Category: Canada

T&I Chair DeFazio challenges proposed CN and KCS merger trust

July 27, 2021 WASHINGTON – Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) opposing the approval of a trust for the proposed merger of the Canadian National (CN) and Kansas City Southern ( [...]

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Moving Forward Together

July 14, 2021 Brothers and sisters, As lockdowns are lifted and pandemic restrictions are eased across Canada, we must continue to remain vigilant. With this in mind, Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) have joined together with the broader labour movement and businesses to launch “Fast [...]

Statement by Canada’s Building Trades Unions on Canada Greener Homes Grant

June 1, 2021 français suit. French follows. Today, Executive Director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions, Sean Strickland, released the following statement on the Federal Government’s Announcement on the new Canada Greener Homes Grant: “Canada’s Building Trades Unions appreciates the supp [...]

Canadian Building Trades Unions Join ‘Faster Together’ Campaign to Encourage COVID Vaccinations

June 1, 2021 français suit. French follows. Canada’s Building Trades Unions have joined with other labour organizations, businesses, industrial and education sectors to launch Faster Together, a campaign focused on encouraging Canadians to get their COVID-19 vaccine. Faster Together is a [...]