Associations, LabourIn the 2023 federal budget, the government proposed Investment Tax Credits for green technology projects, which included higher financial incentives for employers who adhere to labour standards, including paying prevailing wages to workers.
It is not surprising to Building Trades Unions and our thousands of unionized contractors that the non-union progressive contractors association is making an argument to pay skilled trades workers less, including their own workers. This is good public policy for all workers – union, non-union and alternative union — and is demonstrably pro worker, regardless of union affiliation.
We could not agree more. Win the job based on healthy competition, not on the backs of workers by paying lower wages and benefits. Strong union wages and benefits will help many young Canadians see that the construction industry is a great place for a career, especially given the labour force needs to help Canada transition to a more sustainable economy.