On Wednesday, May 27th, BC Hydro announced that they had come to an agreement on a negotiated framework with the B.C. Building Trades regarding the participation of trade unions in the construction of the Site C dam. Under the proposed […]
On Monday, May 4th, the B.C. Building Trades launched a major new phase in their campaign to ensure union participation in the building of the Site C dam, running full-page advertisements in the Vancouver Sun, Prince George Citizen, and the […]
On Thursday, April 16th, 2015 IUOE 115 Business Manager Brian Cochrane and allies from the B.C. Building Trades travelled to Victoria to meet with Senior Government Ministers, in the hopes of convincing the Government and B.C. Hydro to sign a […]
Tom Sigurdson, the executive director of the B.C. Building Trades Council, has written an opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun and Province newspapers, summarizing the critical need for unions representing the building trades to be involved in the Site C […]
Last week brought some good news for the building trades, as British Columbia Premier Christy Clark announced that she would be scuttling B.C. Hydro’s plan to bar unionized labour from the Site C dam construction project. “We need to recognize […]
The 34th Anniversary of the Bentall Tragedy was yesterday, January 7th and representatives from IUOE Local 115 were there along with family members and the public to remember the workers who plunged to their deaths when a fly form collapsed […]
The Fight for $15 is a campaign sponsored by the BC Federation of Labour. The campaign is supported by IUOE 115 and other Federation union members, as well as a number of not-for-profits, community organizations and individuals who share an […]
News Release Friday September 12 — The union representing 300 coal miners losing their jobs at Peace River Coal in Tumbler Ridge is denouncing the controversial Temporary Foreign Worker Program, saying the only miners left working in the town are […]
Allan Bruce, one of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115’s most dedicated advocates for training, has been honoured with a national award recognizing his achievements. Allan is the recipient of the third biennial Darryl Cruickshank Memorial Award, presented […]
