Labour Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:28:26 +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 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 °µÍø½ûÇøion 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 °µÍø½ûÇøion 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#respond 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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]]> /joc/news/labour/2024/09/saskatchewan-to-spend-1-92-million-on-two-skilled-trades-centres/feed 0 Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/canadian-construction-spared-in-tfw-crackdown /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/canadian-construction-spared-in-tfw-crackdown#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 18:45:55 +0000 /?p=391852 Canada’s construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announced cuts to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) low-wage stream but stakeholders say they are wary about what might come next and are renewing calls for meaningful broader reforms. The reductions to the TFWP low-wage stream announced by Minister of Employment Randy Boissonnault Aug. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/canadian-construction-spared-in-tfw-crackdown/feed 0 Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity? /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/stakeholders-spar-whats-to-blame-for-declining-homebuilding-productivity /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/stakeholders-spar-whats-to-blame-for-declining-homebuilding-productivity#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:19:51 +0000 /?p=391575 Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in Canada, one building on the other, have pointed the finger at Canada’s residential construction sector for falling behind over many decades, with the authors pointedly calling for a review of the problem. Both articles, the first produced in May by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Association (CMHC) […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/stakeholders-spar-whats-to-blame-for-declining-homebuilding-productivity/feed 0 Canada to restrict low-wage foreign workers with exemption for construction /%branch_news_title%/government/2024/08/canada-to-restrict-low-wage-foreign-workers-with-exemption-for-construction /%branch_news_title%/government/2024/08/canada-to-restrict-low-wage-foreign-workers-with-exemption-for-construction#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:44:22 +0000 /?p=391583 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging businesses to hire Canadians as his government announces new restrictions to limit the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers in the country. Ottawa is also considering whether to reduce its annual targets for permanent residency – a potentially major shift in immigration policy for the Liberals. In response to mounting criticism […]

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]]> /%branch_news_title%/government/2024/08/canada-to-restrict-low-wage-foreign-workers-with-exemption-for-construction/feed 0 Shipyard sector receives funding to train and upskill workers /dcn/news/government/2024/08/shipyard-sector-receives-funding-to-train-and-upskill-workers /dcn/news/government/2024/08/shipyard-sector-receives-funding-to-train-and-upskill-workers#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:10:04 +0000 /?p=391267 ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — Ontario Shipyards Inc. is receiving $10 million from the Ontario Government to train and upskill workers for careers in the shipbuilding and repair sector. The funding is part of the government’s up to $1.4 billion investment through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to partner with employers, labour unions and other […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/08/shipyard-sector-receives-funding-to-train-and-upskill-workers/feed 0 Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/labour-board-orders-rail-workers-back-on-the-job-as-teamsters-vow-to-appeal /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/labour-board-orders-rail-workers-back-on-the-job-as-teamsters-vow-to-appeal#respond Sat, 24 Aug 2024 23:29:18 +0000 /?p=391494 OTTAWA – The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country’s two major railways. The decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board imposes binding arbitration on the parties following an unprecedented work stoppage at Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City that […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/labour-board-orders-rail-workers-back-on-the-job-as-teamsters-vow-to-appeal/feed 0 Avison Young outlines consequences of rail strike /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/avison-young-outlines-consequences-of-rail-strike /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/avison-young-outlines-consequences-of-rail-strike#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:04:43 +0000 /?p=391382 TORONTO – Real estate adviser Avison Young has issued a statement warning about the impacts of the rail strike if it continues. The Aug. 23 statement came a day after the federal government announced it was asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to issue a back-to-work order. Workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/avison-young-outlines-consequences-of-rail-strike/feed 0 Teamsters take down picket lines at CN, stoppage continues at CPKC /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/teamsters-take-down-picket-lines-at-cn-stoppage-continues-at-cpkc /dcn/news/labour/2024/08/teamsters-take-down-picket-lines-at-cn-stoppage-continues-at-cpkc#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:35:29 +0000 /?p=391351 OTTAWA — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says it has taken down picket lines at Canadian National Railway Co. and its workers will begin returning to work on Friday. However, the union said the work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. remains ongoing pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board. Following months […]

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