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It's been many years since we have had a consolidated and signed off Bricklayers Standard Industrial Agreement but recently we hammered out and signed off the 2016-2019 agreement.  Pocket sized cop

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has audited Canadian Industrial Mill Services (CIMS) and made the decision that all tax free travel allowances should be included in taxable income because the compa

The Union Hall Often Gets Calls for Job Opportunities on small jobs like single family homes, seniors homes etc.  Sometimes they are as simple as a little re-pointing job.  If you have some spare time to volunteer for a community group or a senior in need, or are able to take on a job of short duration please call the union hall and put your name on our Small Works List.  More information by calling the union cell at 778-847-2472 or the office at 1-855-584-2021 toll free or 604-584-2021 lower mainland.  

When things get busy and speculative builds start filling up the dance card, many owners and construction managers are under a lot of pressure to get the work done and done at the lowest cost.  This piles the heat on our contractors and quality non signatories to sharpen their pencils down to the nub.  BAC2BC wants to raise the line for craftworkers and contractors through proper apprenticeship training and mentorship on the job.  Specialty Training and ancillary training like forklift, elevated work platforms, safety and construction management practises.

Gunners and Potmen could be required from out of province in new Brunswick starting first of September. 

If you are an experienced gunner or pot tender call the hall and ask to go on the list for this shut down this fall.  It could go long.

An urgent call has gone out to contractors in Washington State to Complete applications for H2B visas...Stay tuned and email the local at [email protected] indicating your interest.  

Acid Resistant Materials.

Union contractor Technical Acid Construction (TAC Ltd) has an excellent resource for Corrosion Materials on their web site.  For those of you not experienced in Corrosion this is one good place to start.  Review the acid resistance construction materials in the corrosion industry.  TAC along with their Western Operations Company TAC West work in pulp mills and other industrial plants across Canada.

STATUTORY HOLIDAYS 2018

Consider this...No one, anywhere, in any economic class of our society can live their life without a bricklayer, tilesetter, refractory or corrosion specialist bricklayer. Think about it and point it out to anyone within earshot...where does paper come from? where does the aluminum foil come from, where does plastic come from, where does the fuel for our vehicles come from, where is the food prepared before it comes to our grocery stores? Pulp and Paper Mills, Smelters, Pump Houses, Incinerators, Co-Gens.

BC Bricklayers talk about why union is better for them...