Labour Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Thu, 01 May 2025 19:56:40 +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 Growing Up Modern: The Life and Designs of A.J. Donahue /joc/news/labour/2025/05/growing-up-modern-the-life-and-designs-of-a-j-donahue /joc/news/labour/2025/05/growing-up-modern-the-life-and-designs-of-a-j-donahue#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 11:00:05 +0000 /?p=457043 While not one of the big names in architecture, Arthur James Donahue, known to friends as A.J., Jim and James, is worth knowing about, and the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation’s newest online exhibit is here to help. Donahue was born to a wealthy family in Regina in 1917. After the Second World War, he designed prefabricated […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2025/05/growing-up-modern-the-life-and-designs-of-a-j-donahue/feed 0 Done deals: Carpenters’, LIUNA ratify provincial ICI contracts /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/done-deals-carpenters-liuna-ratify-provincial-ici-contracts /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/done-deals-carpenters-liuna-ratify-provincial-ici-contracts#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 08:00:26 +0000 /?p=457079 Two of Ontario’s largest construction unions, the Labourers’ and the Carpenters’, have ratified new Ontario-wide ICI collective agreements just ahead of the expiration of their existing three-year deals on April 30. The new deal approved by the Carpenters’ will see wages increase 2.67 per cent annually, amounting to a three-year hike of eight per cent. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/done-deals-carpenters-liuna-ratify-provincial-ici-contracts/feed 0 Ontario’s SDF seeing results with highest apprenticeship numbers since 2016 /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/ontarios-sdf-seeing-results-with-highest-apprenticeship-numbers-since-2016 /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/ontarios-sdf-seeing-results-with-highest-apprenticeship-numbers-since-2016#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 10:15:38 +0000 /?p=456719 TORONTO — It’s been four years since Ontario’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) was launched in 2021 as a $1.5 billion endeavour to close the skills gap and the results are only going up. According to the province’s Apprenticeship Impact Tracker, the system has more than 105,124 active apprentices in 2024-25, which is the highest number […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/ontarios-sdf-seeing-results-with-highest-apprenticeship-numbers-since-2016/feed 0 Letter to the Editor: It’s not enough to close the labour gap — We need to close the skills gap /dcn/news/labour/2025/04/letter-to-the-editor-its-not-enough-to-close-the-labour-gap-we-need-to-close-the-skills-gap /dcn/news/labour/2025/04/letter-to-the-editor-its-not-enough-to-close-the-labour-gap-we-need-to-close-the-skills-gap#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:10:08 +0000 /?p=453451   To the Editor, As the Canadian government moves ahead its plans to build 500,000 new homes annually, expand energy systems and modernize our cities the skilled trades will be critical to achieving this. The federal commitment to cover up to $8,000 in apprenticeship training costs per person is a welcome move, but it won’t […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/04/letter-to-the-editor-its-not-enough-to-close-the-labour-gap-we-need-to-close-the-skills-gap/feed 0 IBEW reaches three-year ICI deal for 6.9% raise /dcn/news/labour/2025/04/ibew-reaches-three-year-ici-deal-for-6-9-raise /dcn/news/labour/2025/04/ibew-reaches-three-year-ici-deal-for-6-9-raise#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:05:55 +0000 /?p=453067 Ontario’s unionized ICI electrical contractors have announced a provincial deal with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) that will hike workers’ wages at least 6.9 per cent over three years. The electrical contract is thought to be the first this spring among the 25 trades in the unionized ICI sector. A survey of other […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/04/ibew-reaches-three-year-ici-deal-for-6-9-raise/feed 0 Party leaders make promises on job skills training /dcn/news/labour/2025/04/party-leaders-make-promises-on-job-skills-training /dcn/news/labour/2025/04/party-leaders-make-promises-on-job-skills-training#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:16:42 +0000 /?p=451532 OTTAWA — The main federal parties campaigned in the Montreal area Tuesday (April 15), with the Liberals pitching a new training benefit for mid-career workers and the Conservatives promising to protect seniors from scams. Carney visited suburban Saint-Eustache, Que., where he promised to give workers in key sectors like health care, manufacturing, construction and technology […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/04/party-leaders-make-promises-on-job-skills-training/feed 0 CHBA-BC adopts Twin Lions Contracting’s Spring Break Work Placement program /joc/news/labour/2025/04/chba-bc-adopts-twin-lions-contractings-spring-break-work-placement-program /joc/news/labour/2025/04/chba-bc-adopts-twin-lions-contractings-spring-break-work-placement-program#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:05:58 +0000 /?p=449479 VANCOUVER — Twin Lions Contracting’s Spring Break Work Placement Program is now being used as a framework province-wide by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA-BC) for their Homebuilders Initiative. According to a release, through school partnerships and hands-on learning opportunities, the Spring Break Work Placement Program provides students with a “day-in-the-life” experience on jobsites. “Our goal […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2025/04/chba-bc-adopts-twin-lions-contractings-spring-break-work-placement-program/feed 0 B.C. celebrates construction and skilled trades month /joc/news/labour/2025/04/b-c-celebrates-construction-and-skilled-trades-month /joc/news/labour/2025/04/b-c-celebrates-construction-and-skilled-trades-month#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:05:56 +0000 /?p=446922 VICTORIA — Now in its eighth year, B.C.’s Construction and Skilled Trades Month is officially underway. Throughout April the industry will celebrate the hard work and commitment of the 28,000-plus businesses and 250,000-plus British Columbians who work tirelessly to ensure projects are built strong and built right. The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) is recognizing […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2025/04/b-c-celebrates-construction-and-skilled-trades-month/feed 0 P.E.I. Mr. Plumber owner says women ‘will change the trade, one person at a time’ /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/p-e-i-mr-plumber-owner-says-women-will-change-the-trade-one-person-at-a-time /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/p-e-i-mr-plumber-owner-says-women-will-change-the-trade-one-person-at-a-time#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:00:54 +0000 /?p=445577 owner Tracy Croucher doesn’t take it personally when customers ask to speak to “the man in charge.” Croucher, who owns and operates Charlottetown-based Mr. Plumber, says it takes time for some people to “catch up with the times.” “As long as we continue to back it up with skills and knowledge, we will change […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/p-e-i-mr-plumber-owner-says-women-will-change-the-trade-one-person-at-a-time/feed 0 DiversiTrade’s Loney a shining example of pride in construction /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/diversitrades-loney-a-shining-example-of-pride-in-construction /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/diversitrades-loney-a-shining-example-of-pride-in-construction#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:10:58 +0000 /?p=445645 When electrician Jessica Loney came out as a gender-diverse transwoman in 2019, she faced negativity and harassment on construction jobsites so through a social media campaign with like-minded people in construction she formed a grassroots movement to combat hate. On Facebook, Instagram, X and other platforms they shared work experiences and surprisingly the initiative saw […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/diversitrades-loney-a-shining-example-of-pride-in-construction/feed 0 Union programs and strong supports drawing women to trades /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/union-programs-and-strong-supports-drawing-women-to-trades /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/union-programs-and-strong-supports-drawing-women-to-trades#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:05:16 +0000 /?p=445628 Unions, with their strong sense of inclusion and programs, are drawing in more and more women to the construction trades. “We are super excited to see the women on the crew and they are very successful,” said Raven Hillenbrand, chair of the women’s committee for UA Local 170 of the pipefitting, plumbing and welding industry […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/union-programs-and-strong-supports-drawing-women-to-trades/feed 0 Tools in the Trades Boot Camp sees over 1,000 participants as campaign wraps /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/tools-in-the-trades-boot-camp-sees-over-1000-participants-as-campaign-wraps /dcn/news/labour/2025/03/tools-in-the-trades-boot-camp-sees-over-1000-participants-as-campaign-wraps#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:10:08 +0000 /?p=444882 TORONTO – Support Ontario Youth (SOY) has announced the completion of another season of its Tools in the Trades Boot Camp, which saw 1,089 participants engaged in hands-on training. Those who took part explored skilled trades career pathways and connected with industry professionals, a release reads. “As a woman who is new to the trades, […]

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