Skills Training - Reed Construction Data CanadaToday's news on issues facing the Canadian construction labour market, apprenticeship training, Red Seal and Gold Seal programs, professional training opportunities for Canadian construction company employees and managers from Reed Construction Data Canada.Fatality during early stages of Alberta oilsands project start-up- September 16, 2008 A 47-year-old contractor died on a construction site at an oilsands project in northern Alberta after being trapped underwater in an excavator.http://www.joconl.com/article/id30549/profdevelopments Agreement funds training for low-skilled workers in Alberta- September 16, 2008 The federal government and the Alberta government announced on September 2 that they signed a $316 million agreement to help workers improve their skills and get better jobs.http://www.joconl.com/article/id30552/profdevelopments Unions hiding behind privacy and rights- September 16, 2008 This letter is in response to a story entitled Unionized Workers Subject to Drug Policythat appeared in the Journal of Commerce on August 27, 2008.http://www.joconl.com/article/id30551/profdevelopments Residential electrical work in British Columbia performed without permits- September 16, 2008 Contractors operating in the underground economy are undertaking more than one-third of all residential electrical installations in B.C.http://www.joconl.com/article/id30545/profdevelopments |