Labour Archives - constructconnect.com аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023's construction news Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:22:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Labour Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Atria appoints new VP of business development and labour relations /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/atria-appoints-new-vp-of-business-development-and-labour-relations /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/atria-appoints-new-vp-of-business-development-and-labour-relations#respond Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:00:40 +0000 /?p=392890 TORONTO—Atria Development Corporation has appointed Durval Terceira as vice-president of business development and labour relations. Terceira previously served as the co-ordinator for Carpenters’ Local 1030, where he was responsible for representing the interests of skilled trades professionals and advocating for fair working conditions across Toronto. He also served as a Carpenters’ Regional Council executive board […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/atria-appoints-new-vp-of-business-development-and-labour-relations/feed 0 Indigenous women take the lead on Kirkland Lake prefabricated housing factory project /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/09/indigenous-women-take-the-lead-on-kirkland-lake-prefabricated-housing-factory-project /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/09/indigenous-women-take-the-lead-on-kirkland-lake-prefabricated-housing-factory-project#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:13:18 +0000 /?p=392949 An initiative to build a factory in Kirkland Lake to make prefabricated housing for Indigenous people in northern Ontario is being led by Indigenous women. To date, Keepers of the Circle, the urban Indigenous hub behind the project, is training nine women in two cohorts through its partner Tooketree Passive Homes for the work ahead. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/09/indigenous-women-take-the-lead-on-kirkland-lake-prefabricated-housing-factory-project/feed 0 Labour shortage in construction among obstacles facing Ottawa’s housing plan: report /dcn/news/government/2024/09/labour-shortage-in-construction-among-obstacles-facing-ottawas-housing-plan-report /dcn/news/government/2024/09/labour-shortage-in-construction-among-obstacles-facing-ottawas-housing-plan-report#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:00:12 +0000 /?p=392785 OTTAWA – A new report by Desjardins warns Ottawa’s efforts to kickstart new housing supply likely won’t be enough to meet “optimistic” targets due to regulatory hurdles and constraints on labour, materials and financing. The report, released by economists Marc Desormeaux, Kari Norman and Randall Bartlett, highlighted the ongoing labour shortage in the construction industry […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/09/labour-shortage-in-construction-among-obstacles-facing-ottawas-housing-plan-report/feed 0 Steelworkers praise steel, EV tariffs on China /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/steelworkers-praise-steel-ev-tariffs-on-china /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/steelworkers-praise-steel-ev-tariffs-on-china#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:00:46 +0000 /?p=392379 TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) has released a statement praising the Aug. 26 announcement by the federal government to impose tariffs on imports of steel, aluminum and electric vehicles from China. “We are pleased to see the federal government taking a more assertive role to support high-quality jobs here in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 and create […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/steelworkers-praise-steel-ev-tariffs-on-china/feed 0 Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Businesses need to start new schools to develop future employees who are ready to work /joc/news/labour/2024/09/industry-perspectives-op-ed-businesses-need-to-start-new-schools-to-develop-future-employees-who-are-ready-to-work /joc/news/labour/2024/09/industry-perspectives-op-ed-businesses-need-to-start-new-schools-to-develop-future-employees-who-are-ready-to-work#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:00:29 +0000 /?p=392607 Talk to any business leader and you’ll hear it’s a daily problem: an owner or manager, looking at 22 sub-par applications for an opening in their company. Or worse, yet just as common, business owners panicking as an application window closes because they’ve received zero applications. Alberta business leaders are neglecting a critical area of […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2024/09/industry-perspectives-op-ed-businesses-need-to-start-new-schools-to-develop-future-employees-who-are-ready-to-work/feed 0 Brantford bridge replacement approved, going to tender /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/brantford-bridge-replacement-approved-going-to-tender /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/brantford-bridge-replacement-approved-going-to-tender#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:38:21 +0000 /?p=392515 Brantford city councillors have approved an additional $1.5 million to replace the Brant’s Crossing Bridge before going to tender. The funding increase is in addition to the existing capital project financing from the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 Community Building Fund Reserve for the project. The city retained engineering firm WSP аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 Inc. to design the project, with $550,000 […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/brantford-bridge-replacement-approved-going-to-tender/feed 0 Feds invest in Alberta skilled trades training /joc/news/labour/2024/09/feds-invest-in-alberta-skilled-trades-training /joc/news/labour/2024/09/feds-invest-in-alberta-skilled-trades-training#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:00:03 +0000 /?p=392519 EDMONTON – The federal government is investing more than $1.1 million in funding for three Alberta training initiatives under the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy’s Investments in Training Equipment stream.  The projects resulted in a call for proposals launched in 2023 and will bolster training through the purchase of equipment and materials, an Employment and Social Development […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2024/09/feds-invest-in-alberta-skilled-trades-training/feed 0 Alberta invests $1.2 million in labour market research centre /joc/news/labour/2024/09/alberta-invests-1-2-million-in-labour-market-research-centre /joc/news/labour/2024/09/alberta-invests-1-2-million-in-labour-market-research-centre#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:00:24 +0000 /?p=392300 EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is putting more than $1.2 million towards a new Alberta Centre for Labour Market Research. The centre will operate out of the University of Alberta’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities and will be funded by the Alberta government with an annual grant of $399,945 from 2024 to 2026, […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2024/09/alberta-invests-1-2-million-in-labour-market-research-centre/feed 0 Carpenters’ march in Toronto Labour Day Parade /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/carpenters-march-in-toronto-labour-day-parade /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/carpenters-march-in-toronto-labour-day-parade#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:00:43 +0000 /?p=392221 TORONTO—Union members from Carpenters’ Local 27, the Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation Local 675, Residential Local 1030 and the Carpenters’ council staff were among those who took part in the 153rd annual Labour Day Parade in Toronto Sep. 2. This year’s theme was Workers Shape Our Future, celebrating the fight for justice and dignity. Participants marched […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/carpenters-march-in-toronto-labour-day-parade/feed 0 Construction underway on Sentinel Apartments by Big-D Midwest /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/construction-underway-on-sentinel-apartments-by-big-d-midwest /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/construction-underway-on-sentinel-apartments-by-big-d-midwest#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:58:15 +0000 /?p=392200  ST. PAUL, MN – Big-D Construction Midwest recently started construction on a 303-unit, mixed income, multi-family apartment complex in Golden Valley, Minn. called Sentinel Apartments, the company’s largest project to date. Located at 640 Wisconsin Ave. N., the development sits along Highway 55 between the Highway 100 and 169 interchanges overlooking the Brookview golf course. The […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/construction-underway-on-sentinel-apartments-by-big-d-midwest/feed 0 Hamilton trades march as CLC launches campaign /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/hamilton-trades-march-as-clc-launches-campaign /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/hamilton-trades-march-as-clc-launches-campaign#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:00:07 +0000 /?p=392231 The weather was perfect and the mood celebratory as the Hamilton and District Labour Council held its annual Labour Day parade in downtown Hamilton Sept. 2. The building trades were well represented with most trades out marching behind banners and LIUNA members, families and supporters in particular filling the street for a full block. Marching […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/09/hamilton-trades-march-as-clc-launches-campaign/feed 0 Saskatchewan to spend $1.92 million on two skilled trades centres /joc/news/labour/2024/09/saskatchewan-to-spend-1-92-million-on-two-skilled-trades-centres /joc/news/labour/2024/09/saskatchewan-to-spend-1-92-million-on-two-skilled-trades-centres#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:00:29 +0000 /?p=391835 REGINA, SASK. – The government of Saskatchewan is allocating $1.92 million in funding to the Regina and Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centres. The Trades and Skills Centres in Regina and Saskatoon deliver short-term in-demand trades and skills programs leading to entry-level jobs, a government of Saskatchewan release said. “Saskatchewan continues to attract record investment, bringing major […]

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