Labour Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:49:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Labour Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Working for Workers Six boosts supports for women in trades /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/working-for-workers-six-boosts-supports-for-women-in-trades /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/working-for-workers-six-boosts-supports-for-women-in-trades#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:24 +0000 /?p=422423 Advocates for women in the trades say the Ontario government’s recently enacted Working for Workers Six legislation represents continued progress on the policy side in boosting inclusivity in the construction sector but argue troubling gaps remain. Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) David Piccini highlighted several measures intended to support women […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/working-for-workers-six-boosts-supports-for-women-in-trades/feed 0 Why not give skilled trades a try? Ontario attempts to tackle the labour shortage /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/why-not-give-skilled-trades-a-try-ontario-attempts-to-tackle-the-labour-shortage /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/why-not-give-skilled-trades-a-try-ontario-attempts-to-tackle-the-labour-shortage#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:00:39 +0000 /?p=421482 While 2024 has come to a close, a number of different organizations remain focused on delivering programs designed to attract young people into construction and related fields as part of an overall goal to address the skilled trades shortage. The shortage is particularly acute in the electrical sector where market research shows approximately 28,000 new […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/why-not-give-skilled-trades-a-try-ontario-attempts-to-tackle-the-labour-shortage/feed 0 ‘Stay with B.C.’: New campaign flips script on ‘Alberta is Calling’ /joc/news/labour/2024/12/stay-with-b-c-new-campaign-flips-script-on-alberta-is-calling /joc/news/labour/2024/12/stay-with-b-c-new-campaign-flips-script-on-alberta-is-calling#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:00:25 +0000 /?p=419772 VANCOUVER – The Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) is delivering its largest-ever advertising campaign entitled “Stay with B.C.,” which is meant to directly flip the script on the “Alberta is Calling” campaign.  In essence the campaign is designed to spark a conversation about the “critical role a strong economy plays in addressing affordability challenges […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2024/12/stay-with-b-c-new-campaign-flips-script-on-alberta-is-calling/feed 0 Skills Ontario’s pre-budget submission reiterates urgent need to tackle trades shortage /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/skills-ontarios-pre-budget-submission-reiterates-urgent-need-to-tackle-trades-shortage /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/skills-ontarios-pre-budget-submission-reiterates-urgent-need-to-tackle-trades-shortage#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:15:54 +0000 /?p=418092 MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Skills Ontario recently presented its recommendations to the minister of finance during the province’s pre-budget consultations held in Mississauga. The organization emphasized the urgent need to address Ontario’s skilled trades shortage, which is projected to reach over 550,000 unfilled positions by 2030. More specifically, the organization’s key recommendations include: Multi-year funding commitments: […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/skills-ontarios-pre-budget-submission-reiterates-urgent-need-to-tackle-trades-shortage/feed 0 CECCO’s Peterson urges co-operation as ICI contract season inches closer /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/ceccos-peterson-urges-co-operation-as-ici-contract-season-inches-closer /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/ceccos-peterson-urges-co-operation-as-ici-contract-season-inches-closer#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:05:34 +0000 /?p=417530 The Construction Employers Council of Ontario (CECCO) has assured the Ontario Building Trades it is committed to being a better partner at a critical time for both councils, with negotiators representing the province’s unionized ICI sector preparing to hammer out a new set of three-year contracts for 25 trades. ICI contracts expire April 30, 2025 […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/ceccos-peterson-urges-co-operation-as-ici-contract-season-inches-closer/feed 0 Students driving wood innovation: Your 2024 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarship winners /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/students-driving-wood-innovation-your-2024-catherine-lalonde-memorial-scholarship-winners /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/students-driving-wood-innovation-your-2024-catherine-lalonde-memorial-scholarship-winners#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:15:14 +0000 /?p=417166 OTTAWA — The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) has announced the recipients of the 2024 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships. Laura Walters from McMaster University and Jiawen Shen from the University of British Columbia (UBC) were recognized for their academic excellence and research projects in the structural wood products industry. Walters is a third-year graduate student pursuing […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/students-driving-wood-innovation-your-2024-catherine-lalonde-memorial-scholarship-winners/feed 0 Carpenters’, IUOE Local 793 agreement raising eyebrows /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/carpenters-iuoe-local-793-agreement-raising-eyebrows /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/carpenters-iuoe-local-793-agreement-raising-eyebrows#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:09 +0000 /?p=417176 The recent collaboration agreement between the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 793 and the Carpenters’ Regional Council has rekindled friction with the Labourers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA). Joseph Mancinelli, international vice-president and Central and Eastern Canada regional manager of LIUNA, said the deal has left him puzzled, given the long standing […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/carpenters-iuoe-local-793-agreement-raising-eyebrows/feed 0 Manitoba construction council teaching small-med contractors sky skills /joc/news/labour/2024/12/manitoba-construction-council-teaching-small-med-contractors-sky-skills /joc/news/labour/2024/12/manitoba-construction-council-teaching-small-med-contractors-sky-skills#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:05:33 +0000 /?p=416883 The Manitoba Construction Sector Council (MCSC) is teaching small and medium-sized contractors what it is terming “sky skills,” using drones to make their work easier, more efficient and opening the door to new opportunities.    “They are seeing the economic value in this,” said MCSC executive director Carol Paul, as more out-of-province contractors are arriving […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2024/12/manitoba-construction-council-teaching-small-med-contractors-sky-skills/feed 0 New welding program launching at Sprucedale Youth Centre /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/new-welding-program-launching-at-sprucedale-youth-centre /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/new-welding-program-launching-at-sprucedale-youth-centre#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:05:05 +0000 /?p=416912 SIMCOE, ONT. — The Ontario government is launching a new welding training program at the Sprucedale Youth Centre in Simcoe, Ont. It will be available to youth in collaboration with the Canadian Welding Bureau and will help young people in the justice system reintegrate into the community, explains a release. The program consists of a […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/new-welding-program-launching-at-sprucedale-youth-centre/feed 0 Pomerleau’s Morley, RESCON’s Pariser announced as Skills Ontario board leadership for 2025 /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/pcls-morley-rescons-pariser-announced-as-skills-ontario-board-leadership-for-2025 /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/pcls-morley-rescons-pariser-announced-as-skills-ontario-board-leadership-for-2025#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:05:05 +0000 /?p=416657 TORONTO — Skills Ontario has announced two key leadership positions to its board of directors for 2025-26. David Morley, vice-president at Pomerleau Construction, has been appointed chair of the board, while Andrew Pariser, vice-president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), will serve as vice-chair. Paul Armstrong, president of Mohawk College, will continue to […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/pcls-morley-rescons-pariser-announced-as-skills-ontario-board-leadership-for-2025/feed 0 Province not unlawfully locking out engineers /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/province-not-unlawfully-locking-out-engineers /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/province-not-unlawfully-locking-out-engineers#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:10:12 +0000 /?p=416547 TORONTO — The Ontario Labour Relations Board says the government is not unlawfully locking out provincial engineers who are taking part in rotating strikes. Members of the Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO) filed a complaint with the board last month alleging the government effectively suspended the workers by telling them they can’t return to […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/province-not-unlawfully-locking-out-engineers/feed 0 Union in B.C. port dispute seeks judicial review of federal back-to-work order /joc/news/labour/2024/12/union-in-b-c-port-dispute-seeks-judicial-review-of-federal-back-to-work-order /joc/news/labour/2024/12/union-in-b-c-port-dispute-seeks-judicial-review-of-federal-back-to-work-order#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:41:01 +0000 /?p=416319 VANCOUVER — The union representing British Columbia port supervisors in a dispute with their employers has applied for a judicial review of federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon’s decision last month to order them back to work. In an application dated Dec. 3, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 says it is seeking to […]

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