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OPINION: All B.C. construction workers deserve opportunity to work on public projects
Author of the article: Chris Gardner • Paul de Jong Publishing date: Jul 16, 2020 • • 3 minute read The provincial government announced the Pattullo Bridge replacement, the Broadway Subway Line and multiple projects to widen the Trans Canada Highway from Kamloops to the Alberta border will all be built using labour supplied under the CBA.
Ken Baerg: Canada’s resource sector is key to supporting Canadians
Author of the article: Ken Baerg Publishing date: 0 minutes ago • 3 minute read Canada's resource sector supports manufacturing and other jobs. Colleen De Neve / Calgary Herald Article content In a matter of weeks, and with astounding ease, the entire nation has adopted a whole new lexicon — a set of shortcuts and acronyms that have suddenly become common parlance ranging from CEBA to CEWS to CERB.
Ken Baerg: The construction sector - a potential beacon of hope in challenging times
Author of the article: Ken Baerg Publishing date: 12 minutes ago • 3 minute read All construction industry stakeholders agree that every decision must be made not through the lens of crass economic gain, but through the lens of the well-being of people.
Ken Baerg: Politics and workplace safety don’t mix
Minister of Labour Harry Bains is the minister responsible for WorkSafeBC. Nick Procaylo / PNG OPINION: A number of unions and employer organizations withdrew from the government’s WorkSafeBC review process. Why? Canada Works, the Council of Progressive Canadian Unions and its members, including the Christian Labour Association of Canada and the Canada West Construction Union, has decided to withdraw from further participation in the provincial government’s latest review of WorkSafeBC.
Comment: Labour code amendments - another shameless partisan payoff
It always sounds so lovely: all Labour Minister Harry Bains and his NDP caucus want to do with the B.C. Labour Code is “promote more stable and harmonious labour relations for employers and unions.” Who could argue with such a sweepingly positive characterization? But unfortunately for B.C. workers, Bains’ spin is a significant stretch.
Ken Baerg: NDP’s Labour Code amendments are another shameless partisan payoff
B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains. It always sounds so lovely. All B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains and his NDP caucus want to do with the B.C. Labour Code is “promote more stable and harmonious labour relations for employers and unions.” Who could argue with such a sweepingly positive characterization? Unfortunately for B.C. workers, Bains’s spin is a significant stretch.
Ken Baerg: Community benefits agreements are the art of distraction
B.C. Premier John Horgan.
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