New Report an Important Contribution to Discussion of CBAs in Canada
Are their flaws too numerous to overcome? (Vancouver, July 15, 2021) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) welcomes “Community Benefits Agreements: Toward a Fair, Open and Inclusive Framework for Canada,”…
All B.C. construction workers deserve opportunity to work on public projects
It has been two years since Premier John Horgan announced that key public infrastructure would be built using his government’s Community Benefits Agreement (CBA), shutting out 85 per cent of…
Scope-shrink meets cost-creep on highway jobs
Nobody ever said building highways in B.C would be easy. But New Democrats seem to be going out of their way to make the venture as expensive and time consuming…
Letter to the Editor: Oppressive CBA regime needs to be scrapped and replaced
The goal of Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) should be to “better the lives of all Canadians. But if British Columbia is anything to go by, CBA-inclusive language can also be…
Project delays could end up giving B.C. less highway for more money
The New Democrats are continuing to experience significant cost escalations on highway projects being planned and built under their union-favouring community benefit agreements … READ READ MORE
Letter to the Editor: Highway 1 through Chase moves ahead
Call it highway robbery. When the B.C. government recently announced the next phase of the Trans-Canada Highway, it left out one small detail. Actually, a big one … READ MORE
Scrapping CBAs in B.C. a perfect New Year’s resolution
The Horgan government rolled out its so-called Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) in the summer of 2018, touting it as a labour deal that would deliver big benefits to B.C. workers…
Bids down, costs up on Highway 1, B.C. independent contractors say
Independent contractors and union members descended on the B.C. legislature for a second time Tuesday, warning that the NDP government’s union construction rules are chasing away bidders and pushing up…
Construction workers call on B.C. government to scrap Community Benefits Agreement
Construction workers from across B.C. are calling on the provincial government to scrap its Community Benefits Agreement program … READ MORE
BUSTED! PCA campaign calls out Horgan government’s fake CBA
Vancouver (Sept. 18th, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies employ thousands of B.C. construction workers, today launched a public awareness campaign that calls out…