help alleviate some of the obstacles tradespeople face when trying to secure accessible, affordable and high-quality childcare. This survey...
Ironworker Gladiator (Reinforcing) Pre-apprentice program
Course Description:Ironworker Gladiator (Reinforcing) is a 4 day course designed to provide the Iron Worker student with the initial knowledge and skills required for his or her first day on the job site. Major topics covered in this course include basic safety,...
Threat of wage cuts a danger to post-pandemic recovery
Published opinion piece in the Edmonton Journal - May 25, 2022 As we crest what we hope is the peak one of the worst public health disasters to hit the globe in generations, a new crisis is looming, one that is corralling working Albertans into economic lockdown...
BTA and Build Together: Women of the BTA, launch Supporting Working Parents campaign to address childcare barriers in the skilled trades
EDMONTON, AB – Today marks International Women’s Day, and Building Trades of Alberta along with Build Together: Women of the Building Trades of Alberta, have launched Supporting Working Parents, a campaign that aims to bring labour, government and industry together to...