The CBAs require workers on designated projects to join one of 19 NDP-favoured unions within 30 days. They also include pay, benefits and other conditions that can add as much as seven per cent to …
VICTORIA — The New Democrats are continuing to drive up the cost of taxpayer-financed construction in the province, with more than $4 billion worth of projects already covered by union-friendly community benefit agreements.The CBAs require workers on designated projects to join one of 19 NDP-favoured unions within 30 days. They also include pay, benefits and other conditions that can add as much as seven per cent to the cost of construction, by the government’s own admission.
SNC-Lavalin will be competing against Kiewit Canada, which built the new Port Mann bridge, and a consortium led by Flatiron Constructors Canada, which is also a partner in building the generating station and spillways at Site C.Feb. 15: The province issues a request for qualified contractors to design, build and finance the Broadway Subway project, a 5.7-km-long extension of SkyTrain from VCC-Clark to Arbutus St.The call is on a tight timeframe, closing in April.
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Vaughn Palmer: CBAs on just three public projects will boost costs by tens of millionsThe CBAs require workers on designated projects to join one of 19 NDP-favoured unions within 30 days. They also include pay, benefits and other conditions that can add as much as seven per cent to …
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Vaughn Palmer: CBAs on just three public projects will boost costs by tens of millionsThe CBAs require workers on designated projects to join one of 19 NDP-favoured unions within 30 days. They also include pay, benefits and other conditions that can add as much as seven per cent to …
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