CMAW - News Archive

news archive

May 1, 2008
CMAW Owner's Manual Online -

April 9, 2008
Spring 2008 newsletter online -

March 17, 2008
CMAW local wins right to join poly party at Vancouver Shipyards -

February 15, 2008
CEP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM -

February 8, 2008
Proposed shutdowns for 2008 -

December 24, 2007
Labour Board clears the way for CMAW carpenters to work on Revelstoke 5 Project -

December 17, 2007
Winter 2007 newsletter online -

December 16, 2007
Nails in Their Stockings -

December 5, 2007
CMAW Carpenters Good, UBCJA Carpenters Bad, according to Peter Kiewit -

November 20, 2007
CMAW wins right to sit on Allied Hydro Council; UBCJA appears not to notice -

November 20, 2007
What have the unions ever done for us? -

November 19, 2007
Carpenters hammer out plan for new union -

November 9, 2007
Union raiding period is now on; Expect the UBJCA to come sweet-talking -

November 8, 2007
B.C. carpenters end 'epic struggle' -

October 31, 2007
BC carpenters separate from international union -

October 25, 2007
Pension Report to the Membership -

October 22, 2007
Fall Newsletter Online -

September 23, 2007
Important information to all members of CMAW and the BC Provincial Council of Carpenters - RE: REFERENDUM -- SETTLEMENT ON UBCJA DISPUTE

September 18, 2007
Scaffolding collapses at condo project -

September 17, 2007
CEP Western Region Newsletter -

September 7, 2007
Forestry's tectonic shift -

August 27, 2007
Nanaimo man speaks out after filming undercover cops at Montebello summit -

August 24, 2007
Quebec police admit they infiltrated protest -

August 23, 2007
CBC News story on Montebello protest -

August 21, 2007
The CEP and Council of Canadians confront police acting as agent provocateurs at Montebello -

August 13, 2007
2007 Shutdown schedule now online -

August 7, 2007
Colbert Report on the UBCJA (CAST) -

July 10, 2007
Millions of China's Construction Workers Exploited: Survey -

July 5, 2007
CMAW Organizer Position -

July 3, 2007
Scaffolders Choose CMAW -

June 22, 2007
CMAW Voted................Yes -

June 15, 2007
Spring 2007 Newsletter available -

May 29, 2007
Vote Yes! - Vote Yes to the CMAW Constitution

May 16, 2007
Well-meaning or Not, Are New WCB Rules Fair? -

April 30, 2007
Day of Mourning for 160 Killed on BC Jobsites -

April 26, 2007
CMAW Executive Board Announcement - To All CMAW Local Unions for immediate release

April 10, 2007
Day of Mourning - April 28 -

March 29, 2007
Painters DC38 destabilize drywall industry with raid attempts - CLC Rules against IUPAT

March 22, 2007
Ontario Labour Relations Board okays new construction union -

March 20, 2007
Resistance is not futile, it is necessary - 1400 Members leave the UBCJA in Canada

March 15, 2007
New incentives for apprentices, tradespeople, and their employers -

January 31, 2007
Winter 2007 Newsletter -

June 28, 2006
BUILDING TRADES UNIONS REACH UNPRECEDENTED AGREEMENT IN BARGAINING WITH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - Media Release from CLRA and BCBCBTU

June 23, 2006
Injunction protects Provincial Council - Supreme Court issues temporary order forbidding takeover of Provincial Council

June 16, 2006
CMAW – United and Strong - Open letter to the membership

May 29, 2006
You made a real difference - Cuts at Mount Saint Joseph put on hold

May 16, 2006
Avoid U.S. health model: Clinton - Former President warns of following US health care model

May 12, 2006
NDP protests hospital ER cuts - Petition opposes more emergency room cuts

May 11, 2006
CMAW Bulletin #2 - CMAW elects new executive -- Convention set for June

May 1, 2006
CMAW Bulletin #1 - Pulpmill agreement achieves parity with other trades

April 11, 2006
Public sector workers in Quebec battle anti-union Bill - Quebec workers face legislation similar to that which devastated BC public sector

April 4, 2006
Fight for the living, mourn for the dead - by Tracie Edward Palmer/Update/OSSTF/CALM

April 4, 2006
Harper still hasn't signed Workers' Bill of Rights - NUPGE/CALM

March 31, 2006
Simon Fraser Poly-Party settled - Trades accept four-year deal

March 29, 2006
Conservative tax cuts disproportionately benefit high-income families - Research centre says tax cuts hurt working poor

March 28, 2006
B.C. Liberals Must Make Child Care Action Plan Public - Cancellation of federal government commitment no excuse

March 24, 2006
Latino mercenaries for Bush - Middle East war being fought by Latin Americans

March 16, 2006
Code Blue for Child Care - Make your voice heard

March 16, 2006
BC Liberals protecting corporate polluters - Time to restore environmental accountability

March 14, 2006
NPA CUTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING - Ignoring Public outcry, NPA chops affordable housing and daycare in Southeast False Creek plan says Raymond Louie

March 14, 2006
Campbell's timing stinks - Premier lauds British Medicare system in crisis

March 10, 2006
Hands Off Venezuela - Venezuelan labour leader to speak in Vancouver

March 2, 2006
Tommy Douglas on TV - Medicare father now a TV-Miniseries

February 24, 2006
Teachers vindicated - Supreme court upholds teachers' right to inform parents

February 23, 2006
Please Don't Shop at PriceSmart! - Foodworkers ask for help with Walley store conversion

February 22, 2006
BC Fed calls for February holiday - Heritage Day has never been proclaimed

February 22, 2006
BC Liberal budget ignores real challenges - Forest Health, Skills Shortage, Homelessness and Long-Term Care Ignored

February 15, 2006
Laborers and Operators leave Building Trades - Six construction unions form new National Construction Alliance

February 7, 2006
Nanaimo water sale approved - Public water advocates say Regional District must act

February 7, 2006
Layton comments on Harper cabinet - Emerson should face a by-election, says NDP leader

December 19, 2005
International dons new guise for RAV - Message from Len Embree Regarding CAST

November 23, 2005
International supervision thwarted by Labour Board - The BC Labour Relations Board has stopped the International in its tracks

November 10, 2005
International Supervision on Temporary Hold - Hearings postponed at least until November 21

November 7, 2005
McCarron threatens hostile takeover of BC Carpenters Union -

October 31, 2005
More Wins for Canadian Autonomy at Labour Board - LRB rules for CMAW

October 28, 2005
Carpenters settle Trade Talks - Wage package negotiations successfully concluded for Commercial-Institutional Sector

October 11, 2005
Carpenters support teachers' bargaining rights - NEGOTIATE NOW -- MEDIA RELEASE

August 18, 2005
Another Victory for BC Carpenters - BC Court upholds Labour Board decision

August 8, 2005
CMAW WINS KEY CERTIFICATION DECISION -

July 13, 2005
URGENT ACTION ALERTS - 1. HEU-Sodexho; 2. TWU-Telus

June 29, 2005
CMAW wins recognition -

June 13, 2005
David G. Flynn Memorial Bursary -

May 3, 2005
GP threatens Council with Trusteeship - Supervision hearings scheduled against BC Carpenters

April 27, 2005
Dave Flynn Passes at 51 -

April 25, 2005
Union members choose CMAW - Support for Canadian Union Increases to 97%

March 21, 2005
Key Judgment Now On-line -

March 16, 2005
29 International Raid Applications Dismissed by Labour Board -

March 15, 2005
Basic Skills and Safety Course a hit for new carpenters -

February 2, 2005
International gets it Wrong, Again -

February 1, 2005
Major Contractor Signs Progressive Contract with BC Carpenters Union -

January 24, 2005
Another Win for Canadian Autonomy -

December 22, 2004
International launches bizarre mail-order organizing tactic -

December 18, 2004
The International is trying to raid Canada - During this raiding period all the issues boil down to one thing. Do you want a Canadian or an American union to represent you?

December 16, 2004
Bargaining Update Negotiations ongoing -

December 12, 2004
Skills shortage in Province continues -

December 2, 2004
Labour Board Ruling Another Step Towards Canadian Autonomy for BC Carpenters -

December 2, 2004
Carpentry Workers Pension Plan Investments Earn 11% in 2004, beating most RRSP's -

December 1, 2004
Independent Report Shows Pension Plans often are safer and pay better than RRSP's - Excerpt from Hewitt Associates' Report to 61st Convention of BC Carpenters Union

November 30, 2004
IT'S TIME TO FINISH THE JOB
Union Carpenters confirm their commitment to democracy -

November 23, 2004
The International cannot control Concert Properties -

November 18, 2004
International Union Getting Desperate In Fight Against Canadian Autonomy -

November 17, 2004
What the International Raids Really Mean to Carpenters & Lathers -

November 12, 2004
Warning! International Agents are tricking our members into switching locals -

November 10, 2004
The Top Four Reasons to Stay Canadian in the face of the current International attack -

November 3, 2004
Some Questions & Answers About The Raid Against BC Carpenters -