Please note that a motion was made at December’s union meeting to cancel LU2262 monthly meetings for January 2018. This includes both the south (Saint John) and north (Bathurst) meetings.
The next LU2262 meetings will take place on February 6, 2018 (south) and February 20, 2018 (north).
The latest issue of The Blueprint is now available! You can browse current and past issues on our website here. Members automatically receive a copy by mail or they can be picked up at your local union office.
Have a suggestion or story idea? Tell us about it by submitting an email to suggestions@acrc.ca
Please see the upcoming dates for the UBC Journeymen: Building Leadership For a Strong Future program:
January 25-28, 2018
February 1-4, 2018
February 8-11, 2018
The Journeymen Leadership program is held at the UBC International Training Center in Las Vegas, NV. Please note that members can only attend the Journeymen Leadership program once.
If you are interested in attending one of these sessions, please contact Debbie Smith by phone at (506) 450-4024 extension 201 or by email dsmith@acrc.ca
For more information on the Journeymen Leadership program, please click here to view our Programs page.
Congratulations to the four Local 83 Scholarship Contest winners who will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. Their names were drawn at the last Local 83 meeting held on December 5, 2017.
We wish you all continued success with your studies!
Due to a scheduling conflict, the next Yarmouth Local 83 information meeting has been moved up one week to Wednesday, November 29 for this month only. Regular time of 6 p.m. at the Rodd Grand Yarmouth.
In response to the questions we have been receiving about the Digby Local 83 information meetings, we will be holding a meeting in Digby (Coastal Inn, 111 Warwick St.) on Thursday, November 30 at 6 p.m. to discuss plans for the information meetings going forward.
A token of appreciation will be given to each member in attendance at these meetings.
We hope you can attend either of these two important meetings.
In solidarity,
Scott Keeping
ACRC Regional Manager, Nova Scotia and PEI
Just a reminder that the application period for the Robert J. Watson Bursary program will be closing on Wednesday, November 22 2017. Please be sure to get your applications in before this date at www.rjwbursary.com.
At this time, the province of Nova Scotia has not received enough applications to match the number of bursaries awarded – there is free money up for grabs!
For more information on the bursary program, or to apply online, click here. You can also contact Mike Malles, Labour Relations Representative at the GPMC by phone at (519) 744-4762 or by email mmalles@gpmccanada.com
If you prefer to submit a paper form by email, click here to download the form. The form should be emailed as an attachment to mmalles@gpmccanada.com to ensure it is received by Wednesday, November 22, 2017.
Again this year, we are offering four $1,000 draws. All dependent children of Local 83 members enrolled in university or other post secondary training are encouraged to apply before Tuesday, December 5th, 2017. A lottery draw will be held at the general membership meeting on December 5th, 2017.
Application Form for Local 83 Scholarship
Rules for eligibility:
To open and print the application form, click here.
Thank you,
Shane Butler
President, Local 83
I would like to share the results regarding two important votes that were announced at the Local 83 regular monthly meeting on November 7, 2017.
Local 83 membership voted 89-6 in favour of staying with the Mainland Nova Scotia Building Trades.
Also at the meeting, the shareholders of the Local 83 Building Company Ltd. voted 24-8 in favour of investing a portion of Local 83 Building Company Ltd. funds towards required renovations at 1000 Sackville Drive.
In solidarity,
Scott Keeping
ACRC Regional Manager, Nova Scotia and PEI
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), Local 579, is demanding safe workplaces throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. The UBC has been providing scaffolding training to its membership for the past 30 years. This training consists of a 17-week program followed by an apprenticeship program. When apprentices work 4,000 hours in the field, they are eligible to write their Journeyperson exam that consists of a practical and theory component.
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Local 203, is offering a three (3) day scaffolding course for their membership to erect and dismantle scaffolding on the jobsite. The knowledge of safe scaffolding cannot be taught in three days. We all have an obligation to keep workers safe on the jobsite. If a worker or employer fails to demonstrate due diligence in the event of a critical injury or fatality regarding an unsafe scaffold, they can be found criminally responsible for their actions.
The UBC is urging employers and the labour movement to support safe scaffolding practices in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. One injury or death related to unsafe scaffolding is one too many.
Sincerely,
Ivan Gedge
Regional Manager, Newfoundland and Labrador
President, UBC, Local 579
Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers