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VIDEO: NDP Unfairly Tilting the Playing Field
John Horgan and the BC NDP keep tilting the construction playing field to favour his cronies at the building trades unions.They started by cutting out 85% of construction professionals from government work -- and now Horgan is stripping...
TRAINING THURSDAY: Leadership Foundations For Women In Construction
Kerry and Jordan talk about an amazing new ICBA Training's course! https://youtu.be/GXIPcsbOUyU Leadership Foundations For Women In Construction https://icba.simplesignup.ca/en/11267/index.php?m=eventSummary Missed this one? Try www.icba.ca/courses This interactive...
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #45: The Four Cs of Addiction
Each week, ICBA’s Jordan Bateman reflects on what we’ve learned as we participate in ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program. This program is free for all ICBA members – check out icba.ca/wellness for details. When we talk about addiction, it’s easy to default to thoughts...
#BCPOLI HOTSTOVE: Physician, Heal Thyself
ICBA's Jordan Bateman and TheOrca.ca's Maclean Kay talk about bad messages and bad choices in messengers, Lynda Steele's piece on public safety, the forgotten town of Lytton, and other BC political issues. https://youtu.be/V4Oa3Bqk1Yc
FACT CHECK: Union ‘Study’ Just Another Assault on Small Business
Recently, the Building Trades Unions – having seen their market share in BC construction slip to a historic low of less than 15% – lashed out with a full-page ad in the Victoria Times Colonist, claiming that “unscrupulous” B.C. contractors are somehow bilking...
DEMOCRACY DENIED: Horgan Strips the Secret Ballot From Workers
John Horgan and the NDP are denying workers of their right to a secret ballot in union votes -- learn more and stand up for democracy at savethesecretballot.ca https://youtu.be/8v7qDC3JG9s Make your voice heard -- stand up for democracy!
TRAINING THURSDAY: Negotiation Skills Workshop
Kerry and Jordan discuss ICBA Training's latest featured course. https://youtu.be/t_IW4aP2gwY Negotiation Skills Workshop: You don't get what you want, need or deserve - you get what you negotiate. (Live Online Training) Tuesday, May 3rd and Wednesday, May 4th, 2022...
ICBA OP/ED: NDP Launches Assault on Workers’ Democratic Rights
The following op-ed, written by Chris Gardner, President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, was first published in the Prince George Citizen April 13, 2022. It’s hard to imagine that in 2022 in British Columbia, we are facing the prospect of a...
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Twas a long time ago now, but Democracy Watch continues its court challenge against John Horgan's selfish decision to call an early election during the pandemic. They want to prevent it from ever happening again.![]()
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What a comment this is: "By calling a snap election during a pandemic instead of waiting for the fixed election date, Premier Horgan acted like an old-school power-crazed politician, not a new democrat committed to fair and democratic elections," said Duff Conacher, a co-founder of Democracy Watch.
Democracy Watch in court arguing Premier Horgan's snap 2020 election was illegal
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'The case is not aimed at overturning or voiding the election results,' said the group, but to prevent future 'unfair' snap elections
This report will come as no surprise to anyone who has been watching as federal and provincial red tape, high taxes, poor economic management, and pandering to US-funded eco-activists chase investment out of Canada.![]()
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"Canada depends on trade for over two-thirds of its gross domestic product (GDP), and a little over a decade ago Canadian users placed the country in the top 10 of global infrastructure rankings. As trade has grown in importance, confidence levels in the country’s transportation infrastructure systems have fallen and were ranked at 32nd in the world in 2019 — below all of our major competitors."![]()
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#Get2Yes
Carlo Dade: 'Shovel ready' approach is why Canada's infrastructure rankings are dropping
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Carlo Dade, director of Trade and Investment Centre at the Canada West Foundation, says a "shovel worthy" approach is the fix. Learn more.
LNG remains a massive economy-boosting possibility for British Columbia -- if we're bold enough to pursue it. Want more doctors, hospitals, schools, parks and infrastructure? Grow the economy and #get2yes on LNG.
B.C.'s LNG industry reignites expectations, even as challenges remain
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B.C. is at the cusp of LNG exports, but continues to lose ground against U.S., Australian competitors while plant is under construction.
TRAINING THURSDAY: Understanding Unions for Non-Unionized Workplaces (Labour Relations Series)![]()
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Kerry and Jordan return to talk about their recent vacations, ICBA Gala, and an important new course from ICBA Training.![]()
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Understanding Unions for Non-Unionized Workplaces (Labour Relations Series)![]()
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Employee and labour relations is an exciting field that covers a wide variety of areas such as labour law, people management, and the relationship between workers and management in unionized workplaces. However, the focus of this webinar will be on your open shop model, or non-unionized workplace.![]()
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Unions have had a significant impact on corporate and people management practices and in many cases have influenced employers in non-union environments to adopt more progressive practices. This includes how employees are hired, how performance is managed and how discipline is administered.![]()
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This 2-hour introductory LR webinar will give our members in non-unionized workplaces a look into how to better understand your existing employee management practices.![]()
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More details at: icba.simplesignup.ca/en/10895/index.php?m=eventSummary
Good piece from Ben Stewart in KelownaNow, explaining how the NDP are stripping workers of the fundamental democratic right to a secret ballot in union votes.![]()
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"The NDP’s own 2018 Labour Relations Code Review Panel Report recommended keeping the secret ballot — the NDP ignored that advice and plans to scrap the secret ballot anyway."![]()
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Full piece at www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/West_Kelowna/Ben_Stewart_Secret_ballot_system_for_worker...
www.savethesecretballot.ca
John Horgan and the NDP are taking away workers’ rights by scrapping the secret ballot in union votes! For 30 of the past 38 years, the secret ballot has been used by B.C. workers to determine wheth...
Vancouver businesses are being pummelled by a City Hall that knows only how to hike taxes and create more suffocating red tape.
Vancouver businesses beg for red-tape relief
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Regulatory roadblocks, weaponized tax regime, lack of communication cited as biggest problems for local entrepreneursTweet ICBA!
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TRAINING THURSDAY: Understanding Unions for Non-Unionized Workplaces (Labour Relations Series)
@KerryVital and @jordanbateman return to talk about their recent vacations, Gala, & an important new course from ICBA Training.
Details and registration at https://icba.simplesignup.ca/en/10895/index.php?m=eventSummary