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Advantages of building with Local 1.

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Local 1 has advantages over non-union for both the employee and the employer.

With Contract negotiations both the contractors and the workers designate representatives to negotiate a fair and equitable contract that guarantees fair wages, safe work conditions, health and welfare coverage, and a pension to look forward to when you retire. 


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Belonging to a union gives you rights under the law that you do not have as an individual. Once you have joined Local 1, your employer must bargain with your union over your wages, benefits, hours and working conditions.

As a result, union workers, on average, earn higher wages and get more benefits than workers who don’t have a voice on the job.

Benefits for Non Union Members

The benefits of joining can be promptly seen as your wages will be defined in the contract and you will be gaining hours for your health and welfare as well as your pension.


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Why Join

Join Local 1 to make your workplace better and negotiate
for the wages and benefits you deserve.

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Benefits

Great 
Benefits

As a worker, you have guaranteed rights to form or join a union, and bargain collectively with your employer. BAC Local 1 Alberta officers and staff are the representatives of the Union who help workers deal with unfair treatment, discrimination and other workplace issues. This helps balance the power that an employer has over individual employees.

 Better Opportunities

Better
Opportunities

Belonging to a union gives you rights under the law that you do not have as an individual. Once you have joined a union, your employer must bargain with your union over your wages, benefits, hours and working conditions. As a result, union workers, on average, earn higher wages and get more benefits than workers who don’t have a voice on the job.

 More Representation

More
Representation

Belonging to Local 1 as an apprentice means employers train you how to safely do your job, and as you advance from apprentice to journeyperson your wage will increase according to our contract (60% journeyperson rate at first year 80% at second and 90% at third year).

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Let us advocate for you.  Keeping you safer, healthier and able to enjoy a higher quality of life.  All working people should have the freedom to make their workplace better and negotiate for the wages and benefits you deserve.

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