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Wisconsin Now, B.C. Next? ™ Summer Vol. 14 WE BUILD BC 22011011 No.No. 2 tradetalktradetalkThe magazine of the B.C. and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council Publications Mail Agreement No. 40848506 WisconsinWisconsin now,now, B.C.B.C. next?next? PUBLISHED BY THE B.C. & YUKON TERRITORY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL EDITOR Tom Sigurdson SUMMER 2011 TtradetalkHE MAGAZINE OF THE B.C. AND YUKON TERRITORY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL EDITORIAL SERVICES Face to Face Communications CFU 2040 DESIGN/PHOTOGRAPHY Joshua Berson PhotoGraphics Ltd. FEATURES CEP 525G 5 New sheet metal school opens in Surrey PRODUCTION MANAGER Shane Dyson Union/employer cooperation CFU 2040 8 Watching Wisconsin What conservatives really want Tradetalk Magazine is published four times a year by the BCYT-BCTC 13 We are Wisconsin, We are B.C. #204- 4333 Ledger Ave. Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3T3 The clamor for democracy (604) 291-9020; fax (604) 291-9590 [email protected] 14 Focus now turns to the provincial election www.bcbuildingtrades.org HST referendum coming up © British Columbia and Yukon Territory 15 This is what democracy looks like Building and Construction Trades Council. All rights reserved. Material published may be Behind the scenes in a campaign reprinted providing permission is granted and credit is given. Views expressed are those of 16 Fair tendering the authors. No statements in the magazine A policy benefiting cities and workers express the policies of the B.C. and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades 17 Mental health as important as physical safety Council, except where indicated. Toxic work environments 18 Building trades embracing green technologies Summer 2011 Construction workers will play a critical role ISSN 1480-5421 20 Misclassification hurts almost everyone Printed in Canada by Mitchell Press Subcontractor quagmire Base Subscription Rate –– 21 Leadership shown in the Kootenays could be applied everywhere $24 Cdn. per year in Canada and the U.S. Columbia Basin Trust For subscriptions outside Canada and the U.S.––$32 Cdn. per year. 23 An appalling way to garner votes Federal government supports asbestos 24 Leaving a safety legacy that lasts WorkSafeBC message Publications Mail Agreement 26 Vision Vancouver rejects a Paragon proposal No. 40848506 Expanded casino complex Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Tradetalk, Circulation Department, #204-4333 Ledger Ave., Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3T3 British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Board and Officers Lee Loftus, President; Insulators Mark Olsen, Vice President; Construction and Specialized Workers Jim Paquette, Secretary-Treasurer; Cover: Building trade union page 5 Union and industry partnership Sheet Metal, Roofers and members join a rally in Production Workers solidarity with American results in new sheet metal school. workers who've been Rob Tuzzi, Bricklayers and Allied Trades stripped of their collective Chris Feller, Cement Masons bargaining rights.. Photo: Joshua Berson Jim Pearson, UNITE HERE Glen Hilton, IBEW Provincial Council James Leland, Ironworkers Tradetalk is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® as Brian Cochrane, Operating Engineers printed on paper originating from well-managed forests, Don Doerkson, Teamsters controlled sources and recycled wood or fibre. The FSC® is an independent, not-for-profit organization Tom Sigurdson, Executive Director promoting responsible management of the world's forests. talk 2 TRADE B.C. & Yukon Territory Building & Construction Trades Council / Summer 2011 FROM THE EDITOR TOM SIGURDSON The attack on unions On alert for four years THERE HAS BEEN A SLOW, STEADY On May 2, Canadians elected a This is the new Conservative Party to and deliberate erosion of workers’ new Parliament that will drastically be wary of for the next four years. rights since the 1980s throughout change the political landscape of our Among the NDP MPs, are several North America. country. The separatist Bloc who come from the trade union Ronald Reagan was one of the first Québécois was all but eliminated in movement. Unionists from the political leaders who directly targeted favour of the federalist NDP. For the Teamsters, Canadian Auto Workers, workers’ rights. He dismantled collec- first time in Canadian history the Steelworkers, CUPE, Carpenters and tive agreements that had developed Liberal Party was reduced to third others now sit in the House of after decades of negotiations. place in the House of Commons. Also Commons. The NDP is an alliance of In Canada, a number of provincial of historical significance, the NDP political activists from a number of premiers have attacked the unionized formed the Official Opposition. And, progressive organizations and trade sector believing that stripping away of course, the Conservative Party now unions. This alliance was formally workers’ rights improves economic has a majority government. recognized in 1961 at the founding investment. Former B.C. Premier Bill This is the new Conservative Party, convention of the party. Perhaps it is Bennett was one of the first politi- born of an alliance of the more right time to formally recognize a labour cians to create economic zones that wing and fundamentalist Reform caucus composed of the trade union- encouraged non-union workers to Party and the old Progressive ists elected under the NDP banner. work alongside union workers for Conservative Party. This is the party After all, it will be our sisters and reduced wages and benefits. that has not supported progressive brothers who will lead the fight to Ontario Premier Mike Harris fol- pension reform and partnered with not only protect but advance our col- lowed suit in the 1990s, as did the B.C. Liberals to bring us the HST. lective rights. Alberta premiers Don Getty and Ralph Klein. In B.C., Premier Gordon Campbell went even further. During the 2001 The Building Trades—Who we are election campaign, Campbell Phone Web address promised not to tear up the collective B.C. Building and agreements the government had with Construction Trades Council 604-291-9020 www.bcbuildingtrades.org public sector workers. However, immediately after the election, he Affiliated Unions reduced wages by 15% and privatized Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 2 604-584-2021 www.bac2bc.org a number of services. Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 919 604-585-9198 www.opcmia919.org In the U.S., we are seeing a renewed and invigorated attack on Construction & Specialized unions, directed by the corporate Workers Local 1611 604-432-9300 www.cswu1611.org agenda and led by extreme right- Electrical Workers Local 213 (Vancouver) 604-571-6500 www.ibew213.org wing and fundamentalist Electrical Workers Local 230 (Victoria) 250-388-7374 www.ibew230.org Republicans. Labelled Tea Party Electrical Workers Local 993 (Kamloops) 250-376-8755 www.ibew993.org activists, these politicians want to Electrical Workers Local 1003 (Nelson) 250-354-4177 www.ibew1003.org eliminate the benefits of belonging to Heat and Frost Insulators Local 118 604-877-0909 www.insulators118.org a union and the unions themselves. Ironworkers Local 97 604-879-4191 www.ironworkerslocal 97.com They recognize that if they eliminate unions, they shut down the commu- Operating Engineers Local 115 604-291-8831 www.iuoe115.org nication to members and the organi- Sheet Metal, Roofers and zational skills that unionists bring to Production Workers Local 280(Vancouver) 604-430-3388 www.smw280.org work sites and political campaigns. Sheet Metal, Roofers and Their goal is to eliminate decades of Production Workers Local 276 (Victoria) 250-727-3458 www.smwia276.ca progressive legislation that not only Teamsters Local 213 604-876-5213 www.teamsters213.org benefits unionized workers but soci- UNITE HERE Local 40 604-291-8211 www.local40union.com ety as a whole. talk Summer 2011 / B.C. & Yukon Territory Building & Construction Trades Council TRADE 3 Christian Labour Association and Campbell government that brought in install a “real trade union” to properly the transition to a system that is mak- represent and bargain for them. ing the rich richer and the poor poor- Starting My hat is off to the growing num- er. It looks like Morgan will help her ber of workers who have done so. speed up the process. David De Sousa Jim Lippert Special Representative Langley, B.C. Point International Union of Operating Engineers Come out for a first-hand look Re: The case against CLAC Here’s more evidence To the editor: Re.: Island work is varied and To the editor: To the editor: picking up I’ve always said, “My two favourite Re.: Is that the same Christy Clark I work at Victoria Shipyard. I have unions are the Operating Engineers who…? to tell you that information published and any other real union liberating The March 24 Vancouver Province in the last two magazines was not working people from CLAC.” included an article, written by Ethan totally correct. On March 24th 2011, approximate- Baron, that multiplies the impact of In the spring edition, the informa- ly 300 workers at the Western Coal the words in your editorial. His article tion is false. The HMCS Calgary goes Mine in Tumbler Ridge voted to points out that one of the transition in the ditch in June and the Frigate remove the Christian Labour advisors Premier Christy Clark Life Extension Program had not start- Association of Canada from their brought with her is Gwyn Morgan. ed yet. Right now, the Polar Prince is workplace and joined the United Steel Morgan heads the board of SNC- in the ditch and it will be against the Workers. Lavalin, a company heavily reliant on wall for a month after coming out. It’s important to note that the work- provincial government contracts and Come and visit us, and maybe take ers at Western Coal never chose the builder of the Canada Line, contractor more recent pictures. Christian Labourers to represent them. on the Waneta Dam and maintainer Louise Landry Rather, their employer selected CLAC of the ferry terminals (for an undis- Victoria to masquerade as a union for them, closed price).
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