Links
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
http://carpenters.org/Home.aspx
UBC is the 550,000-strong North American union to which unionized carpenters, millwrights, scaffolders and allied workers in Alberta belong.
Local 1460 Alberta Millwrights
http://www.albertamillwrights.com/
Local 1460 represents more than 1,000 millwrights throughout Alberta.
Alberta Carpenters Training Centre
Our ACTC staff and one of Canada's finest training centres are ready to help you improve your skills, and become more employable!
Construction Labour Relations
Our unionized construction company partners. A source of CLR Agreements with many trades.
Alberta Apprenticeship & Industry Training
All you need to know about learning a trade in Alberta.
Alberta Blue Seal Program
http://tradesecrets.alberta.ca/experiencedworkers/business-competencies/
The Alberta Blue Seal certifies that you have business competencies. Great for upward career planning! Program available throughout the province.
Canada Employment Insurance (EI)
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/ei/index.shtml
Eligibility, benefits and many other answers about Employment Insurance.
Alberta Employment Standards
http://www.employment.alberta.ca/SFW/1224.html
Wages, hours of work, overtime, vacation pay, holidays, etc.
Occupational Health & Safety Code (2006)
/userfiles/files/documents/ohscode06.pdf
Detailed legislation governing worker safety in Alberta.
Workers Compensation Board (WCB)
The WCB is a not-for-profit organization legislated to administer the workers compensation system for the province which provides compensation for workplace injuries and occupational diseases to Alberta Workers.
Habitat For Humanity
http://hfh.org/index.php?_mode=site&_action=index&page=Volunteer
Edmonton's HFH always appreciates volunteers who can help it provide decent, affordable housing for deserving families who need a helping hand.
Alberta Labour Board
The Alberta Labour Relations Board (LRB) is an independent and impartial tribunal responsible for the day-to-day application and interpretation of Alberta's labour laws. The LRB administers the Labour Relations Code which applies to most unionized employees in the province.
workunion.ca
Connect with us to say you're interested in a career as a scaffolder, carpenter, roofer, ISM technician, shop worker, etc. Mostly for those with experience and apprenticeship or journeyman status. Tell your pipe trade friends (fitters, welders, plumbers, HVACers!
Building Trades of Alberta
http://www.buildingtradesalberta.ca/
Building Trades of Alberta represents about 50,000 unionized construction workers in Alberta. It promotes union interests with government, the general public and with the construction industry.
Canadian Building and Construction Trades
CBCT promotes the interests of construction union members on a national basis.
Construction Owners Association of Alberta
Source of lots of Best Practices guidelines
COAA Drug & Alcohol Best Practices
http://www.albertacarpenters.com/userfiles/files/canadianmodel.pdf
This document, known as the Canadian Model, outlines details of drug & alcohol testing best practices for the Construction Owners Association of Alberta
RSAP Union Members Website
http://www.clra.org/docs/rsap/unionsmembers.asp
CLRA's website with Info sheets, etc.
Alberta Wildfire Status Web Site
http://www.srd.alberta.ca/Wildfire/WildfireStatus/Default.aspx
Click on the map's regions and detailed reports appear, along with weather forecasts.
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
http://www.capp.ca/Pages/default.aspx#ztTHJKSCCnK9
A good site for the oil industry's 'take' on the oil sands industry's challenges.
CLAC
A great document explaining the problems that unionized labour has with the Christian Labour Association of Canada.
35 Things Your Employer Cannot Do
http://www.carpenters405.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=77838&page=Organizing
General Presidents' Maintenance Committee / National Maintenance Council for Canada
Working with industrial maintenance contracting firms, the committee negotiates and administers multi-craft collective agreements covering maintenance work at many Canadian major resource and industrial facilities.
Alberta General Presidents’ Maintenance Agreements (2012-2015)
The Meaning of our Emblem
Carpenters' Bill of Rights
Constitution - United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Brief History of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Alberta Federation of Labour
Alberta Labour History Institute
A total gem of a site! Great photos, timelines and oral interviews about the development of labour over the decades.
Aspen Foundation
For kids. Helps them understand the meaning and importance of labour unions.
Parkland Institute
Parkland Institute is a non-partisan research centre situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. The Institute studies economic, social, cultural and political issues facing Albertans and Canadians, using the perspective of political economy.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/
Independent, non-profit organization promoting research on economic and social policy issues from a progressive point of view.
Canadian Labour Congress
Canada's largest democratic organization (3 million strong!)
Change to Win
Change To Win is a coalition of unions representing 50 million workers. It seeks to prevent the outsourcing of unionized jobs.
Mesothelioma Cancer Center
A web site that provides good information for Carpenters (and other occupations) about the dangers of asbestos.
Metric Conversion
http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm
A handy site that'll help make conversions quick. Wnte a value in one box, then simply click 'Calculate'.
Trade Winds to Success
http://www.tradewindstosuccess.ca/
A program co-sponsored by ARCCAW, aimed at encouraging aboriginal Albertans to enter trades careers.
