2024: Opportunities & New Beginnings for Building Trades in Newfoundland and Labrador
Written by: Darin King, Ph.D, ICD.D
Trades NL saw many accomplishments in 2023, including major progress on the West White Rose Project, continued development of the province’s Mental Health Facility, near completion of Western Memorial Hospital, expansion of Indigenous Skilled Trades Office, launch of the College of Skilled Trades NL; and we capped off the year awarding ten scholarships to post-secondary students.
Recipient Rainer Clarke shared, “Unionized work has provided stability and opportunities for my family…” and her father’s pride in the trades has taught her lessons to last a lifetime.
In 2024, Trades NL has identified several key priorities:
We look forward to working with the provincial government, developers, and industry associations to ensure apprentices and other equity deserving groups have opportunities to learn their craft alongside skilled workers and become the journey people who can build the infrastructure for oil and gas, emerging renewables, industrial and institutional construction.
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We are encouraged by the recent call for proposals for the Bull Arm site. We have a long history of providing a productive, safe, and qualified labour force for the many construction projects on that site.
We are looking forward to this new year and thrilled to work with our partners towards a safe and prosperous 2024.
Darin King, Ph.D, ICD.D is the Executive Director of Trades NL, representing 60 trades and more than 15,000 building and construction workers. Since joining Trades NL in 2016, he has been a leader on diversity in the workplace, a strong advocate for developing Indigenous partnerships, and continues to be a vocal proponent for local benefits agreements in the construction industry.
Darin serves on the Boards of BuildForce Canada / ConstruForce Canada , NLCSA , the Trades NL Members’ Employee Assistance Program, and chairs the Indigenous Skilled Trades Advisory Board. He also sits on the Construction Industry Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Task Force, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Apprenticeship and Certification Board, and recently served on the Oil and Gas Industry Recovery Task Force in Newfoundland and Labrador.