Standard for Excellence

Union members are the safest workers you can find, period.

The first thing new members tell us when they leave the non-union sector is how amazed they are at the top-down commitment to safety – by both employers and the union – that there is on union job sites.

Our commitment to safety shows up on the employer’s bottom line, too.

Just ask the WCB.

“The three Local 488 agents who are assigned to Commercial contractors often work wonders for us.

“They are a great advantage to us in this tight labour market – they always know just what calibre of people we’re looking for.

“They’re invaluable!”

Oskar Schendel,
Schendel Mechanical Contracting Ltd.

“Our relationship with Local 488 has been long and successful.

“At a time when lots of contractors are having serious issues with manpower supply, our experience has not been nearly as harsh at it would be without the union. We're doing more volume now than ever before.

“The union Hiring Hall is an advantage, but the biggest advantage is the people at the union. We call them with our needs, and they work very hard to satisfy us. It’s very much a partnership.

“They’ve done their best to make sure that their product – which is skilled tradespeople – is the best possible. Their people are competent and capable. When it comes to the skills part of the relationship, their people are second to none.

“The union is very conscious of the quality of their product. They’re spent an enormous amount of money on their training centre.”

Don Grundy
Arpi’s North