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Women

Local 1’s mission is to attract and retain more women in the masonry trades.

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Women in the skilled trades are helping shape the future of our industry, and Local 1 is committed to ensuring they have the opportunity to succeed.

We are dedicated to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and supportive environment where every member can build a rewarding career. Through collective bargaining, all Local 1 members receive fair wages, safe working conditions, comprehensive health benefits, and a secure pension. 

We also recognize that increasing the participation of women in trades takes more than equal access, it requires mentorship, support, and a culture where everyone feels they belong. Local 1 is proud to support women as they build successful careers and strengthen our industry. 

Fun Fact

Fun Fact

In Canada, women represent only 4% of the construction trade workforce. In other skilled trades, that number is even smaller. In Alberta, women currently make up almost 8% of the members of Building trades of Alberta’s affiliated trade unions. That speaks to the success of Building trades of Alberta’s ongoing efforts to bring women into the building trades.



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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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