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Building Better Communities

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We are excited to announce a series of union awareness events taking place this summer that coincides with our five-year anniversary as a Council. Building Better Communities is a construction industry event aimed at providing more information about the ACRC and the work our members do to benefit the community. Bring your family and friends. All are welcome!

We hope you can join us for food, prizes, and skills demonstrations at one of our scheduled events:

Fredericton, NB – Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Odell Park

St. John’s, NL – Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Bowring Park

Halifax, NS – TBD

We will be releasing more details in the coming weeks so be sure to check back often!

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Local 1178 meetings rescheduled

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Please note Local 1178 millwright meetings for March and April have been rescheduled.

The March meeting will now be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016. Start time at 10 a.m.

The April meeting will now be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Start time at 10 a.m.

We expect the May meeting and subsequent meetings to return to the normal schedule of being held on the fourth Saturday of each month.

All meetings will continue to take place at 139 Beaufort Street in Stellarton, NS.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Office to Advance Women Apprentices

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promotional picture for poster boards and business cardsSupporting opportunities for women in the skilled trades is something Carpenters’ Local 579, Millwrights’ Local 1009, and the Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers takes seriously. Through our affiliation with the Office to Advance Women Apprentices (OAWA), we take a proactive approach in increasing employment opportunities and access to apprenticeship programs for women in the trades.

Of course, more work can always be done. This is why OAWA forms strong bonds with not only industry but government and training stakeholders to ensure continued growth of their programs.

For more information on OAWA, visit: http://www.womenapprentices.ca/

 

International Women’s Day

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March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a day where we would like to recognize the achievements of women in the workplace.

We are proud to support and increase the number of training opportunities for women, and actively seek out partnerships with employers and educational and government institutions as we make progress towards gender equality and parity.

International Women’s Day has been globally celebrated since the early 1900’s, when women became collectively more vocal in light of societal oppression and inequality.

For more on International Women’s Day, visit http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

Welcome to our new website!

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Thanks for checking out our redesigned website! Enhancing the user experience and ensuring the website works across various devices was a priority. Dispatch and regional office contact information has been made more prominent. We also added our social media news feeds right on the homepage. An email sign up form has been added, as well as an online Suggestion Box. Smartphone and tablet users will now notice buttons and forms are easier to access on mobile devices.

We hope you enjoy the new website, and as always, we welcome your feedback at suggestions@acrc.ca

Ford Hibbs recognized for 50 years of service

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Congratulations to Local 579 member Ford Hibbs who was presented with his Gold card for 50 years of service at the local’s holiday membership meeting on Dec. 10. Ford was instrumental in starting the Carpenters’ Training Institute, which later became the Carpenter Millwright College. Considered an icon by his peers, the executive and membership of Local 579 and Local 1009 congratulate and thank Ford for his numerous contributions to the union.