May 7, 2013
General Presidents' Management Committee for Canada & National Maintenance Council for Canada
Boilermakers have 770,359 man hours with the GPMC & NMC between January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013 across Canada. Learn more about who the organization is by checking out the following:
Source: GPMC-NMC
RECENTS UPDATES AND NEWS
In an effort to raise awareness on the importance of oil sands development to the economy of Canada and the U.S., as well raising awareness of the potential business and work opportunities for U.S. companies and trades people in Canada, the GPMC placed an article and accompanying advertisement in the spring edition of The Construction User magazine. The magazine is published by The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) and is read by union leaders, contractors and owner representatives across the U.S. Click here to see our article and advertisement.
CASE STUDY: No surprises when working with GPMC
When Shell Canada needed a workforce of skilled tradespeople to complete maintenance on its Scotford Upgrader (a key industrial facility in Canada's booming oil sands), they turned to GPMC.
2,500 GPMC tradespeople worked 1.5 million hours and completed 60,000 maintenance activities in just over two months. The massive project achieved an exceptional safety rate which significantly surpassed the usual experience on construction projects.
Click here for the full story on GPMC's work with Shell Canada.
INDUSTRY STATS
At the conclusion of March 2013, GPMC/NMC reported approximately 6.2 million maintenance work hours. The General Presidents' Maintenance Agreements posted about 4,325,523 hours. The National Maintenance Agreements posted about 1,857,064 hours. Click here for details.
ABOUT GPMC/NMC
The General Presidents' Maintenance Committee/National Maintenance Council for Canada (GPMC/NMC) is an alliance of 13 international unions that negotiates and administers labour agreements designed to facilitate maintenance at industrial plants. Through the GPMC/NMC, employers can negotiate single contracts covering up to 13 building trade unions. These agreements account for over 30 million work hours, or 15,000 full-time jobs, each year.
Visit www.gpmccanada.com for more GPMC news, case studies and information.