other trade tickets, which allows them to
move from carpentry to other trades and
stay on a project longer.
Traditional unions in the construction in-
dustry are craft-based and have very strict
policies on what particular crafts can do.
For example, carpenters have their own
craft union. “The minute that there is no
carpentry work they're kind of stuck,”
Heinen said. “Because we have this wall-
to-wall approach, which is an all-employee
bargaining unit, people can be trained in a
multiple number of trades and stay gain-
fully employed the whole time.”
One of the biggest labour issues that CLAC
has been working on resolving is access
to work. According to Prentice, access to
work can be limited in the larger public in-
frastructure realm. “CLAC is continually
advocating with industry, stakeholders and
“CLACis continuallyadvocatingwithindustry, stakeholdersandthegovernment
to make sure that everyone can bid on these projects.”
David Prentice, Provincial Director (B.C.)
Port Mann Bridge
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