Employer Benefits
The Mainland Nova Scotia Building Trades’ mandate is to provide our partner contractors and employers with professional, skilled tradespeople who will complete projects safely, efficiently, and with high standards of quality. We provide worker stability as well as a ready-skilled labour supply that responds effectively to changing labour demands.
Unions and unionization bring about many benefits to employers:
- Productivity
- Safer workforce
- Skilled workforce
- Flexible workforce size
- Uniform benefit administration
- Mobility
- Worker retention
- Dispute resolution process
- Market opportunities
Nova Scotia’s construction sector is one of the Province’s key economic drivers amounting to a $4 billion a year industry. Most significant is that the Unionized Building Trades includes over 11,000 professional tradespeople, of which 3000 are apprentices.
Build Right Nova Scotia is a partnership between professional unionized tradespeople and contractors that promotes and celebrates the contributions construction makes to Nova Scotia.
Fast Facts
Ontario’s Unionized ICI Construction Industry is 31% safer in comparison to non-union firms. Source: Institute for Work and Health, 2020. Updating a Study of the Union Effect on Safety in the ICI Construction Sector.
What contributes to the Union Safety Effect? Annual investment in specialized apprenticeship, upgrade, and safety training as well as state-of-the-art training centres – ensuring union tradespeople have the skills required for productive and safe worksites.
Want more information on the benefits of hiring union?
Contact Alison Casey at 902-450-0834 or send Alison an email.
