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Working with the Building Trades October 2011

Working with the Building Trades October 2011. Work With The Pros. Click box below to watch movie; click white area for next slide. Why Am I Here Today?. We want to tell you about ourselves and what we do We are looking for hard-working dedicated and skilled tradespeople

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Working with the Building Trades October 2011

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  1. Working with the Building Trades October 2011

  2. Work With The Pros Click box below to watch movie; click white area for next slide

  3. Why Am I Here Today? • We want to tell you about ourselves and what we do • We are looking for hard-working dedicated and skilled tradespeople • We want more First Nation people working in the construction trades • We want you to think about joining us

  4. What Are the Building Trades? • We are construction unions • Organized by trade – ie. Plumber, electrician, sheet metal worker • About 7,000 members in Saskatchewan

  5. What Do We Do? • We build major projects such as hospitals, power plants and potash mines • We don’t build houses – we are focussed on industrial construction

  6. Where Are We Working? • PCS Mine - Rocanville • PCS Mine - Cory • PCS Mine - Allen • Husky Lloydminster Upgrader • Coop Refinery - Regina • Mosaic Potash Mine - Colonsay • BHP Billiton – Jansen Potash Project • Northland Power – North Battleford Energy Centre • SaskPower Clean Coal - Estevan

  7. How Does the Union Work? • We find jobs for our members • We help to train our members • We negotiate good wages and benefits for our members • We don’t use seniority

  8. What is a Building Trade? • A building trade is an area of expertise related to construction • There are 13 trades in the Saskatchewan Building Trades: Boilermaker Bricklayer Carpenter Cement Mason Electrician Insulator Iron Worker Labourer Millwright Operating Engineer Painter Plumber / Pipefitter Sheet Metal Worker Boilermaker

  9. Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) Click box below to watch movie; click white area for next slide

  10. Boilermaker Click box below to watch movie; click white area for next slide Video Courtesy of workingincanada.gc.ca

  11. What is Apprenticeship? • A work-based education system • Work and get paid most of the year • Attend school for two months once per year • Receive employment insurance while going to school • Learn on the job • Earn while you learn

  12. What Do You Need to Do? • Stay in school • Work hard • Keep a positive attitude • Stay drug free • Think about what trade you would like • Contact the Building Trades • Register as an apprentice

  13. Benefits of the Building Trades • Live where you want • Work all over • Become highly trained • Get valuable skills • Great pay • Great benefits • Great pension

  14. The Pay Really is That Good • 1st year apprentice make over $25 / hour • Journeyperson make over $50 / hour

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