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Op-ed: Let’s build a recovery based on social and environmental benefits for Alberta
The below joint op-ed with Business Council of Alberta was published in the Edmonton Journal, March 12, 2021 Without question, the past 12 months have been some of the most difficult and trying in our lifetimes. A year has been swallowed by a virus that’s upended the...
Edmonton Journal letter – Thanks to energy employers keeping workers safe
I feel it’s important for us to take a moment to recognize and thank the many responsible employers in Alberta’s oilsands for the work they’ve done to mitigate the threat of COVID-19 at worksites across northern Alberta. From Suncor to Syncrude, CNRL to IPL and many...
Alberta Budget 2021 overview
Without question, the past 12 months have been some of the most difficult and trying in our lifetimes. A year has been swallowed by a virus that’s upended the status quo and wreaked havoc on everything from our health-care systems to our economy. Alberta’s 2021...
BTA offers members and their families free, immediate and confidential help for any concern through Morneau Shepell
This past year has been a difficult one. We know there are many members within the Building Trades of Alberta’s 18 local unions who have been hit hard by both the COVID-19 pandemic and a sluggish economy. Whether you’re struggling with mental health, addictions or in...
Tax time help
This year there are no extensions for filing your 2020 tax return, with April 30, 2021 being the filing deadline. If you're self-employed, you have until June 15, 2021. If you owe, it must be paid by April 30, 2021 otherwise interest will accumulate (excluding certain...
BTA urges affiliates to participate in federal pre-budget consultations
This week, the federal government launched its pre-budget consultations to allow Canadians the opportunity to have their say when it comes to how Budget 2021 can best support them, their families and their communities. The Building Trades of Alberta is encouraging...
Expected decision to repeal Keystone XL’s presidential permit will affect thousands of union jobs
EDMONTON, AB – The Building Trades of Alberta today expressed its disappointment with the expected reversal of the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, the construction and maintenance of which would’ve provided thousands of unionized working women and...
Year-end statement from ED Terry Parker
Sisters, brothers and friends, Well, we did it. We made it to the end of 2020, a year swallowed by a virus that’s upended the status quo and wreaked havoc on everything from our health-care systems to our economies. History will remember this year as one of the most...
Shell ends Worley Industrial maintenance contract at Shell Scotford
Today, the Building Trades of Alberta, along with business managers from several affiliate locals, met virtually with representatives from Shell and signatory contractor Worley Industrial regarding the future of long-term maintenance work at the Shell Scotford Complex...