Our Council
has sixteen (16) affiliated Local Unions. The Executive Board of the
council is made up of the elected Business Managers of each Affiliated
Local Union.
The table
officers are elected from among the Business Managers at a delegate
meeting. The number of delegates from each Local Union is allocated
in accordance with the paid per capita tax required by the Constitution.
This Council
Constitution must confirm with and be approved by the Building Trades
Department AFL-CIO, Washington office.
The Councils
Executive Board meets regularly and at special meetings, where required
to conduct the business of the Council.
The Council
is sometimes called upon to facilitate with the Local Unions, in conjunction
with the Construction Labour Relations Association (CLRA), specific
site Agreements. These agreements provide a proponent with the requirements
for a specific project, which also ensures that the work on the project
is totally union. Normally these agreements encompass the CLRA Provincial
Collective Agreements with the Local Unions.
The Newfoundland
and Labrador Building and Construction Trades Council do not have bargaining
rights within the meaning of the Labour Relations Act RSN 1990 CL-1.
The Local
Unions affiliated to this Council have been requested to join with the
International Unions to form an organization for Special Projects i.e.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Oil Development Allied Trades Council
(ODC) for the Hibernia Project - Bull Arm and the Newfoundland and Labrador
International Building Trades Petroleum Development Association (PDA)
for the Terra Nova Project - Bull Arm - Resource Development Trades
Council of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC).
The RDC
Constitution conforms with the Morgan Cooper recommendation and most
recent amendments to the Labour Relations Act affecting Special Projects
and a Council of Unions of the Building Trades Unions.
The
Council derives its revenue from a Per Capita tax and Industry Funds.
To be
enterprising, distinctive, and prosperous, while working together to
create a safe, healthy and competitive economy based on creativity,
productivity and quality.
To undertake
initiatives to ensure that the education and training system is responsive
to changing industry labour market demands for a highly skilled work
force. Special initiatives will be pursued which allows governments,
contractors and labour to work together to improve the skill sets, the
quality education, training and retraining.