{"id":10419,"date":"2025-03-04T14:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T14:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?p=10419"},"modified":"2025-03-04T15:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:44:04","slug":"statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from Canada&#8217;s Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10419\" class=\"elementor elementor-10419\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d26ee17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d26ee17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5366da5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5366da5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions stand ready to fight for jobs, fight for workers, and fight for Canadians as the Trump White House imposes unjustified 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian energy that will raise prices for American consumers, put Canadian jobs at risk, and damage the long-standing and productive trading relationship between the two countries. Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions is calling on the government to support workers during this significant economic disruption.<\/p>\n<p><br \/><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s clear our trading relationship with the United States has now fundamentally changed. There will be short-term pain, and government will need to respond swiftly with supports for workers and industry,\u201d<\/strong> said Strickland, <strong>\u201cImmediate steps to support workers must include decreasing the eligibility requirements for employment insurance, extending the benefit period, removing separation monies as deemed earnings and implement a robust job-sharing program. We hope that these measures will be implemented in the coming days.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions has been engaged with Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon, other unions, and the business community through multiple forums, including the Canada U.S. Trade Council (CUSTC), on measures to respond to the imposition of tariffs, including direct supports for workers who are impacted, and share views on a clear, effective, and muscular response to these developments. Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions\u2019 members work in the construction and maintenance of major industrial projects, factories, and manufacturing facilities, ensuring that these important economic drivers are not only built to the highest standards, but maintained, keeping the lights on and the machinery working.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhile there will be short term economic challenges, this is an opportunity for Canada to chart a new course,\u201d<\/strong> said Strickland, <strong>\u201cCanada must invest in new oil and natural gas pipeline infrastructure to become energy independent, diversify our exports, and expand our markets to ensure Canadian workers and industries are prepared for the challenges ahead. The time is now to build the west-east infrastructure required to ensure Canadian resources get to Canadian markets, where we\u2019ll need them most, and getting shovels in the ground for the new strategic and business reality is paramount.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions will continue to engage with the government on measures for economic diversification, the construction of national infrastructure to support new export markets, and measures to mitigate trade-related impacts on the construction industry, such as increases in material prices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cNow is the time to pull together as Canadians, as building trades union members, and as the best-trained, most-skilled construction workforce on the planet,\u201d<\/strong> said Strickland, <strong>\u201cTogether, we\u2019ll get through this and build a more prosperous Canada for generations to come as a proud, independent nation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions stand ready to fight for jobs, fight for workers, and fight for Canadians as the Trump White House imposes unjustified 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian energy that will raise prices for American consumers, put Canadian jobs at risk, and damage the long-standing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Statement from Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs - Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Statement from Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs - Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions stand ready to fight for jobs, fight for workers, and fight for Canadians as the Trump White House imposes unjustified 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian energy that will raise prices for American consumers, put Canadian jobs at risk, and damage the long-standing [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CdnTrades\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-04T14:10:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-04T15:44:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jwhite1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@CDNTrades\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CDNTrades\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"jwhite1\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"jwhite1\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/b743fe49a9b49b4f33956a29b7944f4a\"},\"headline\":\"Statement from Canada&#8217;s Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-04T14:10:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-04T15:44:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/\"},\"wordCount\":455,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/\",\"name\":\"Statement from Canada's Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs - Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-04T14:10:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-04T15:44:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Statement from Canada&#8217;s Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/\",\"name\":\"Canada's Building Trades Unions\",\"description\":\"We are the national voice of over half a million Canadian construction workers\u2014members of 14 international unions who work in more than 60 different trades and occupations, and generate six percent of this country\u2019s GDP.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Canada's Building Trades Unions\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cbtu-logo.svg?wsr\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cbtu-logo.svg?wsr\",\"width\":227,\"height\":78,\"caption\":\"Canada's Building Trades Unions\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CdnTrades\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/CDNTrades\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/b743fe49a9b49b4f33956a29b7944f4a\",\"name\":\"jwhite1\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa2842c173af63b20b6235d7d2423fc5ee16396c3c34edd5253dce79fb206d2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa2842c173af63b20b6235d7d2423fc5ee16396c3c34edd5253dce79fb206d2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"jwhite1\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/author\/jwhite1\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Statement from Canada's Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs - Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Statement from Canada's Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs - Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions","og_description":"Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions stand ready to fight for jobs, fight for workers, and fight for Canadians as the Trump White House imposes unjustified 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian energy that will raise prices for American consumers, put Canadian jobs at risk, and damage the long-standing [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/","og_site_name":"Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CdnTrades\/","article_published_time":"2025-03-04T14:10:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-04T15:44:04+00:00","author":"jwhite1","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@CDNTrades","twitter_site":"@CDNTrades","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"jwhite1","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/"},"author":{"name":"jwhite1","@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/b743fe49a9b49b4f33956a29b7944f4a"},"headline":"Statement from Canada&#8217;s Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs","datePublished":"2025-03-04T14:10:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-04T15:44:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/"},"wordCount":455,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#organization"},"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/","url":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/","name":"Statement from Canada's Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs - Canada&#039;s Building Trades Unions","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-03-04T14:10:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-04T15:44:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/statement-from-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-u-s-tariffs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Statement from Canada&#8217;s Building Trades Unions on U.S. Tariffs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#website","url":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/","name":"Canada's Building Trades Unions","description":"We are the national voice of over half a million Canadian construction workers\u2014members of 14 international unions who work in more than 60 different trades and occupations, and generate six percent of this country\u2019s GDP.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#organization","name":"Canada's Building Trades Unions","url":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cbtu-logo.svg?wsr","contentUrl":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cbtu-logo.svg?wsr","width":227,"height":78,"caption":"Canada's Building Trades Unions"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CdnTrades\/","https:\/\/x.com\/CDNTrades"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/b743fe49a9b49b4f33956a29b7944f4a","name":"jwhite1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa2842c173af63b20b6235d7d2423fc5ee16396c3c34edd5253dce79fb206d2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa2842c173af63b20b6235d7d2423fc5ee16396c3c34edd5253dce79fb206d2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"jwhite1"},"url":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/author\/jwhite1\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10419"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10430,"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10419\/revisions\/10430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}