THE BUILDING UNION OF CANADA CELEBRATES our 12TH YEAR!
WE THANK ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, COMPANIES, AND MOST OF ALL OUR LOYAL MEMBERS FOR HELPING US GET TO THIS GREAT MILESTONE.
BUC NEWS
Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Administration
Dear Member,
The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that effective December 1, 2023,
the Building Union of Canada Health Benefits Programme will no longer be insured through Manulife.
Tribute to BERNIE CONNORS
The Building Union of Canada would like to pay tribute to one of our longstanding members, and thank him for decades of hard work and integrity. Enjoy your retirement Bernie; we wish you the best in your next chapter of life out East. with respect and gratitude, The BUC.
WE SEND OUR SYMPATHY AND THOUGHTS TO THE MCWHAW FAMILY FOR THE LOSS OF THEIR SON MARCUS. GOD REST YOUR SOUL MARCUS; WE MISS YOU AND SHARE YOUR FAMILIES LOSS.
Marcus Lee McWhaw August 15, 1990 - July 11, 2023 Visit Marcus's tribute page to read the full obituary, gather event information and share a memory or express your condolences.
REMEMBERING OUR FRIEND MARK LEWIS
IT IS A HUGE LOSS TO THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, AND TO ALL OF US THAT KNEW MARK LEWIS. WE WILL MISS YOU MARK
WHSC: Day of Mourning – April 28
MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS AGO the Canadian Labour Congress declared April 28 a National Day of Mourning for workers who have been killed, suffer disease or injury as a result of work. Every year since, unions, labour councils, families and community partners gather by the thousands to 'mourn for the...
THE BUC PREVAILS IN A PRECEDENT-SETTING CASE AT THE ONTARIO LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD
Thursday April 27th, 2023. The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) today dismissed LIUNA’s (Local 183’s) request for a full forensic audit to be performed on the cell phone of a BUC representative, empathically labelling it as a classic “fishing expedition” and a complete overreach. The...
EMPLOYEES OF ROYAL PLUMBING AND CONTRACTING LTD. RATIFY THEIR FIRST COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
January 20, 2023 – Concord, ON – Employees of Royal Plumbing and Contracting Ltd. overwhelmingly ratified their first Collective Agreement with the BUC by a margin of 89%. This first Agreement includes Employer contributions of $3.00 per hour into the BUC Pension Plan, Employer paid BUC Health...