Province Accepts All Recommendations from LNG Working Group
(video courtesy Goverment of BC)
Prince George, B.C.- The final report from the Premier’s Liquefied Natural Gas Working Group has been .html)
(To read the full report, click on the photo at right, or here)
Among the recommendations is one that looks at the use of Temporary Foreign Workers.
The recommendation reads “Further refine and develop a process for the use of Temporary Foreign Workers in the context of an overall strategy that identifies the workforce needs of the LNG opportunity and immediately begins a skills training plan to develop as many British Columbian and Canadian workers as possible to meet those needs.”
The recommendations also call for the development of a structure before July of this year, to “further the dialogue and relationships established in the Working Group and work to implement the recommendations contained in this report if they are endorsed in whole or in part by government.”
The other recommendations cover such areas as marketing and promotions, skills training, planning and implementation and Apprenticeship trades and mentoring.
The Working Group was made up of representatives of organized labour, industry, First Nations, and the Province.
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Main recommendation was where to put up the “BC is for Sale” sign.
So its yes to using Temporary Foreign Workers and no one sitting on the Premierâs LNG Working Group that even remotely represents Natural Resource Management interests. Absolutely no one from BC’s Ministry of Environment on the working group⦠nice!
Do you just read what you want into articles or do you just not understand them?
Oh, I guess I should have mentioned that I read the 33 page linked report. For a list of Premier’s LNG Working Group members go to page 29. For the green light on hiring Temporary Foreign Workers it’s in the report.
Don’t get all jacked up about them hiring all BC and Canadian workers first, because we all know TFW are paid way less and will be used to the greatest extent possible (reduces cost and increases profits don’t yah know).
Tell us about your aspirations to work on LNG projects people#1…
I’ll take LNG any day over those who would rather hang up the ‘Closed’ sign on BC. No jobs, no resources, no economy.
Peeps, I also read the report! It was interesting to note that the âWorking Group was made up of representatives of organized labour, industry, First Nations, and the Province. Organized Labour representatives included:
JIM SINCLAIR, President, B.C. Federation of Labour
TOM SIGURDSON, Executive Director, B.C. and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council
JOE SHAYLER, Business Manager & Financial Secretary, United Association of Journeymen &
Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of U.S. and Canada, Local 170.
MARK OLSEN, Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer, Construction & Specialized Workersâ Union, Local 1611 (Labourers).
JUD MARSHALL, Training Coordinator, Sheet Metal Workersâ International Association, Local 280
DAN BRADFORD, Past Vice-President, B.C. Government and Service Employeesâ Union
In addition, TAYLOR CROSS, Deputy Chief Counsellor, Hasla Nation also was a participant.
These people and more all met and put forth a report containing 15 recommendations, all of which have been accepted by our Premier.
I watched the video and also the CTV Vancouver Evening News tonight. Both the video and this eveningâs news broadcast showed all of these people together, working for the people of the province. Jim Sinclair stated :
âThis is a moment where I believe an important dialogue started here today and that weâre committing to continuing that dialogue and to finding real answers that put British Columbianâs to work at decent paying jobs with the skills they need. The offer has been made by the Government and we have accepted that, that we will be equal partners in this and I think that is very important for us is we are equal partners with the employers, union s and government, together we will fix this problem.â
So, we have a report prepared by a Working Group that was made up of representatives of Organized Labour, Industry, First Nations and the Province, a report that produced 15 recommendations that have been accepted by the Premier!
And what do we get here on Opinion250? We get Peeps, who still isnât happy!!
“Don’t get all jacked up about them hiring all BC and Canadian workers first” .. you might be right IF it was ONLY the gov’t involved, but sometimes you have to put your narrow perspective aside and admit maybe, just maybe, this IS a step in the right direction to address as many concerns as possible.
Oh silly me, what Ministry of Environment?
These LNG pipelines will be going thorough the Skeena Region to Kitimat, so here is the latest water quality reports from that regional office: Note the most recent dates people, including their website page which has not been updated since 2006 (8 years ago)!!!
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/regions/skeena/water_quality/drinking_monitoring/index.htm
I don’t think BC has a real “functioning” Ministry of Environment anymore.
Ironic – now Peeps is bashing the very people he purports to represent and champion on behalf of. Your attempt to deflect the criticism and sheer hypocrisy of your statements is nothing more than a pathetic cry for attention.
MoE has nothing to do with the recommendations outlined in this LABOUR report because they have no role to play in labour. The Terms of Reference clearly spell that out, you just won’t accept that fact because you are too busy beating your own drum.
I find it remarkable that this government and organized labour can actually agree on anything – that is a huge accomplishment and should be celebrated, not dismissed because you think it is flawed without the presence of the MoE.
It’s one thing to claim to have read something, it’s another thing to actually comprehend what you have read, and it is yet another thing to stay on point and not use this sort of platform to promote your own self-serving interests. “People”#1?
Laughable.
Now let’s get the trade schools revved up for the coming rush of jobs. Boomers will be retiring in huge numbers over the next 10 yrs. waiting lists exist for most trade schools and classrooms sit empty. The recommendations are great. But the proof is in the puddin’. When all the gas is gone, maybe 100 years from now, forestry will again be the savior of this province. Renewable resources will keep BC afloat.
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