As of now, Members can bid jobs completely on the web!

It's easy. Just call in to the Edmonton office (780 471-3200 or 1-800-272-7905) with your UBC number and your email address. We'll generate a password and email it back to you with instructions on placing online bids.

You can still use the phone to bid. But if you've got a computer and an internet connection, why spend all that time on the phone? 

The Alberta Building Trades Council of Unions has joined the high-level legal challenge against the Alberta Labour Relations Code that has been launched by the Brotherhood, the Boilermakers, Plumbers & Pipefitters and Electrical Workers. The ABT has pledged financial support for the Supreme Court of Canada challenge.

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A Supreme Court of Canada decision asserting the rights of unions during collective bargaining almost certainly will lead to key parts of the Alberta Labour Relations Code being struck down.

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