About the COBT
The COBT represents 25 trade union affiliates and tens of thousands of skilled men and women, united as one voice for the construction industry. We are very proud of the collaborative relationships we enjoy with our affiliates as we advocate on behalf of them and our members to support the families and communities that we represent.
About The Provincial Building Trades Council
The Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario (PBCTCO) was established in 1957 to be the collective voice of construction workers at the provincial level. The Council is chartered under the American Federation of Labour – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), bringing together 16 affiliated construction craft unions with a total province-wide membership of 150,000 workers. The Council’s mission is to give construction workers a voice in the workplace, to help ensure that workers are well-trained to meet industry needs, and to promote healthy and safe working conditions with fair wages, pensions, and benefits.
About The CBTU
Officially CBTU is the Canadian Office of North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU). We work closely with our American counterparts to coordinate and support the work of our affiliates. We are also active in the American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) which works to ensure decent pay and benefits, safe jobs, respect and fair treatment for more than 12 million members of 56 unions throughout North America.
About the Ontario Construction Secretariat
The Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) was formed in 1993 to represent the collective interests of the unionized construction industry in Ontario’s industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) construction sector.
As a joint labour-management organization, OCS is dedicated to enhancing Ontario’s unionized ICI construction industry by developing relationships, facilitating dialogue, and providing value-added research.